Victor Vargas

About Victor Vargas

Victor Vargas is a passionate, dynamic and highly accomplished fashion and beauty stylist, editor and publisher with nearly 20 years experience working with some of the biggest names in the fashion and beauty industry. Victor began his career as a fashion stylist for The Nob Hill Gazette, San Francisco’s premier lifestyle magazine. He moved on to style for publications such as Paper, In Style, and LA Times Magazine. After being hired by French Vogue Editor-in-Chief Richard Buckley, Victor’s talents as a fashion editor and stylist attained international status. Victor worked as the Fashion Editor at Improper Bostonian Magazine, successfully elevating the reputation of the publication’s fashion section, and has served as Contributing Fashion Editor to San Francisco’s SOMA Magazine and Singapore\'s Brave Magazine. He has developed editorial and advertising content, including a Courvoisier Cognac campaign with Karina Taira and an Eli Lilly campaign with Hollywood legend Julie Andrews and photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. He has developed fashion articles, TV commercials, and advertising campaigns for notable brands such as WE tv (Women’s Entertainment Television), Toyota, John Frieda Hair Products, Reebok, and Benefit Cosmetics. Victor has also led countless fashion, celebrity and cover sittings for high profile and international publications, working on covers for German Vogue, styling Hearst Publication Editors-in-Chief for Adweek Magazine, and styling fashion and Hollywood’s elite, including Milla Jovovich, Iman, Isabella Rossellini, Carmen Electra, Ryan Reynolds, Chloe Sevigny, Christina Ricci, and Tim Burton. Currently, Victor is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of an online international fashion and lifestyle magazine with a special emphasis on philanthropy. Through LUXETIGERS, Victor and his team has successfully developed and produced high-end fashion events benefiting numerous San Francisco Bay Area charitable organizations.

Experience

1. Restaurant General Manager

   Raffles Boston

   Jan 2025 — Present

Education

• City College of San Francisco

  Fashion Merchandising and Photography

  1992 — 1994

• Florida Atlantic University

  Hospitality & Tourism Management, Hospitality Administration/Management

  2020 — 2020

Skills

• Creative Direction
• Creative Writing
• Event Management
• Photo Editing
• Location Scouting
• Photo Shoot Direction
• Styling
• Creative Concept Development
• Fashion
• Photo Shoot Production
• Image Editing
• Editorial
• Team Management
• Photo Shoots
• Fashion Photography
• Social Media
• Advertising
• Press Releases
• Budget Management
• Editing
• Writing
• Art Direction
• Event Producing
• Talent Casting
• Celebrity Interviews
• Social Media Marketing
• Fashion Writing
• Event Planning