06/04/2026
People often ask what makes us different.
The truth is, our journey started long before House of Colour Pflugerville.
Before becoming a stylist, Magan spent over a decade as a professional photographer. Through her lens, she learned how color and light can completely transform the way a person is seen…and how to help people feel beautiful while doing it. She developed an eye for the details most people miss and learned how to help people feel comfortable in front of the camera and, often, a little more at home with themselves.
But her eye for structure started even before photography. Magan has a degree in Interior Architecture, and while the structure and fit of clothing may not directly correlate to architecture, the foundation of seeing proportion, balance, line, scale, and harmony began there. Architecture trained her to notice how individual elements relate to the whole. Photography taught her how those elements are seen on a person. Styling brought all of it together.
My path was different.
After serving in the Army as a Soldier for over a decade and being medically retired, I spent the 20+ as an Army civilian working in clothing design and development, where fit, function, construction, and garment performance were not just concepts. They were requirements.
I learned how clothing is built, why certain cuts work, and how design choices impact the way a garment fits, moves, and performs on the body. Ultimately, that work was about helping the wearer feel equipped, capable, and ready to do their job.
But I think our greatest education didn’t just come from our past careers.
It came from our own transformations.
Both of us have experienced significant body changes through weight loss. We know what it is like to look in the mirror and see a different body. We know what it is like to see a skewed version of ourselves and struggle to recognize what is actually there. We know the frustration of clothes that don’t fit, the uncertainty of figuring out what works, and the challenge of rebuilding trust with your own reflection.
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