Fashion Consultant

Position Summary

A Fashion Consultant works closely with clients to enhance their personal style, wardrobe, and overall appearance. This role involves providing expert advice on clothing, accessories, color palettes, and trends while offering a personalized and enjoyable styling experience. Fashion Consultants may work in retail stores, fashion boutiques, corporate styling departments, or as independent personal stylists.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess clients personal style preferences, lifestyle needs, body types, and fashion goals.
• Provide personalized styling recommendations, including outfits, accessories, and color combinations.
• Stay up to date with current fashion trends, designers, seasonal collections, and industry developments.
• Curate and coordinate complete looks for clients for everyday wear, special occasions, events, or photoshoots.
• Offer wardrobe evaluations, closet audits, and guidance on building a versatile, functional wardrobe.
• Assist clients with shoppingeither in-store, online, or through curated lookbooks.
• Collaborate with retail staff, buyers, and brand representatives to understand new products and inventory.
• Maintain strong customer relationships and deliver excellent service to encourage repeat business.
• Monitor styling appointments, manage client profiles, and track preferences and purchases.
• Create visual merchandising displays (if working in retail) to showcase outfit combinations or promote trends.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of fashion trends, brands, fabrics, and styling techniques.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong sense of creativity and visual presentation.
• Ability to interpret client needs and translate them into cohesive looks.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Sales experience and ability to meet performance targets (for retail roles).
• Basic experience with digital styling tools and online retail platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications in fashion styling, fashion merchandising, or related fields.
• Previous experience in personal styling, retail fashion, image consulting, or luxury sales.
• Portfolio of styled looks or client work (for independent consultants).

Work Environment

• Retail boutiques, department stores, luxury fashion houses, or independent consulting.
• May include flexible hours, evenings, weekends, or travel for events and client appointments.

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