Samantha McMillen is a Los Angeles-based stylist. She began her career working in Public Relations for designers Richard Tyler and Giorgio Armani.

Having started out interning at magazines and doing PR for a major fashion brand in 2001, McMillen made the switch to styling, garnering gigs and clientele through her solid network of contacts and steadily gaining experience by taking on (and working hard at) any styling job she could get.

"That's my lesson for anybody who's coming up: Don't ever think you're too good for any particular job or that no job is important enough because you never know where it's going to lead to, especially when you're young and you're trying to meet people," says McMillen. "All roads can lead to something even better."
Today, she works with some of the most exciting names when it comes to red carpet fashion. Elle Fanning, who she's been styling for nearly a decade, was one of the most talked-about celebrities during the most recent Cannes Film Festival, while Brie Larson's press tour for superhero films "Captain Marvel" and "Avengers: Endgame" kept fans swooning over the subtle nods to her historic leading role and the films' story lines. McMillen's growing roster of male clientele is impressive, too, including Charlie Heaton of "Stranger Things," Chris Hemsworth, John David Washington and Johnny Depp, who happens to be her first-ever and longest-standing client.

McMillen has worked on major campaigns and collaborations with Tiffany & Co., Hugo Boss, Gucci, Jimmy Choo, Dior, L’Oreal, Showtime, AT&T, Tag Heuer, Omega, Claritin, Viacom, Kiehls, Warner Brothers, 24 Hour Fitness, Motorola, and Nikon.

Her work has appeared in GQ, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Instyle, L’uomo Vogue, Men’s Journal, Rolling Stone, and Men’s Fitness.