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.
Choose to study in Bristol, London or online.
Read more detail below of what’s included in each module on our 5 Day 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 5 day personal stylist training course covers 5 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.
Whether you are studying online or in one of our locations, you will learn through theoretical and practical techniques. We deliver everything that we can possibly fit in to this short course, including:
- Colour Analysis: seasonal & tonal
- Style Personality
- Body Shapes & Proportions
- Wardrobe Management
- Personal Shopping
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.
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, artists and more 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.
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.
Following this course, you can use your skills in Colour Analysis as an Image Consultant, Colour Consultant, Personal Stylist or to compliment other work in the wellbeing, style or fashion industries.
Style Personalities, Body Shapes & Proportions
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.
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 course, you’ll learn about style and shape of the female form. You’ll gain extensive learning in females body shapes, proportions and style personalities to develop your skills as a personal stylist.
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.
Practically you will learn how to create a stress free wardrobe, how to organise a wardrobe, the right tools for maintaining a wardrobe and creating a capsule wardrobe. You’ll also learn how to carefully consider your clients emotions and attachments to specific items, how to overcome barriers and deal with objections.
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.
Business Development
In this module we will work closely with you to discover what’s needed in your business to get started and reach your full potential. 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 client
- Understanding marketing
- Social Media
We will also take you through a business check-list to make sure you’re guided on everything you need before you start.
In this module, you will get started on building your business straight away so you feel confident in moving your personal styling business forward as soon as you complete the course.