Parents' Guide to

Styled to Rock

By Melissa Camacho, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

Edgy design contest mixes fashion, music, arguments.

TV Bravo Reality TV 2013
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What's the Story?

Created and hosted by award-winning singer Rihanna, STYLED TO ROCK is a reality competition that blends music, celebrity, and fashion. Twelve up-and-coming designers compete for a chance to show how they can design fashion-forward outfits that define an artist's image. Each week they participate in challenges that push their limits while offering unique opportunities to work for clients such as Khloe Kardashian, Naya Rivera, and Kelly Osborne. But, before they actually finish sewing, the designs that have the most potential are "pulled" by the show mentors, including music and fashion designer Pharrell Williams, model Erin Wasson, and Rihanna's personal stylist, Mel Ottenberg, to be shown to the clients. The contestants whose outfits don't make the pull can only reveal their finished looks to the mentors in hopes of not being eliminated from the competition. The winner of the overall contest gets $100,000, a spread in Glamour magazine, and a chance to work with Rihanna's design team.

Is It Any Good?

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Styled to Rock offers some unique insight into what it takes to be a designer for musical artists, including being able to understand the aesthetic of the artist while recognizing that an artist's look must match her or his sound. Designers also must be able to blend the world of fashion and music to create iconic looks that are part costume and part trendsetting.

It's entertaining, but much of the show revolves around the opportunity to work with famous celebs and land a job with Rihanna's team -- a position that's touted as being more valuable than the cash prize. But the focus also is on showcasing undiscovered talent. The result is a show that will appeal to teens and adults who find fashion and celebrity entertaining.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the difference between a celebrity designer and stylist and a fashion designer. Do these different fashion careers require different training? Or is it really about understanding how to make clothes and fit them to their clients' specifications?

  • What is the purpose of fashion-themed reality shows such as this one? Is it only to entertain? To teach people about the business? To bring attention to different designers?

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