In Chapter 12 of 13, fashion stylist Lulu Chen chooses to work as a freelance fashion stylist. Projects shoots vary across editorial, personal dressing, advertising, and catalogs and tend to be shorter. Whereas on-staff stylist positions focused on art direction projects start to finish, freelance provides her more focus on wardrobe. Moreover, Chen enjoys the flexibility of being able to choose different ways to work and work with various teams along the way.