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Russo studied advertising and
communications at the Fashion
Institute of Technology (FIT), but
her career in marketing didn’t
suit her interests as she’d hoped.
After getting laid off from her
work at a graphic design firm,
she knew that, next, she needed to work
in a capacity that was more in line with
her interests. After personal shopping for
friend from Forest Hills, Russo knew she’d
found her gig: “When you do the right
thing, it’s supposed to feel like breathing,”
she said, and styling came so easily to her.
Thus, Russo began to “navigate the world
of retail,” quickly finding that she had
quite a lot to learn.
Funnily enough, Russo had never
worked in retail before becoming a
personal stylist. She decided to further
develop her skill set as personal shopper
at an Anthropologie store, then at a J.Crew
location, scaling it up to Bloomingdales,
and topping it off as a luxury personal
shopper at Net-a-Porter. After five years in
that role, she felt she’d put in her time and
learned plenty; “the entrepreneurial bug
took over,” she recalls, and Let’s Get You
ached to take shape.
Russo aims to “make people look the
way they see themselves in their heads.”
It’s never about changing personal style,
as her work is “rooted in authenticity.”
She’s found this same vibration in Queens
— a place “not watered down or diluted
Photos courtesy of Let's Get You
Photos by Marc Basch (@marcbasch)