THE FASHION INSIDER TURNED FOOD STYLIST: ELODIE BELLEGARDE

Call it a successful mid-career switch if you will – French transplant Elodie Bellegarde was working in a Savile Row tailoring house, but found herself craving creative stimulation. She went back to school to take up a new discipline – culinary arts – and eventually settled in Singapore with her new calling. These days, Bellegarde’s gone from amateur cook to cookbook author (Kitchen Stories, co-written with pastry chef Denise Hung), and does food styling and photography for a diverse and impressive roster of clients such as Hermes, Singapore Airlines and Cadbury. Up next: a collaboration with a Japan-based start-up that specialises in environmental sustainability, a cause Bellegarde believes in strongly.