Benefits of hiring a Personal stylist

Posted by David Coleman on September 8th, 2017

Some people are so good at shopping, they go pro. It sounds like a dream job — shopping for a living — but Personal style consultant and stylists online make it their business to save clients from the headaches associated with hunting for clothes. The Lookbook chatted with three shopping pros for tips on how to pick out things that truly suit you, stop wasting money, and end shopping regret for good. When one percenters want to shop, they call Nicole Pollard. She dresses seriously wealthy and influential clients (including royalty), who all rely on her eye for putting a unique, statement-making look together. “I don't like people to look like they walked straight off the runway. I find that incredibly boring,” she says. “Even my clients that are billionaires, I encourage them to shop their closets and do things in a creative way so they don't look like the lady sitting next to them at the luncheon.” Nicole's always loved shopping and travel, but when she started her business 12 years ago to Personal fashion stylist , she was working at a preschool. "I definitely pinch myself when I'm sitting front row at Paris Fashion Week," she says. Here's what Nicole always has in mind while on the hunt for the perfect piece for her clients: Be true to yourself, not to trends. "I think for developing a sense of style, it’s really listening to yourself, your intuition, paying attention to what you gravitate towards and then taking into consideration your body and your lifestyle. We all have certain features which we should be flaunting — our best features — and we all have things we'd like to change. So it’s really important to not to just dress for a trend, but dress to make something work for you." But there is always a way to be on trend. "What I like to do is work with clients and say, how can we incorporate in a trend that won't be the focal point? It's an afterthought. You are the focal point. You want people to look at you, not what you're wearing. How can we do this in a way that works with you instead of against you? Right now, the ‘90s slip dress is so hot and everybody is wearing it. But for example, for a large busted woman, it might be a little more difficult. So we recommend wearing a T-shirt underneath, just changing it up a little bit so the the trend works for your body type and you feel comfortable. If you feel beautiful in a piece, then people are going to notice. But if you're uncomfortable in it, that's going to be written all over your forehead too."