Our training will give you the tools you need to feel confident with your styling skills and help you think outside of the box. Using traditional methods combined with modern techniques, we will help you break the out-dated rules and boundaries to provide a contemporary, in-demand service.
Read more detail below of what’s included in each module on our accredited personal stylist training course. Our course is flexible to suit your budget and needs. You can study as many or as few modules as you wish, in whichever way suits you best.
Overview
Our accredited personal stylist training course covers 6 key areas of styling women at a beginners level that will give you the education and confidence to start your own personal styling business. One of the most important parts of your learning will be our ‘Business Development’ module that will get your business started and ready to go when you complete the course.
Our courses are assessed and certified by CPD; a recognised accreditation for professional services so you can be assured you’re in safe hands. There are no specific requirements to study as a personal stylist, although your listening and communication skills are vital.
With our training program you will learn through theoretical and practical techniques. We deliver everything that we can possibly fit in to this short course, including:
- Module 1: Colour Analysis: Seasonal & Tonal
- Module 2: Style Personality
- Module 3: Body Shapes & Proportions
- Module 4: Wardrobe Management
- Module 5: Personal Shopping
- Module 6: Business Development
You can read more about each module within the tabs above.
In your learning journey with us, we teach you how to use traditional methods in a modern world, working with real women. We help you understand your clients mindset and the emotional experiences you may encounter. We encourage you to find your niche and teach you how to think outside the box with your business. We are passionate about helping you become a successful personal stylist and will guide you throughout your course with techniques that will help you build great connections with your clients.
Module 1: Colour Analysis
Colour analysis is the ideal way to help you understand the best colours that suit individual tones. By analysing a person’s unique characteristics you are able to help them understand how to feel more confident in their clothes.
Wearing your ideal colours has been proven to help you feel more confident, radiant, youthful, vibrant and positive. Using the science of colour, combined with theories from various psychologists, philosophers, designers and artists, we will guide you through the process of Colour Analysis from scratch.
In this module you can expect to gain a detailed understanding of Colour Analysis and how to use colour with your clients through theory & practical learning. You will also make the connection between colour and your clients’ emotions, and better understand the psychology of colour and its impact on first impressions.
You will learn:
- An understanding of colour and the history of analysis
- Seasonal and tonal colour theories
- How to best understand your clients needs
- How to help your clients build a strong relationship with colour
- The psychology of colour
- How to diagnose a colour palette for your client using drapes and other tools
- Working with colour without colour drapes
This is a beginner’s guide that will leave you feeling confident in the knowledge of Colour Analysis through both a ‘seasonal’ and ‘tonal’ process. On successful completion of this course as a fully accredited colour consultant you can apply your skills instantly and build on your expertise.
Module 2: Style Personalities
Understanding style personality is at the core of what you do and can determine the results of your consultations, which is why we focus within this module on helping you understand how to identify different personality types, and how to work with them.
Learning about different style personas will help you understand your clients attraction to specific colours and styles. You’ll learn why your client may create specific behaviours with their clothes giving you a good baseline of knowledge to work with going forward and achieve greater results.
Within this module, you will learn:
- The different generic types of style personality
- What each type means and what they look like
- Different techniques to extract information from your clients
- How to connect with your client and discover their true potential
- How to use this knowledge within your work
- How your client will benefit greatly from knowing their style personality
Module 3: Body Shapes & Proportions
With much confusion on the market about different body shape types and how to dress them, our focus on body shapes and proportions helps you understand how to take your clients thinking outside of the box, especially when she doesn’t fit in to just one.
Within this module, you’ll learn about the shape of the female form. Please note that learning about your clients style personality type compliments this module in body shapes.
You will also learn:
- How to communicate in your clients language about her body
- How to create good foundations for confidence building
- The different generic types of female body shapes
- How to analyse body proportions and guide your client to the most suitable clothes
- Useful information relating to scale & proportion
- How to put clothes together and style ideas
Module 4: Wardrobe Management
Running an effective wardrobe consultation takes skill with a good deal of mental and physical energy along with precise concentration. There’s more to a wardrobe edit than meets the eye, it’s not as simple as pulling the contents out, rooting through piles and popping it back again. Understanding how to coach your client to feel more confident in her wardrobe takes a level of understanding outside of the practical realm alone.
In our Wardrobe Edit module you will learn how to help your client discover self confidence, empowerment, a stress free environment and a good level of knowledge to move forward with.
You will learn:
- How to create a stress free wardrobe
- How to organise a wardrobe
- The right tools for maintaining a wardrobe
- Creating a capsule wardrobe
- How to carefully consider your clients emotions and attachments to specific items
- How to overcome barriers and deal with objections.
Module 5: Personal Shopping
Some may consider this the easiest part of the job, but as a stylist, shopping on behalf of your clients takes a level of skill that is perfected with the right tools and knowledge, and of course with experience.
In our Personal Shopping module, you can expect to gain the tools you need to be an effective personal shopper, whether you plan to practice this as a professional or as an individual that wants to brush up skills or work with friends.
We will guide you through a contemporary approach to shopping and help you brush up your knowledge of retailers, identify your market and teach you the practical process you will encounter in a face to face consultation.
Expect to learn:
- How to shop for a client and perfect your shopping techniques
- How to best understand your clients needs
- Different styles of working with varied personality types
- How to prepare
- What to expect
- Working online and in person
- Access to different shopping tools
Module 6: Business Development
Applying your creative skills as a stylist might be the easy part. Running a successful and sustainable business is another quest which is why we break things down to manageable sizes to help you understand what you need to get started. In this module we’ll share the tools you need to create a successful business as a personal stylist.
We will guide you through;
- Discovering your vision for your business
- Building an action plan
- How to create your brand
- Finding your ideal client
- Understanding the basics of marketing and social media
- How to get your first paying client
We will also take you through a business check-list to make sure you’re guided on everything you need before you start.
Alternative options
Our popular one day Colour Analysis course might be the best first step for you, alternatively, our bespoke training – tailored specifically for your needs, whether you’re a beginner or established stylist is a popular choice for those who want flexibility. Book a call with us for more info below.
