I was lucky enough to work with Hayley recently on re-vamping her wardrobe, and helping her discover her body shape and style personality. Hayley was a dream client, and already had a good understanding of her body shape, and a great connection with her personal style. She had lots of clothes, and had even documented her favourite outfits over the last few months, so we had a lot to go from when working on her wardrobe.
Hayley needed a little guidance on some wardrobe sticking points (as we all do from time to time), which I was keen to help her with. These were things like choosing the right shoes to go with certain styles of jeans and dresses, and digging out items and accessories that she hadn't worn for a while, and re-introducing these into her everyday, go-to outfits.
We decided to go for the full service, starting with colour analysis, followed by body shape analysis, and then style personality. To finish it off we did an in-person wardrobe edit. By knowing exactly what works for you in terms of shape, colour, and style, you simply can't go wrong, and it can give you so much more confidence. I went through Hayley's previous outfits, and made notes on what I would tweak in order to create a new look from the outfit, and how to style footwear to balance the proportions. We went through Hayley's styling mood board, which included images from Pinterest to re-create a similar look using Hayley's existing wardrobe, creating looks that worked for her style personality and body shape.
Firstly, we pulled out pieces that Hayley didn't know how to style, or wasn't sure about, so we could see if there was a way we could incorporate these into her current wardrobe. We tried on these items and found ways to wear them. There were a few dresses, which we styled with different shoes, jackets, bags and accessories, and there were also more specific pieces like a red ruffle style top, which Hayley loved, but wasn't sure how to make it work for her. We created an outfit using the top and this meant that she was able to keep and wear a piece she was really drawn to. I'm a big believer that if there's something you absolutely love, there's always a way to wear it with your current wardrobe and still feel like you, it might just take a bit of trial and error. Hayley took photos as we went along so she could refer back to these when needed some wardrobe inspiration, or getting ready quickly. Her wardrobe was organised amazingly, so we really didn't need to make any changes there, but we were able to weed out a few items that unfortunately we couldn't make work for her. Getting rid of items can be difficult, especially when you've had them in your wardrobe for a while, but it means you have extra space and (if re-selling), some extra money to put towards things that will give you a lot of wear. We spotted the gaps in Hayley's wardrobe, and after our in-person edit, I created a document with links to these items with some information on styling so Hayley could easily find these pieces and order the things she wanted to wear.
My favourite part of working with Hayley was being able to do an in person wardrobe edit. These days are really fun, and it's so lovely to get to know clients in person, especially when they're as kind and lovely as Hayley.
