Trendy or stylish?
Style coach Judith Brady from Devon is our guest blogger today:
“Kim, I liked your blog ‘Be Who You Really Are‘ and I have had a perfect example of this with a client over the last couple of weeks.
“This poor lady had spent a fortune on a ‘personal stylist’ she found through a very well-known TV presenter’s styling company. She went shopping in London with her and was persuaded to buy lots of clothes – several quite pricey.
“She contacted me as she still had a wardrobe full of clothes that she never wore. I thought she was very brave to try another consultant (she said she liked what I said on my website) and I apologised for some of the less-than-competents operating in our profession. I said that I believe this is the difference between a stylist and an image consultant. For a stylist, it is all about the clothes and latest fashions, whereas a good image consultant puts all the emphasis on the client.
“The stylist had got her to buy lots of very trendy clothes, paying no attention to her colouring, body shape, personality or lifestyle!
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Trendy but NOT stylish
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Stylish
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“I have spent 3 full days with her and was shocked to see so many clothes in her wardrobe that still had the label on!
“I began by sorting out her colours – she was a summer (the stylist had put her in some lime green, burgundy and brown!) and then we went through her whole wardrobe.
“She has a very defined pear shape and the stylist had told her she had to have some very tight, very expensive, skinny jeans worn tucked into long boots with a boxy jacket that completely hid her waist – not surprisingly, she looked enormous (she is a size 10 top, 12/14 bottom).
“I showed her how she could wear the clothes by completely changing what was worn with what and using scarves and belts. It was wonderful to see the effect on her – she stood taller, her eyes were shining and she said she felt excited about her clothes again.
“Whilst I was shocked at what the stylist had done, the whole experience has boosted my confidence and I have a very happy client, all because I paid attention to who she is.”
Judith Brady, Style Coach
www.judithbrady.co.uk
Judith added Colour Analysis to her style skills when she trained with me last year. She says, “I know from personal experience just how much your self-image affects your attitude to life and how powerful looking good and feeling great can be.
“I am now passionate about helping all my clients acquire that power, no matter what life has thrown at them! My job is wonderful because I get to see the amazing transformations brought about by life-changing advice with instant results. It is not about the clothes, it is about you.
“PS. I will be using the Fashion Trends PowerPoint files in my workshop in February – I think the photos look fabulous. I want to try and show clients how these trends can be worn by real women with real bodies and how they work for different personalities / body shapes etc.”
Thanks so much for guesting on my blog, Judith. How wonderful to be able to make another human being look and feel so very good about themselves!
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