Are you looking to get started in a career as a stylist, image consultant, or personal shopper? Well here’s your chance.

Erin Stafford, former celebrity stylist and Orange County’s top image consultant and personal shopper is offering a comprehensive two day training program for aspiring fashionistas.

You will learn:

The key components of styling:
How to build your portfolio, where to shop, how to shop strategically, building your contact base, how to work a photo shoot (how to set up, what to do, where to begin, and how to do it quickly), pulling clothes, returns, fittings, basic tailoring, and building your kit.

The key components of image consulting:
Basic color and style analysis, body type analysis, wardrobe planning, personal shopping, working with a variety of clients, creating product for increased sales, and developing strategic alliances.

General business components:
How to start your business from the ground up, learn how to market yourself and find a niche, learn about the different revenue streams available to stylists and image consultants.

Walk away with the tools and confidence to start your own successful personal styling business.

Upcoming Class Schedule:
August 15th and 16th – Costa Mesa
September 13th and 14th – Costa Mesa
More classes will be added soon!

Fee:
$1000 per two day training
Includes instruction and materials

Spots are filling up. Call today to sign up for this invaluable, small group training and get your career jumpstarted today. Email for full course description and more information.

I look forward to helping you discover this fabulous, rewarding, and profitable career.

Erin Stafford
erin@erinstafford.com
www.erinstafford.com

Do you ever have one of those moments where you’re already running late for an event, you’re standing in your underwear in  your closet, you’ve already tried on five outfits, your heart is racing, and you’re starting to sweat.  You feel like you’re never going to find something to wear, your makeup is running, and all you want to do is lay on your bed and cry?  Don’t worry, we’ve all been there.

I recently had an anxiety attack of a different sort, but wow, they are intense.  I now know what my clients feel like when they tell me shopping or putting outfits together gives them anxiety.  Isn’t it great that there are people out there, like myself and other AICI image consultants, that can relieve you from all the anxiety you face with your style, wardrobe, and clothing choices. 

Getting dressed shouldn’t be an anxiety ridden event every day.  If it is for you, do yourself a favor and hire an image consultant to help you put 5 foolproof outfits together.  It will be worth every penny.  That way, the next time you’re in a bind, you can just look at your cheat sheet of pictures and throw on one of your perfectly put together outfits!

Here’s to no more style anxiety!  There are so many other things to worry about.

Remember those plastic soled shoes from the 80s that you laced up with any variety of fluorescent shoe laces?  Well you could say that these sandals are the modern, eco-friendly, comfortable, and fashionable alternative.  Another image consultant clued me into them as a perfect pair of shoes for someone that is having trouble matching shoes to an outfit.  With the sheer variety of ribbon on the market, and the endless ways that you could lace up these sandals, the possibilities are endless. 

Visit www.mohop.comfor more information.  Here’s what they have to say: “Mohop sandals are environmentally friendly, comfortable, and best of all, allow nearly infinite design options with just one pair of wooden soles. Simply lace any ribbon through our patent-pending elastic loops to create your own one-of-a-kind, custom-fit pair! Mohop shoes are individually hand made by Annie Mohaupt and JoAnna Fleming in our studio in Chicago.”

Who would have thought that your image consultant and personal shopper would actually be encouraging you to revisit that crazy 80s trend. 

The Round Face

A round face is just that – full, with few angles.  Width and length in the same proportions or equal.  Slightly angular, narrow frames will lengthen the round face.  Avoid excessively rounded styles, which will exaggerate curves.  The frames should be wider than they are deep.

The Oval Face

Because of its mostly balanced proportions, the oval face is considered to be the ideal face shape.  The chin is slightly narrower than the forehead, and the cheekbones are high.  Frames should maintain the oval’s natural balance.  Select frames that are as wide or wider than the broadest part of the face.  Keep frames the same proportions as the face.  Follow your brow line; don’t let eyewear create a new expression.

The Heart Shaped Face

This shape has a very wide forehead and high cheekbones.  Face narrows gradually to the chin.  Frames should add width below the eye line to offset the narrow chin.    Very light colors and rimless styles are very effective.    Try frames that are wider at the bottom.    Other choices include aviator, butterfly, or low triangle styles; frames with rounded tops and squared bottoms will also work.