How to prepare for your upcoming wardrobe consultation

Wardrobe consultations look like different things to different clients. Every single person I work with gets a step-by-step guide in their inbox to help get them started. Next up an in-person consultation or live call is scheduled and for my premium clients, a private session with a personal stylist.

Whether or not you have a budget in mind to spend on clothing, we will be shopping your closet. You probably already own your signature piece, why buy what you already have?

Ask away

It’s important that you remember the ultimate goal you’ve set for this session. With that in mind it will be easier to

How Many Outfits Should I bring?

Yea, I know “less is more” but forget that for a second, ok. On this day, I’m going to need you to be MORE. Plan to bring along 4-6 looks, on the day of your shoot we may pare down based on how you’re feeling that day and what flatters you most. Just be sure to focus on bringing pieces that can compliment each other and don’t be afraid to play with textures. I personally think silk and tweed look stunning together. 😉

Setting the mood(board)

Oftentimes I will create a mood board for your branding session that will help get the creative style juices flowing. We can work on this together or it can be a fun homework assignment. Open up Pinterest and search the words that describe you - bold, classy, fun, dark, beautiful - you get it! Create a board and add anything that clicks for you, outfit ideas, poses, textures (we can get funky) and before you know it your style will be clear as day. BUT if it’s still a bit murky for you - I’m here to help!

Here’s an example of a Mood Board I created for a personal branding session that I have planned for early 2023. I like to change up my style pretty often, but I have key pieces and elements that are uniquely me. In this case the Fedoras & Frames board is something that is easily recognizable as Funmi. You can catch me in a fedora and frames about one a week. It’s my personal style, something I’ve been a fan of for many years and easily recognizable.

Your photo shoot should be a day you look forward to and with minimum amounts of stress. Let’s work together to make this step as easy as possible! ✨