New York Fashion Consultants Provide Retail Therapy for the Weary

By Erika Chloe

New York City is a fashionistas dream filled with independent fashion designers, massive department stores, renowned magazine editors and endless style icons! As home to some of the worlds most noteworthy fashion influences, it is no surprise that New York is the centre of the fashion universe. The pool of endless fashion inspiration can be overwhelming and hard to imitate. Shopping in New York City is no easy task. To truly capture to effortlessly chic style that can be seen on the local patrons - one can hire a professional fashion consultant.

New York lifestyle can be hectic leaving little time to shop. It is important to pamper yourself ever now and then in order to feel and look fresh! A fashion consultant is the perfect accessory to have in your life. Sometimes you deserve to celebrate and reward yourself with a therapeutic shopping trip and a New York fashion consultant could be just what the doctor ordered!

Image consulting companies like My Image Expert, staffs knowledgeable fashion consultants and style icons that are based out of New York City. They understand the challenges of shopping in the city and recognize the time-constraints along with the busy lifestyles of New Yorkers. They have made it their objective to help individuals develop their image and sense of style in a way that flatters their personality and lifestyle. In New York city, a fashion consultant should be equipped with the tools needed to navigate through the endless selection of great fashion finds.

The shopping process should be made easy, as the citys best finds are hand-picked by the fashion experts and brought straight to the client. From custom-made loafers to designer bargains, these experienced consultants have all the current fashion resources to optimize the New York shopping experience. They will help you master the art of New York style and shopping so you can capture the true essence and style of the worlds fashion Mecca. Shopping can be frustrating enough, My Image Expert provides their clients with a personal shopping experience that can be considered retail therapy. All the client has to do is show up and be prepared to get pampered.

From the expensive taste of Fifth Avenue to the eclectic flair of Soho, style is no stranger to the streets of New York. Many New Yorkers are fashion savvy, willing to experiment and comfortable making bold statements with their appearances. They enjoy being fashion-forward and choose to keep up with current trends. However, the time and money people invest in putting together these stylish outfits does not always result in the look they are trying to achieve. This can be highly disappointing and can make shopping a very discouraging task. The fashion consultants at My Image Expert help keep the passion for fashion alive! They customize their services to fit each individual client to ensure each client looks and feels their very best! Having access to new brands, exclusive items, and unique shops ensure that these fashion experts will find the best-suited items for their clients.

Body type, skin tone, personal style, clothing budget and lifestyle are also some of the important factors that are carefully considered for each individual client. The fashion consultants are able to provide well-coordinated and fashionable looks for clients of every age and for every occasion. My Image Expert also goes the extra mile to offer clients the opportunity to incorporate custom-made pieces into their current wardrobe. The E.C Stitch custom clothing line is tailored to meet the particular wardrobe needs of clients, to make the experience even more personalized and exclusive. With the help of a fashion consultant; clients learn how to make the most out of their purchases. Mix and matching accessories with various looks, interchanging garments to create different outfit combinations, and making small changes that transform an outfit from day to night are just some of the helpful expert tips provided by the consultants. These useful style solutions are a great way to save clients time and money while keeping them confident, current and creative!

Making a fashion statement goes beyond just finding trendy items. Often, people think that what looks good on somebody else will look good on them. This often results in disaster unless you have the same body structure. The fashion consultants teach clients the fundamentals of dressing for their particular body type, so that selecting the most flattering garments becomes an effortless task.

Working with a fashion expert makes it easier for clients to step out of their normal fashion boundaries and to take risks with new outfit ideas. On the quest to feel and look their best, many people now turn to the citys fashion experts to help improve their overall image and style. - 30291

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Learning To Cope With The Demands Of Fashion

By Erika Chloe

It is an undeniable fact that people are becoming increasingly fashion conscious these days. It is applicable for both the sexes. The trends in fashion change with time and what is in vogue today can become out of place after a few months. A lot of youngsters follow the style icons like top actors and models. However this can be counter productive as one can get lost in the crowd of imitation.

There are some people who love to experiment and think creatively as far as fashion and dressing is concerned. While some occasions like movie premier, wedding, funeral or official parties require one to follow some etiquette in dressing, in informal events and get together one can be creative in his dressing style. This is useful for the theme parties. There are some occasions which require people to wear lavish dresses.

However while common people may not bother about their dresses so much the celebrities need to pay a lot of attention to their dressing. This is imperative as they always have the focus of media on them. If a model or actor is caught in an ill fitting dress in any event that becomes a headline in the newspaper. Thanks to the internet such photos can be wildly circulated all over the world.

This is why some of the celebrities recruit a personal stylist who helps them in selecting and buying the most suitable outfits. Such a stylist needs to take care of a lot of events. He or she has to think of factors like the venue, the event, time of day and many others. However appointing a stylist alone does not solve all the problems. The stylist needs to be intelligent and he or she must keep updated with the changing trends.

One needs to have a sense of color matching for getting the best results. Not everyone look their best in a bold dress. One needs to know how to carry off a particular type of dress with elan. Going through the fashion magazines and Internet based fashion review sites is a good idea.

However it is a wrong idea that the best quality dresses are available in niche boutiques. Sometimes one can come across quality and designer dresses in not so popular small boutiques. Using proper ornament and accessories is also important for making a style statement. Before buying a dress that has caught someones fancy it is practical to try it at the shop. It is foolish to buy a dress that look great but does not fit nicely on ones body.

The fashions change according to the season. It is often seen that people prefer subtle and sober shades in winter but in summer they wear bright and vibrant colored dresses. While reading the lifestyle and fashion magazines help to an extent, one needs to think on his own. - 30291

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Fun Fashion: Wardrobe Swaps!

By Erika Chloe

Instead of hibernating this winter, why not clean out your wardrobe and have a clothing swap with your closes friends? Wardrobe consultants claim that women only wear 20% of the clothes in their closet. Instead of stocking your closet full of clothes you never wear why not donate the reaming 80% to your friends. Wardrobe and clothing swap parties have been popping up in cities worldwide changing the way women shop. Instead of spending the afternoon in retail stores, friends are bonding and shopping for free at clothing swap parties. Wardrobe Consultants worldwide are buzzing about this new fashion craze. So shop green by recycling your unused garments and save green at the same time! Here are some tips to ensure a successful wardrobe exchange or clothing swap with your girlfriends, neighbors or colleagues.

First you will need some friends. Call your friends and have them call a few people. Try to include women who fall into the same size category. They don't have to be the exact same size as you because many people get rid of things that are too small or big. However, you don't want anyone to leave empty handed or feel neglecting when none of the garments are in her size. So think ahead and plan according to sizes in order to ensure everyone is part of the party. Each friend will perform a wardrobe analysis and audit their closet. This will motivate all your friends to clean out their closets; they will thank you later! They will all make a pile of things that they want to bring to the wardrobe exchange. This will include garments they don't wear or have a need for anymore. Items that are damaged, stained or worn out should be removed from the pile. Nobody will want a stained t-shirt or sweater with holes in it. Have them place all the discarded garments into a large garbage bag that will be easy to throw into the car or carry. Every participant should fill up at least one garbage bag. If you have a lot of people coming to your clothing swap, you can request less. It's really your call based on the size of your house.

Wardrobe exchange parties should provide an assortment of garments including: coats, handbags, accessories and clothing. If you want to include shoes, that's ok too. You want to keep your guests entertained as well. For some extra excitement, ask your guests to bring a guilty pleasure food. Our fashion consultants and wardrobe consultants recommend anything with sugar that will keep the girls happy. Foods like cupcakes, brownies, cookies, danish, champagne, mimosas or a little bit of wine will keep your guests giggly and bubbly. If you are ore of a health nut then opt for veggies, fruit salad or lattes. Place the food in a room separate from the clothing so that fibers don't make their way into the snacks. When your guests arrive with their bags of clothing, invite them into the snack room while you take their clothes and arrange them in the clothing swap room. When you arrange the clothes, be sure to separate everything to different piles so your guests can easily maneuver the garments. Make different piles including: coats, tops, blouses, pants, skirts, dresses, soft accessories and jewelry. Once the piles are established, invite your guests in the wardrobe swap room and explain the piles and the rules.

The rules of a clothing swap are pretty established to avoid confrontation and ensure a good time is had by all. They are pretty simple to follow and will introduce some silliness to your swap. Our wardrobe consultants and image consultants recommend that you inform your guests of the rules prior to shopping so that everyone is included and no one is left out. The rules include: * Everyone must claim their garment when someone else selects it from the swap pile. This will give the owner a chance to speak up in the event they are having second thoughts about their donation. * Make sure to tell your friends the swap is seasonal. This will keep everyone focused on the things they need for the current season. It is hard for people to think they need swimsuits and sandals when there is 3" of snow on the ground. * If two people want the same garment you can do two of the following. Have a simple coin toss or have each participant model the garment in front of the entire group and the group votes to decide who gets the garment based on who wears it well. This is a fun way to get a little silly with your friends. Be sure to play some modeling or runway music in the process. * Have fun, relax, mingle, eat and drink! This is mandatory! Be sure to bring a camera as this event is bound to have some picturesque moments. * Take all the remaining garments left-over after swap to a local thrift store or goodwill shop * Ask your guests if they would like to plan clothing swap for the spring or summer.

When you host or arrange a clothing swap, it is a great way to combine different things. You're are saving money and helping your friend's cleanout their closet. It's a different way to shop with your best girlfriends in the privacy of own home. There is nothing to lose when you host or arrange a clothing swap. It is a great way to pass time with friends and the best part; it doesn't cost a thing! You are sure to find some amazing clothes and will be surprised to see that you discarded garments are someone else's treasure. You may be surprised to learn that your clothes look better on your friends and vice versa. So before you donate or discard your old wardrobe, consider the fun you could be having with your friends! - 30291

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Erika Chloe is New York's premiere Fashion Consultant and CEO of MyImageExperta Fashion Consulting Company with locations in most U.S. cities.

How To Become An Image Consultant Or Fashion Consultant

By Erika Chloe

Fashion makeover television shows such as: What Not to Wear , How To Look Good Naked, and How Do I Look , all have created an immediate need for the hottest job in town. Thanks to these shows, image consultants (or fashion consultants) have been describes as having the one of the most sought after profession.

Image consultants are hired to advise on improving ones image through appearance, personal style, etiquette, and communication. They provide individual and corporate services through the use of seminars, workshops, consultations, and training mechanisms. An image consultants job is to help clients makes a lasting impression through the power of presence and identity. Many fashion consultants offer advice aside from beauty and fashion such as: fitness, dating, and business etiquette.

While many televisions shows make this job look easy, it requires extensive training and experience. Many people believe that because they know how to dress or dress other people that this allows them to advise people on their image. While entertaining, this conception is not an essential part or requirement to become a professional consultant. A professional fashion consultant should have a college degree in a fashion related field. Areas of interest include: Textile design, fashion design, or fashion merchandising. Studies in a related field provide the basic fashion fundamentals like color, fabric, and drape. These programs teach you about: pattern making garment construction, garment care, fabric weight top weight fabrics fabric styling accent color analogous & complimentary color fabric content fabric construction Shaping & silhouette

Ultimately, these tools help an image consultant understand every individual characteristic of a garment. It allows them to understand the clients body structure in order to provide effective clothing solutions. Fashion is an art of illusion; you want to emphasize your best features and down play the others. Misleading a client by offering bad or incorrect advice is unacceptable. A professional image consultant is considered an expert! Being an expert means you are qualified and educated with extensive experience and success.

An image consulting company will sometimes offer seminars or training sessions including both social and business etiquette. In order to provide this type of consulting, they have participating in classes, workshops, and retreats that enable them to provide such advice. These workshops provide a full understanding of self management, protocol, social behavior, professionalism, and of course etiquette. In turn, this experience allows them to customize certain techniques and behavioral activity to any individual in a broad range of circumstances. These tactics help image consultants provide: business etiquette interviewing skills social interaction proper language and vocabulary direct and positive verbal communication effective body language social graces such as table manners

If you decide you want to become an image consultant then follow these steps and you will be heading in the right direction. Contact a consulting company and see if they accept interns. This is a great way to get firsthand experience. - 30291

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Glamour And Self Perception In The Media

By Erika Chloe

Unrealistic images of the female body are used to promote the sale of many products and services. While the rest of the world seems to age, the female figures promoting such products, somehow age in reverse by growing younger, taller, and slimmer.

Many recognized actresses are notorious for dipping in to the fountain of youth with the help of expensive plastic surgery or simply starving their body with fad liquid diets. Magazines, websites, and commercials are used to promote weight loss products, insisting that losing excess weight will make your life flawless. Research indicates that the diet industry alone is worth anywhere from 40 - 100 billion U.S dollars.

Women are sure to develop depression and body image issues with the elaborate exposure of thin, young, and airbrushed women. College women and grown adults are both affected by the pressure to be thin. How many times have you convinced yourself to diet or fast?

The ideal beautiful woman is not airbrushed in real life so why is the media compelled to impose such images as the standard for average women? The average woman doesn't wear a size 2 and she doesnt have flawless skin as media publications may suggest. They are naturally different in size, shape and age!

Many diet and cosmetic companies depend on providing unrealistic ideals to consumers in order to ensure their corporate growth and financial gains. The media intentionally publicizes young skinny girls as a prerequisite to being beautiful. This how they convince you to buy their products.

While many companies promote products with Barbie doll-like women, there are in fact companies that promote the average and natural women. Lane Bryant, a plus size retail store eventually traded their size 6 mannequins in for size 12. After receiving various complaints from their customers they agreed that a size 6 mannequin advertising plus size womens clothing was unrealistic. Dove, owned by Unilever, began casting healthy average women to sell their products on television. While their commercials appealed to many women, Dove received a lot of criticism from the media. People did not know how to respond after being exposed to airbrushed young models for years. Could it be that women expect young and skinny girls to promote their products? Would women buy a wrinkle cream advertised by middle-aged women with wrinkles?

Ladies, the bottom line is Love the skin youre in! Ignore the messages about diet and thinness that barrage beauty by telling you that you are in need of constant adjustment.

You are perfect t the way you are. The female body is not an object to be perfected. Everyone reserves the right to be beautiful and youthful regardless of age, shape or size. You are born with beauty and there are many ways to celebrate that beauty in healthy and constructive ways! - 30291

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Beauty is More than Skin Deep

By Erika Chloe

Society seems to be obsessed with self transformation while television networks introduce new makeover shows weekly. With explosive television ratings, it's apparent that viewers are tuning in weekly to see the latest geek turn chic. While these shows provide an embarrassing experience for the unlikely contestant, they give home viewers something comprehensive.

The likelihood of having a T.V makeover that caters to your specific wardrobe, hair, and make-up most likely are impossible. Allowing friends, significant others, or relatives to determine what is acceptable fashion will never work out to your advantage, unless they are a fashion expert.

When it comes to your image, how would you describe you style, personality, and lifestyle? Sometimes, people naturally fall into a category. Are you happy with the way you dress? Your clothing and image is what speaks volume when no words are being said. What message are you sending to your peers, children, husband, wife, and friends? If you do not focus on your appearance, then who else will. Own your image and take control of what your image says about you.

Everyone is unique and special. You can be beautiful regardless of shape, age or size. There are many ways to focus on your assets and downplay problem areas in order to maximize your body's full potential. Part of the process is to understand your body structure. This can be further explained by an image expert, image consultant, or fashion consultant.

Wearing the appropriate styles, garments, textiles, and colors have an enormous effect on your overall image and shape. When seeking the advice of a fashion consultant, be prepared to have your world turned upside down because it can be a life changing event.

If you have had the same hairstyle since college perhaps this means you are ready for change. If you find that you have a closet full of clothing and nothing to wear then you may be in need of a wardrobe analysis. If you have had the same clothing style for the past ten years because you are uncertain of what else looks good on you then perhaps you should contemplate hiring an personal shopper. It is not uncommon for corporations, small businesses, or executives to seek the help of an fashion consultant. Business and office attire should also be stylish but stay within the respected realm of your professional environment.

Be careful that if you decide to hire a fashion consultant or image consultant that they are experienced, educated, and work with a full range of clients. Most fashion consultants will give you a free consultation. Push yourself to make the call and I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Updating your look with a beauty and fashion makeover is a great form of rejuvenation. When your image is dated or out of style, you send a message to those around you. When you dress stylish and look put together you are simply saying that you care about the way you look. You appear current, updated, and informed instead of being stuck in a time capsule.

Whether you are going for a job interview, promotion, dinner date, or dropping the kids off at school, you should dress appropriate. Work attire does not always have to be stuffy and boring. Sometimes clothing has to be comfortable and agile to accommodate children. Either way, dressing appropriate for the task at hand can be accomplished while wearing stylish and flattering pieces. - 30291

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An Outline For Cosmetic Dentistry

By Edward Jacobsen

There are many types of cosmetic dentistry available today. Individuals have the option to have a procedure done that will provide them with a more comfortable smile. Or, they may decide to address an issue with their teeth that has been present since childhood and seek the assistance of cosmetic dentistry.

Many of these people choose a smile makeover. A cosmetic dentist is able to repair and manipulate the teeth to provide a person with a brighter smile through the use of many unique methods and procedures. The procedures address issues such as stained teeth, crooked teeth, broken teeth, and other problems that have caused an individual to have low self esteem.

After an initial examination, the dentist will carefully explain exactly what needs to be done, the length of time it will take and the cost. The dentist and patient will then set up a treatment plan that will take care of each issue.

Several different methods are used by a cosmetic dentist to achieve the result desired and each person's case is carefully reviewed before an appropriate treatment is decided on. There are many processes used by a cosmetic dentist to perform a smile makeover.

A smile makeover can include porcelain and ceramic inlays, crowns, implants, porcelain laminate veneers, porcelain jackets, gingival sculpting, and composite bonding. In many cases the dentist will be able to perform most of the work required using modern equipment such as lasers.

When a person is scheduled for teeth whitening their treatment procedures for a smile makeover have been completed. This is the last step that most people take in their makeover. The procedure usually can be accomplished in one appointment to the cosmetic dentist and involves the use of lasers and other materials that remove staining and yellowing from the teeth.

Each treatment procedure can take a different length of time to accomplish. An individual needing extensive treatment may need to go to their dentist on a regular basis for several weeks to attain the results they are seeking. In most cases the dentist will create a treatment plan that takes into account a persons schedule so that there is as little time taken from work or important activities as possible.

The field of cosmetic dentistry is highly specialized. There are many treatments performed in this field of dentistry that are not performed in a regular dentist's office. The equipment used is usually very technologically advanced and requires special training to use. When one is seeking the services of a cosmetic dentist they will want to make sure that the individual has the experience and expertise to provide the services that are required. - 30291

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