Sterling Style Academy | Image Consultant Training

Listen to Michelle T. Sterling, AICI, Founder and Training Director for the Sterling Style Academy as she speaks candidly about her image consultant career and client success stories as an internationally recognized Image Consultant and Personal Shopper.  Ms. Sterling is interviewed by Karri Ann Frerichs, Admissions Director for the Sterling Style Academy.

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The Sterling Style Academy Personal Style Evaluation Book Now Available in Spanish as an added benefit of our course.  Students are licensed to keep and utilize our copyrighted image consultant industry materials.
The Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultants receive our valuable and industry-proven Personal Style Evaluation Books to utilize with their clients.  It is now [...]

With the current changes in the global economic climate, corporate environments have become more competitive than ever before. Employees are being judged on more than just their work ethic and performance. A great way to place yourself above the rest is to present your personal image in a confident, approachable and professional manner through dress [...]

Congrats to our winner, Sharon Hope from Los Angeles, who has let us know her thoughts about Confessions of a Shopaholic and if it inspired her as much it did for us.
“Dear Sterling Style Academy,
Thank you so much for the tickets to Confessions of a Shopaholic! The movie was pure eye-candy and really made me think about [...]

The Fashion Group International, FGI, hosted a panel discussion which featured the top Image Consultants and Stylists in San Francisco Bay Area including Sterling Style Academy founder, Michelle T. Sterling.  Audience members asked questions regarding career opportunities in this relatively new industry which, as Ms. Sterling stated, is no more than 20 years old.

“What are the actual job titles a student [...]

International students enjoyed the warm January weather in Miami, FL, while training to become Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultants.  Training took place in Miami’s newest luxury hotel, the Mondrian, and they ventured to stores including Neiman Marcus at Coral Gables for in-depth and hands-on personal shopper training.
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We all know unemployment is on the rise.  The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics lists the December 2008 rate to be 7.2 percent.  Many college graduates can’t find a job and many long-term employers of large corporations are being let go as quickly as those with less tenure.  So how do you position yourself to [...]

What is better than New York during the holidays?
Professional personal shoppers and image consultants experience images like this on an everyday occurrence.  They are commissioned to shop for their clients because they offer the know-how and expertise to provide exactly the right fashions and accessories within each lifestyle and budget.
Client services are literally endless.  Consultants can [...]

San Francisco, California - She’s got energy. She’s got style. She’s got the eye—the eye that’s made her a trusted source in spotting fashions and trends and sharing her observations with the public. Following years of serving the masses through journalism and the fashion goods industry, Carmen Petrossian opts for an individualized approach as a personal [...]

Dublin, Ireland- Do you spend Sundays wandering around Ikea looking for the perfect kitchen accessories for your home, pouring over a Dulux colour chart trying to understand the subtleties of beige/off white and what it all means? Chances are your looking to reflect your personal style in your living environment. Your personal image and that [...]