HBO Max Stylish: What Happened To Eman B Fendi After The Show

Fans of HBO Max’s Stylish with Jenna Lyons are dying to know what happened to Eman B. Fendi after the show. The stunning self-professed “fashion architect” was an outspoken champion of diverse fashion. She faced elimination early in the series, but fate intervened to give her a second chance. That decision afforded Fendi the opportunity to show what she’s truly made of and propelled her to the final days of the competition.

Fendi, who also works academically under the surname Mabrouk, is an iconoclast who has left an indelible mark on the fashion industry with her vast sartorial knowledge and leading-edge opinions. In 2014, she told the Phoenix New Times that athleisure brand Lululemon was destroying women’s fashion. This is an incendiary statement for anyone in fashion to make but is especially daring for Fendi. As a Muslim woman of color in the industry, such comments could have quickly attracted the ire of important tastemakers. However, for Fendi, it only stoked the fires of her white-hot career. Her street style soon became a popular topic on sites like Pinterest, and eventually contributed to her participation in Stylish with Jenna Lyons.

She told the Phoenix New Times, “Everyone has their own style, and I like when people take ownership of that. A lot of girls look very cut and pasted, but I’m happy with my own style and eye for fashion. Make a statement and opportunities will come to you.” Fans will remember that Fendi was almost discarded from the show just a few episodes into the season. After a table-setting challenge, she came up short in Lyons’ opinion. Fendi was cut until Lyons discovered her crying over her loss in a nearby room. Fendi explained her original design plan to Lyons, who ultimately decided to keep her in the competition. In the time since the show debuted, Fendi’s focus has widened to cover more than just personal style. According to her LinkedIn profile, she recently graduated with a BA in Physiological Psychology and is actively looking for roles in Neuroscience lab work. Concurrent with her time on the show, Fendi was also a research assistant for Columbia University’s Department of Psychiatry. She managed to pivot between the science world and the fashion world with nary a stumble.

Although Lyons ultimately passed on hiring Fendi as a staffer, she’s still a loyal friend to her one-time boss and supports her current endeavors. Fendi was personally tapped to appear in a photoshoot for Lyons’ website. She’s also strutting her fabulous stuff around New York as a grand dame at many top fashion shows. She’s turned her hijab and modest dress into a fashion-forward must. She is an inspiration to religious and secular women.

Eman B. Fendi is fashion’s greatest unicorn. She stands out as a beauty among the models, as a tastemaker among the greatest editorial names in town, and as an outspoken critic when all the yes men have had their say. On the show, Lyons sometimes had reservations about whether Fendi was too headstrong to join the team full-time. However, that’s probably the biggest compliment that she could have ever paid the 32-year-old. Some people are put on this earth to lead, while others are meant to follow. Stylish with Jenna Lyons alum Eman B. Fendi’s greatest asset is that she can successfully do both when the time comes, without compromising one iota of who she is.

Source: EmanFendi/LinkedIn, Phoenix New Times

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