Image Consultants
In a nutshell, image consultants are self-motivated people who enjoy working with clients to raise their self confidence and improve their personal impact through their appearance. Working with an image consultant can increase your visibility and will certainly help you make more of an impact. You can achieve a wardrobe that works for you and learn to express yourself with confidence and style.
If the relationship with your consultant is a success, then the whole operation should make your outward image reflect your true inner value as a person and drive you forward to do more in life.
Many of the people who use image consultants are successful young professionals, of both sexes, who are in a stage of transition either with a new job, a more demanding social scene, an upgrade in lifestyle or pressing family commitments.
They all want to look good and are prepared to invest the time and resources to make changes and see a positive difference. As working professionals themselves they instantly recognise the value of professional expertise to change their lives for the better.
During the first session your image consultant will get to know you, listen to your aspirations and carefully analyse your face shape and neckline as well as your bodyline, including vertical and horizontal proportions. For once you also fully understand your body shape, shopping becomes much easier and more productive.
You will learn what sorts of dresses, jackets, shirts or trousers match your build. This will enable you to get the right fit and enhance your appearance. In addition your hair, eyewear, accessories and ties will all be pulled into line to create the image you want to convey. After your first consultation you are often given detailed notes and colour swatches to take home and experiment with for different looks.
A properly trained and competent image consultant should:
- Make you look good, feel great and boost your confidence levels
- Help make you look taller and slimmer by selecting the right style of clothing
- Discover what works best for you as an individual – and why
- Enable you to spend less time and money, while ensuring you look fantastic
- Help you to be more efficient and successful on future shopping trips
- Update your wardrobe to suit your lifestyle, bodyline and personality
- Advise you on the best way to make the most of the clothes you already have
- Re-organise your wardrobe to be a much better co-ordinated wardrobe
- Make you get rid of clothes you no longer wear
- Organise your clothes for an easier approach to selection and dressing
- Show you how to combine the clothes you’ve got in order to give you a new look
- Teach you how to create different looks for all aspects of your life
- Give you the boost to achieve new goals, or manage a sudden change in your life
Many businesses (as well as media and political sectors) now recognise that corporate image extends well beyond that of the logo, website and industry position. The personal image of company employees has a direct influence on how others perceive not just the individual but also the company, therefore in certain situations image is everything.
More advanced corporate image consultancy can include:
- Personal branding
- Executive coaching
- Understanding and using body language
- The finer points of etiquette and correct social behavior
- Public speaking and making presentations
- Corporate workshops
To conclude then, if you know that a change in your life is needed but you not sure exactly what that is or how to set about achieving it then investing in yourself at this level is definitely worth doing. An image consultant can help you master the art of looking your best not just for a few weeks, but for the rest of your life. From this you can move forward to reap all the benefits that come from feeling more confident about your future plans and even exciting employment prospects.
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