What you might be feeling when choosing my services

I regularly work with people who find themselves at all sorts of different points in their lives. The list below gives some examples of what people might be feeling or experiencing when they decide to work with me.

Perhaps one or more of the below resonates with you, or perhaps you know or sense that you are coming from a somewhat or entirely different place. That’s fine too. I love getting to know my clients as individuals, and supporting them wherever they are in life, and whatever has brought them to this point of wishing for a change and being ready to invest in themselves.

You might choose to work with me if you are… 

·       Feeling or sensing a disconnect between your inner self and outer appearance, i.e., your wardrobe and ‘look’ is not reflecting who you really are.

·       Feeling lost in your sense of style: for instance, things that once felt good no longer do, and you are not sure what will.

·       Feeling less of a clear sense of self: you are not entirely sure what you like or what your own tastes are.

·       Feeling not worthy of looking a particular way. Sometimes my clients share that they have never considered themselves stylish, or never identified with the cool gang. Or sometimes they come to realise that, subconsciously, they see dressing well as an act of self-indulgence or self-care which they are not accustomed to.

·       Feeling overwhelmed with all the choice out there, and the many mixed messages about what looks good and what doesn’t.

·       Feeling the burden of a traumatic relationship with clothes, shopping, or with personal styling decisions. You might find the thought of a nice wardrobe appealing, but the act of sourcing something new feels too daunting or might remind you of past ‘bad’ choices.

·       Feeling unable to trust what you yourself like. Sometimes my clients have low confidence in themselves and what they are drawn to, and they are looking for affirmation and feedback from me. Alongside acting as a sounding board, during our time together I encourage and support clients to grow in confidence and trust in themselves, to connect with their inner voice and their own aesthetics, so that they can continue to draw on these beyond the time we are working together.

·       Entering or accepting a different chapter in life and becoming aware of a disjointed relationship with your own style, body, or wardrobe. This might include one or more of the following experiences: having children, moving cities or countries, making a career move (for example, from a corporate context to a more relaxed attire), settling into the menopause, gender reassignment or transition.

·       Having a hard time letting go… this might include letting go of things that potentially represented happier times, or perhaps a younger version of yourself. Oftentimes people find it hard to let go of a smaller dress size, and to embrace their bodies and their present selves and lives as they are.

·       Looking to create a capsule wardrobe: trying to reduce the volume of pieces within your wardrobe, perhaps as part of a bigger transition towards greater simplicity or as a way of reducing your participation in over-consumption. I can help you focus on just a few very good pieces that can be mixed and matched to all work seamlessly together, giving you many different outfits with minimum thought and effort.

We are so much happier when we feel aligned: when our bodily presence in the world reflects who we are in our souls and in our hearts… When we can celebrate and embody our own uniqueness, the individual qualities that make each of us who we are… When we can feel good about ourselves and the way we look … When we know our own personal style fits into an aesthetic we admire and connect with.

To learn more about my process, see Why work with me.

To learn more about the impact that intentional personal styling can have on women’s lives, please see some of my previous Clients’ Feedback and Style Stories, in which we talk through aspects of how their personal styles have evolved and what this has done for them in their life’s journeys.