Yasmeen Mustaklim was born on March 17, 1972 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with fashion in her blood. Yasmeen’s grandfather was a renowned fashion designer. Clothes from all eras were always around the house, carefully kept and admired. As soon as Yasmeen was old enough to work she eagerly made her way into the world of fashion the same way that many other 16 year olds find their first job: at the mall. After being quickly promoted from sales to management to the visual merchandise, Yasmeen formalized her training at FIDM and graduated with an AA in Merchandise Marketing with an emphasis on Product Development. Yasmeen has a business mind as well and really enjoyed the melding of two worlds: the fabulousness of fashion and the exhilarating rush of business and money.

Before she even graduated in 1993, her store was in the process of opening and Odd Spot Deluxe opened its doors in April of 1993. One of the first and only boutiques of its kind, Odd Spot Deluxe was just the beginning of the inspiration. After working for a few sportswear companies, Yasmeen also wanted to try her hand at designing her own line. At first she partnered with an existing line called Weedwear, calling her girls line Ladybuds, partially owned by hip hop entrepreneur, Danny Boy, but soon went off completely on her own with a line called Agent Angel. Worn by celebrities such as Daryl Hannah, Kate Hudson and trendsetters around the country, Agent Angel sold at fashion forward boutiques around the country including Patricia Field in NYC and Swell in LA. But even that wasn’t enough.

One day, Yasmeen was asked if she could bring her line down to a photo shoot. It was a blast! And that was the beginning of Yasmeen the stylist. Music videos, commercials and photo shoots were again, just the beginning. When Yasmeen teamed with famed New York tailor, Savoia, to costume design a film for longtime friend of Savoia, Summer of Sam writer Victor Collichio, she knew that this was finally her passion. There are many other mediums that are far more glamorous, but being part of a huge collaboration like a film was and is the ultimate; to help actors to do their job. To help the Writer and Director and see their dreams come alive. To inspire the DP. To help make characters that the audience bonds with. That was love.

Her tasteful eye and her love of collaborating creatively with people has given her a way to help contribute to this amazing process. What was once a love of fashion has evolved for Yasmeen into a love of filmmaking. Her film credits include: Beat, Indocumentados, Welcome, High Times Potluck, Unbeatable Harold, The Ron White Show, Chasing Ghosts, Cult, Out At The Wedding and Visioneers.