STYLE SELECT SERIES INC
497, 1999-03-03
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    Style Select Series, Inc. 
    Supplement to the Prospectus dated March 1, 1999 
     
    On February 18, 1999, the Board of Directors of Style Select 
    Series, Inc., approved certain changes to the Large-Cap 
    Blend Portfolio (the "Portfolio") which will take effect on 
    April 1, 1999.  The current Advisers to the Portfolio, 
    Lazard Asset Management, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 
    Investment Management and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 
    will be replaced by SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. 
    ("SAAMCo") and Marsico Capital Management, LLC ("Marsico") 
    as investment managers of the Portfolio.  Additionally, the 
    name of the Portfolio will be changed to the Focused Growth 
    and Income Portfolio. 
     
    The Portfolio will continue to seek long-term growth of 
    capital and a reasonable level of current income by 
    investing generally in equity securities of large-sized 
    companies.  Marsico and SAAMCo will each manage 
    approximately one half of the Portfolio's assets and 
    concentrate each portion's investments in 45 or fewer 
    securities emphasizing a growth and income strategy. 
     
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    The fourth paragraph on page 38 of the Prospectus under the 
    subheading "International Equity  Portfolio" is supplemented 
    with the following information: 
     
    On November 30, 1998, Bankers Trust Corporation, the parent 
    company of Bankers Trust Company ("BT"), entered into an 
    Agreement and Plan of Merger with Deutsche Bank A.G. whereby 
    Bankers Trust Corporation and all of its subsidiaries, 
    including BT, will merge with and into a subsidiary of 
    Deutsche Bank A.G.  Deutsche Bank A.G. is a major global 
    banking institution that is engaged in a wide range of 
    financial services, including retail and commercial banking, 
    investment banking and insurance.  The closing of the merger 
    is expected to occur sometime during 1999 and is contingent 
    upon various regulatory, shareholder and board approvals. 
     
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    The first paragraph on page 40 of the Prospectus under the 
    subheading "Aggressive Growth Portfolio" is supplemented 
    with the following information:   
     
    On February 15, 1999, Warburg Pincus Asset Management, Inc. 
    ("Warburg Pincus") and Credit Suisse Group announced that 
    they entered into an agreement whereby Credit Suisse Asset 
    Management will acquire Warburg Pincus.  Credit Suisse Group 
    is a global financial services company, providing a 
    comprehensive range of banking and insurance products.  
    Credit Suisse Asset Management is the institutional asset 
    management and mutual fund arm of Credit Suisse Group.  
    Under the terms of the agreement, no immediate changes are 
    planned for Warburg Pincus investment portfolio managers and 
    investment professionals.  The closing of the merger is 
    expected to occur sometime during 1999 and is contingent 
    upon various regulatory, shareholder and board approvals. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    DATED: March 3, 1999


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