How Detroit Stylist and Showroom Owner Daun Green Gets It Done

Wardrobe stylist Daun Green made her name as a fashion visionary behind some of the most accomplished Detroit independent films, ‘Power & Money,” and “Code of Thieves.” That majestic music video “Beautiful Moments” by Charity and iconic red carpet looks for Detroit rapper Nisha Nashae, were both styled by Daun Green owner of ‘Dusk ‘Til Daun.’

Emma, Marv and Latrice

Green, 35, a showroom owner and operator servicing other stylists to her authentic collection of some of the biggest houses in fashion (House of Chanel, House of Dior, and Nautica ) and propelling her to win the Spirit of Detroit Award. Ultimately she wants to be known for more than her connections to fashion — “No matter what room I walk into, (I’m still can be classy yet ratchet), I love Jesus Christ and if it wasn’t for him, I would not be where I am today and I asked him to utilize me to my full potential. I want to be that person that helps others achieve their goals because when I got started I only had three people who helped me, Emma Cribbs, Marv Neal and Latrice Delgado Macon. I don’t know where I’d be without those resources, not just resources but good resources.” 

Here, Green talks about finding inspiration to start a showroom, taking risks, and how she stays true to her hometown. Her showroom is housed in Downtown Detroit where she gets it done.

On starting the showroom

“A showroom is a wardrobe leasing company where you can come and lease garments for special events like a red carpet, a commercial, photo shoot, or a movie production. It saves costs for everyone involved. Here in this showroom, it is one-on-one, exclusive designs and of course, rare finds. For example we have an authentic 80’s collection from Chanel; to have something that delicate here in Detroit, to be able to pull it and showcase it to be seen in our local magazines.“

“As stylists we have our own concept of how a wardrobe should look based off of who our client is, but it seemed, at the time, that all of our pieces for movies and photo shoots were being pulled from the same places. I decided to open the showroom after I worked on the movie Power to Money, we had to do a time capsule scene where we had to go into the 90’s. Early 90s, so that used jeans, damaged jeans and authentic Nautica pieces. I didn’t want the scene to look costumy, so I really went deep into collecting authentic pieces. I grew up in the 90s so I know how people dressed in the 90s. After the movie wrapped, I was left with all of these pieces and I know other stylists that are probably or will have a need for these pieces. I didn’t want to sell them to Posh Market somewhere off in Canada or ship them to LA, I decided to keep them here and open up a showroom for all the wardrobe stylists are able to find these authentic pieces. We also showcase native Detroit designers here that are luxury designers.”

On Detroit Designers

“Native Detroit designers make one time run off pieces meaning that they make only one. For instance, we have GCulley, she upcycles and incorporates welding into her pieces so we showcase that here. We also have another luxury brand here, Sicarra Black and Lola Luciana who is a couture designer. We have Diane Berry here and Donavan Dewberry who’s coming this winter to bring pieces in next week. We highlight all of their aesthetics so that a stylist needs to pull a piece for an editorial shoot, instead of sending a letter or message to a designer, who is always busy, here you know you can come and pull their pieces with a leasing fee. No different than how it’s done in New York or LA.“

Taking Risks

It’s a small pond here in Michigan, so when reaching out to different designers who might be native Detroiters who live elsewhere or you’re reaching out to the House of Chanel or the House of Dior and you’re pitching this concept to them, it takes risks and it takes confidence.

You just have to get one foot in the door or one person on the end of the phone that’s going to be willing to listen to what you have to say and grow from there.”

Concept Of Wardrobe Styling:

“As stylists we have our own concept of how a wardrobe should look based on who our client is, but it seemed, at the time, that all of our pieces for movies and photo shoots were being pulled from the same places. I decided to open the showroom after I worked on the movie Power to Money, we had to do a time capsule scene where we had to go into the 90’s. Early 90s, so I used jeans, damaged jeans and authentic Nautica pieces. I didn’t want the scene to look costume-y, so I really went deep into collecting authentic pieces. I grew up in the 90s so I know how people dressed in the 90s. After the movie wrapped, I was left with all of these pieces and I know other stylists that are probably or will have a need for these pieces. I didn’t want to sell them to Posh Market somewhere off in Canada or ship them to LA, I decided to keep them here and open up a showroom for all the wardrobe stylists who are able to find these authentic pieces. We also showcase native Detroit designers here that are luxury designers.”