Sam Saboura

Sam Saboura is a television personality, stylist and personal shopper best known for appearing on the US American series Extreme Makeover . He has appeared as the fashion and style expert on various entertainment, news, and awards programs.^{[ citation needed ]}

Education and career

Saboura was born in Park Ridge to Ilham O’Neill, a fashion designer. ^[1] He graduated from Johnsburg High School in McHenry County, Illinois in 1991. ^[1] He went on to graduate from the University of Iowa with a degree in theater, before working as a celebrity personal shopper. ^{[1] [2]}

He appeared on the ABC show Extreme Makeover from 2003 ^[2] to 2007,^{[ citation needed ]} during which time he had two books published. He co-hosted Something Borrowed, Something New on TLC with designer Kelly Nishimoto from 2013 to 2014. ^[3] Alongside working in television, as of 2015 he was working in various other roles such as design, styling, and as a teacher at School of Style in Los Angeles. ^[2] As of 2022 he was creative director of DG2, the clothing brand of shopping channel personality Diane Gilman. ^[4]

Books

• Sam Saboura's Real Style: Style Secrets for Real Women with Real Bodies, Clarkson-Potter (2005) ISBN   1-4000-9771-1
• My Real Style: A Makeover Journal, Potter Style (2006) ISBN   0-307-33629-8

References

1. Starks, Carolyn (10 July 2005). "Local man makes good style host for ABC's `Extreme Makeover'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
2. Gire, Dann (3 March 2015). "Celebrity stylist Sam Saboura started in the suburbs". Daily Herald. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
3. "'Something Borrowed Something New' Renewed for Season Three by TLC". Zap2it. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
4. John, Caroline (28 November 2022). "Diane Gilman Leaving HSN: Where Is the "Jean Queen" Going?". Earn The Necklace. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

External links

• Sam Saboura at IMDb