Babet Style Consultancy

Below are some of the common issues my clients face before hiring me. Do any of these style problems sound familiar?

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You constantly open your over-full wardrobe and exclaim "I have nothing to wear!"

Your wardrobe looks like a rail at a car boot sale. You find yourself frantically searching for the right thing to wear, leaving the house in a mad rush in something that doesn't make you look or feel your best. You have lots of interesting/bright/fun items but nothing to match them with. You hold onto all the bad mistakes, many with the labels still attached, because you feel guilty about the money you wasted and the false belief that one day you will wear them.

Stuck in a rut and always buy the same things, or wear things to death.

You have worn the same clothes for years, rarely experimenting with anything new. Your clothes are tired and worn, out of shape and out of style, not to mention the wrong size. When you go shopping you always come home with the same sorts of clothing, and are nervous of trying new things. Or maybe you just never buy anything new and are still wearing items of clothing that your mum bought for you or your friend gave you when they had a clear out.

Unsure what styles work for your body shape and colouring

You know in theory that dressing in particular styles and colours that suit and flatter you can knock years and pounds off how you look, but you don't know where to start. Maybe there are parts of your body that you would like to camouflage, and some you would like to enhance. You may have a new shape after losing or gaining weight - maybe you have successfully dieted or had a baby. Perhaps you also want some advice about hair and make up to complete the look.

You are dating and socialising and want to make a great first impression

You are meeting new people but you know that your wardrobe doesn't do you any justice. You want to create a great first impression and you know that people read a lot from how you dress. You want to be confident in yourself and your fashion choices and could use some impartial, considered advice on how to present your authentic self and make heads turn for the right reasons!

You are looking for work, changing roles or returning to work

You are starting a new job and it's an opportunity change your image and dress to impress. You want to build a great working wardrobe. Maybe you have spent years suited and booted and your new work environment is more laid back or perhaps the reverse is true. Or maybe you have recently hung up your suit after becoming a parent, are moving location or country and require a fresh and appropriate casual look.

Struggling to find the time, or don't have the inclination to go clothes shopping

You are just too busy! When the weekend comes, the last thing you want to do is use your precious time to traipse around crowded shops. Maybe you spend so much time at work you feel its time to update your working wardrobe, or you would like to have more stylish casual clothes for your time off. Or family life has priority, and your passion for fashion has taken a back seat. You feel you are slipping in the style stakes - feeling frumpy rather than like a yummy mummy.

Don't enjoy shopping or feel overwhelmed by all the choices available.

Maybe you just don't like shopping and have never been bothered about or interested in clothes and style. Shopping trips give you a sense of fear and dread and inevitably you come back from one feeling stressed and disenchanted. Or perhaps you love reading fashion magazines but hate the retail part. You feel that the time has come when you need or want to make an effort but you recognise that you could use some help.