Tucked away in Tarzana is a stately home designed as a style and social haven, where any customer who needs a fashion fix or wants to learn or engage in thoughtful ideas is welcome to participate. That’s been the plan of star stylist since she first saw her new headquarters. “In addition to wanting this to be a creative space, I wanted to forge a community in which everyone would feel welcome,” says Akers of , a social-club space that includes a sustainable fashion-rental showroom she has dubbed “The Show Must Go On.
” “It was a simple decision to open the doors to everyone. It’s not just celebrities and styling; every woman can come in and enjoy a celebrity styling experience.” Counting Beyoncé, Chloe x Halle, and Niecy Nash among her high-wattage clientele, Akers had been working out of ever-expanding offices in a Hollywood building for years.
Then one day she realized that what she was paying in rent would be better served by owning her own space. “If I’m going to spend $20,000 a month for a retail space, ownership is the better way. It’s important to have control,” says Akers, who in 2021 for her costume-design work on , the musical co-written, executive produced and directed by Beyoncé.
Akers named Saint Helen’s House for Saint Helena, the circa-300 A.D. Roman empress and mother of Emperor Constantine I, acknowledged to be the woman who discovered Christ’s cross of crucifixion while traveling to Jerusalem.
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