How to Become a Personal Shopper Stylist

Practice your styling skills on people you know.

Some people love giving makeovers, shopping and making styles work. If this describes you, then becoming a personal shopper stylist might be the best career for you. Businesswomen, politicians and celebrities may not have time to find their own styles and shop for themselves. This is where you come in. A good personal stylist is trusted for her expert sense of style and ability to pick out multiple outfits that will make her clients presentable.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Business cards
• Website

1. Complete training courses. Sterling Style Academy is one of the places that specialize in personal shopping and stylist training. These classes offer information about how to put outfits together. At the end of the training course, a certification if offered. This certification will help you appear professional to your clients.

2. Practice on friends and relatives. Ask people to let you style them for free. When you are finished, you can have them give you feedback on what aspects of your styling and shopping are good and what needs improvement.

3. Get a job in a boutique. This is a way to learn about helping clients with their clothing fit and individual style. It is also a way to start gaining personal clientele.

4. Establish a client base. Tell everyone you know that you are a personal shopper/stylist and how to refer to you. Pass out business cards at salons and spas. Post an advertisement online.

5. Build an online presence. Start a website about your services. Include success stories from past clients. Try to get success stories from a few people who are in the public eye.

Tips & Warnings

• Always wear clothes that are in style. You are a walking advertisement for your services.

References

• Black Enterprise: How to Become a Personal Shopper
• Seventeen: Becoming a Personal Stylist
• Sterling Style Academy: Personal Shopper Courses

Resources

• Fashion Schools: Personal Stylist