Image Consultants and Fashion Stylists!

I would like to clarify the difference between Image Consultants and Fashion Stylists. Both people are fortunate enough to work in the wonderful world of fashion - however they do have very different roles within that industry.

A Fashion Stylist is a person who's primary role is to display, and sell, clothing and garments. They are the clever people who put together fantastic Fashion Parades and Shows. They generally work with models who look great as "coat hangers" for clothing pieces. Fashion Stylists are employed by shopping centres to put toghther outfits featuring current fashion, then promote those "looks" to the general shopping public.

Image Consultants show off people, rather than clothing. When a person is successfully assisted by an Image Consultant, you see the person first not the piece of clothing. Image Consultants often take people shopping and can find very little - if anything - that really suits the client. Image Consultants promote less rather than more. Less pieces that really suit a person, rather than more things that just hang in the wardrobe.

I am a great ran of Fashion Stylists and thoroughly admire, and enjoy, their work. Image Consultants and Fashion Stylists both work in the Fashion Industry, doing two very different jobs.

Expensive is not always good!

Lots of people pay lots of money for a garment/accessory that is very expensive and believe (mistakenly) that it is going to work really well for them. The shape and colour of the purchase would be the same in a cheaper article - generally it is the quality of the fabric and the craftsmanship that incurs the extra cost. If the shape and colour do not suit you - it does not matter how much you spend on it, it will not work for you.

The people we all see in magazines, in the "OMG why are they wearing that" section are generally wearing expensive garments. The garment/article might be great, just not on that person. Also, most of the people in those sections are good looking, to say the least. It is just that the shape and colour of that particular choice is NOT complimentary to the person.

Having said that, the right shape and colour will work wonders for you. It is just a case of acquiring the knowledge, then honing it every time you shop. If this means you shop a number of times without purchasing - the so be it. When you do find exactly the right thing, it will be cause for celebration. And, you will look great!