What do I need to know for a style consultation?

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Style can be daunting…but it doesn’t have to be!

It is my hope in this blog post to answer some questions like “What is a style consultation?” “What should I expect?” “What do you even do in a consultation?” and speak to a couple of hesitations you may have.

So first off, to have a style consultation…you need to book one! Which you can do here! A style consultation will last about 2 hours so budget your time accordingly. If there is not a time that works for you, let me know and we will get something worked out.

We come to the day of the consultation…but what do you need to bring to a consultation? For each style consultation, I ask that you bring 8-12 outfits. It can be any type of outfit, but I would love for you to bring some outfits that you really love, and maybe some outfits that you may have questions about. I have hangers so bring your outfits in the easiest way possible for travel!

Ok, we finally get to the actual consultation! I’ll help bring your clothes in and we will chat, get to know each other, and become friends first. Then we get right into it by talking about your goals and your hopes in style, what hesitations you have, and learn more about you. This is probably the most important part of the consultation because I am not here to impose my style or “society’s” style on you. I want to know about you and your life and likes and then, with that knowledge, help you become more you!

After a lovely chat on my couch, I’ll have you take a style personality quiz! This part is both fun and crucial as we look at how we shop and what we shop for. Then we will stand up and take a look at proportions, body shapes and some other factors as well. This will help us understand ourselves more. It’s the language that I was missing when I couldn’t figure out why certain clothing items didn’t fit me. Once we have that knowledge and language, we walk through your style workbook (that you get to take home with you!) and look at different cuts and fits of clothing and create a game plan to help guide your future shopping!

And then we come to the final part of the style consultation! Remember those clothes I had you bring? A style consultation can be a great excuse for a shopping trip if you want one…but we also want to make sure we can wear the items we have already purchased! So I will have you try on your outfits and we will see in real time how they are incredibly flattering, and most importantly why is it so flattering! In this time I will also teach you some tips and tricks to help “tweak” items in our closet to match you body style better!

Ok that was a lot of information, but it’s really just teaching and empowering you! My goal is to have you waltzing out of the consultation, excited about clothes and style again!

I hope this helps to show a bit of what a style consultation looks like! But the best way to understand a style consultation is to have one yourself! So don’t wait! Let’s get excited about clothes again!!