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Hollywood takes its cues from what the hot red carpet celebs are wearing. Stalking them day and nite paparazzi stop at nothing to capture a solitary frame of Christina Aguilera in her newest Louboutin stilettos or Nicole Richie’s Balenciaga flavor of the month. Until recently, rarely did anybody bother to find out who the masterminds are behind these billion-dollar celebrity personas? The magic word is STYLISTS.

These image-makers can make or break a celebrity it-girl, helping to catapult a girl-next-door into the girl-everyone-wants-to-dress-like: the Olsen twins, Angelina Jolie, and JLo. Coincidently, all these names can be found on the Margaret Maldonado Agency (MMA) client roster. Maldonado’s latest venture is the launch of clothing line L’Agence (translation: The Agency)–a unique collaboration in which her talented stylists will each guest-design part of the collection, working hand in hand with designers that will help to execute their vision. Ever looked for that perfect-fitting basic tee? Or craved a sick pair of japanese-influenced leather slipper-slides? Stylists Simone Harouche, pictured at left (Christina Aguilera, Nicole Richie) and sisters Maryam and Marjan Malakpour (Heidi Klum, Victoria Beckham, Courtney Cox) are just a few of the iconic style-makers that pitched in so that you can find that perfect fashion staple.

And if that weren’t enough fashion fabulosity from Ms. Maldonado, the 43-year old entrepreneur has just also launched Fashionrules!– a fashion trivia board game that doubles as a chic coffee table book perfect for any stylish home. What could be more fun than inviting the girls over for a Sex In The City inspired evening of champagne and Carrie trivia?

Look out for more great things from Miss Maldonado and her team of stylists. Shopflick will keep tabs on these rising stars, and the star celebs they outfit.

Psst: There is talks of an upcoming reality series based on Maldonado’s Melrose Place fashion agency. Watch out Rachel Zoe!