CSS not loading after redirect with htaccess rewrite rule

Question

I have the following Short-hand for a user profile url

RewriteRule ^(\\w+)/?$ ./profile.php?name_of_user=$1

The site is styled with the app

Answer 1

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

This works like a treat. I originally had problem even with giving absolute linking. Thanks and +1 to Steve Lewis.