Meet the Graduates of Sterling Style Academy Miami – 2009
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.
Pictured from the left:
Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultant, Jeunesse Ali – Trinidad/Tobago; Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultant, Amy Inglefield – Trinidad; Michelle T. Sterling, Sterling Style Academy Founder; Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultant, Vida Cibic – Slovenia.
Each student set forth and achieved their training goals for launching successful careers in their respective fields:
With extensive experience in the hotel and hospitality industries, Jeunesse Ali will establish a personal concierge service in Trinidad and Tobago where she will employ her newly acquired skills in image consulting and personal styling. As her passion lies in image, hospitality and customer service, she is confident her company will thrive in Trinidad and Tobago as it is a necessary and highly sought after service.
With a background in advertising and wardrobe styling, Amy Inglefield plans to open her own image consulting business upon her return to Trinidad. “I hope to give the same satisfaction to others by providing them the opportunity to look and feel their best in their own skin. I believe that confidence is the key to success and I am certain that I can give both men and women that confidence so they may achieve their own goals.”
With a very successful family business in Slovenia, Vida Cibic has turned her passion for fashion into a career she loves – shopping! She will work with A-Level executives and prominent people in her home country of Slovenia offering style consultations, wardrobe evaluations, and plenty of personal shopping!
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Are You Indispensable?
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 survive the doom and gloom?
One strategy is to set yourself apart from the competition through displaying a poised and professional self image. So many levels of business professional and business casual wardrobe exist, so which style is right for your office environment? What is the best way to store and carry all of those personal belongings that you reach for everyday? Presenting an image of organized confidence could be the key to keeping your job.
Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of people looking for work right now? As image represents 55% of the first impression, you may have already answered that opening statement - “Tell me about yourself,” before even opening your mouth. Did you put as much planning into your image as you did preparing your answers?
Not only can the graduates of Sterling Style Academy ensure their clients are poised and ready for these situations, but they walk the walk and become indispensable contractors and consultants as their own image supports the services they offer.
For more information on becoming indispensable, please email Sterling Style Academy at info@sterlingstyleacademy.com.
Want a Career That Will Pay You to Shop at the Most Prestigious Stores?
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 offer wardrobe expertise for careers, dating, special events and vacationing. They can shop for the largest budgets and completely revamp a wardrobe without buying a thing. Consultants know how to update a classic wardrobe from season to season just by adding a few key pieces, and they know how to give a classic feel to the most trendy of wardrobes by simply adding a few staples.
Learn to shop for different body types and facial features, careers, lifestyles and budgets. A certification from Sterling Style Academy will get you started in your new shopping career!
Carmen H. Petrossian Takes an Individual Approach as a Personal Stylist, After Years of Offering Fashion Advice to the Masses
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 stylist.
Trained by Sterling Style Academy in San Francisco, California, Carmen helps women and men look and feel confident, complete, and appealing through attire and appearance, whether in professional or social circles. Client-specific tips, tricks, and yes, secrets, too, are tailored around an individual’s personality, body type, lifestyle, concerns, likes and dislikes. “I am shocked at how much I learned about myself through working with Carmen,” says a client from Google.
The services offered are, indeed, exercises in self-discovery. Style assessments reveal an individual’s personal style and traits. Wardrobe evaluations ensure that clothing is wearable, suits the individual, and is easy to mix and match. Personal shopping services fill gaps in a wardrobe, or create a fresh and highly functional one. Image consultations provide valuable information on how to reach maximum potential in head-to-toe presentation.
Matching a person with the right attire comes naturally to Carmen. “I feel that I was preparing to become a 
personal stylist my whole life,” she says. Six years as a writer/reporter informing readers about fashion and lifestyle trends worldwide, and several years of working at a fashion accessory company and running her own home decor business, contribute to her expertise in selecting the appropriate products for various markets. Having lived and worked throughout the world, Carmen understands diversity and easily adapts to different personalities. Clients praise the comfort level she brings. “I must admit that I was somewhat nervous about working with a personal stylist,” explains the Google client, “but Carmen makes me feel completely at ease. What a relief!” Keeping true to a client’s inner essence is of prime importance. “Each individual possesses a unique style,” Carmen explains, “I help bring it to the forefront, express, and enhance it, all within a person’s comfort zone, of course.” Hence her mantra: “Transforming your look should be a way of life.”
Carmen H. Petrossian is trained by Sterling Style Academy. Based in California, she serves clients throughout the state. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Haigazian University in Beirut, and has completed courses at the University of California, Berkeley. Her articles and editorial work have appeared in numerous print and online publications worldwide.
There’s an Architect in my wardrobe, by Certified Image Consultant Cliona Dempsey
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 of your home should tell the same story- they should reflect your personality and be in harmony with you and your colouring.
If your personal styles are relaxed, romantic and dramatic. You can reflect this in your home by choosing a low slung slouchy sofa (your relaxed side) in a soft velvet finish (your romantic side) with some red silk throw cushions (for your dramatic side). Similarly, you pair your boot-cut jeans (relaxed) with a cute silky blouse (romantic) with a black patent tote( for a little drama). A design and image consultant can help you achieve this harmony between you, your home and your wardrobe.
Cliona Dempsey has spent the last 10 years delivering innovatively designed homes and interiors for her clients through her work as an architect. Outside work, Cliona has creatively assisted friends and family on their clothes and personal style. Combining her passion for fashion and her eye for style Cliona is adding Image Consulting to the services offered by her company clionadempseydesign. After meeting her client’s space planning needs through architecture and interior design she could not resist overhauling the old clothes in her client’s new wardrobes. As an Architect Cliona will give you tips and tricks and organisational solutions for your home and as an image consultant Cliona brings her knowledge of colour and fashion styles together to craft a fresh and stylish look for you. Cliona believes her background in design dovetails her work as an Image Consultant. A strong image that reflects your personal style will be an asset that you will feel and others will notice. Consultations are tailored to your individual needs, style evaluation, colour consultation, wardrobe analysis and personal shopping. Cliona will leave you with the tools to continue to evolve your image for the rest of your life and promises to make the experience fun and the result turn heads.
Secrets of Mixing and Matching, by Ceritfied Image Consultant Rita Aad
Jeddah, S.A. – Red Gucci top, Green D&G pants, Pastel Missoni dress, Blue Jimmy Choo’s, we love them all, we want them all. Our wardrobes are packed with magnificent garments and all we end up wearing is a pair of Jeans and a white T-shirt! Mixing and Matching through the eye of a personal stylist is the ultimate solution.
“What am I going to wear today? I pulled out my entire closet and I still can’t figure out what to wear!” a daily chore that we all face when we have a special occasion says image consultant Rita Aad. However, “a personal stylist can help you easily achieve a fabulous well put together wardrobe that is certainly a reflection of your personal style.” People in general love shopping and novelties, they always want the latest and greatest, a personal style consultation and a wardrobe analysis, can save them time, money and wardrobe space. Such an investment is worth it ad
vises Rita Aad, an expert on wardrobe analysis and personal style.
Rita Aad’s famous client states “My life is much easier now that I know how and what to pick for the right occasion without wasting my time, money and effort, my wardrobe has never been more organized and cohesive. Rita Aad’s talent of mixing and matching enhanced my confidence and reduced the daily stress of getting stressed.”
A natural painter and a former Public Relations Manager, Rita Aad’s innate capabilities and friendly approachable attitude won her the admiration and professional success of her clients. “Glamour Chic” is her motto, Rita Aad is a talented professional image consultant, her vision extends beyond wardrobe shopping, hair style and make-up she can see the real person and enhance his image to make him look his best making the transition an exciting experience. Rita Aad has a Business Administration and Graphic Design degree, her training with the Sterling Style Academy as a personal stylist makes her one of the most sought after consultants in the field.
Get The New “It” Item- A Personal Stylist. By Certified Image Consultant Pooja Kaushal
London, England – If you are after the next hot item in fashion forget about buying the next hot chloe bag or the “to die for Manolos.” Having your own personal stylist is hotter than any of these items right now. A personal stylist will help you look glam and fashionable all the time no matter what the event or occasion.
“You can achieve the look of a fashionista every time you step outside the house with your own unique style radiating through,” says Pooja Kaushal, Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultant. When you look fab, you feel fab and have a spring in your step, Pooja helps you achieve this by analyzing your personal style and then incorporating it into a cohesive wardrobe of easy to wear, mix and match items. Her extensive knowledge on the subject paired with her innate sense of style will make you feel glamorous and sexy even when going to the supermarket. Pooja’s mantra is- “fashions change but style is timeless.” Her fans echo this motto and describe her as unique and stylish. She believes everyone has the ability to look stylish and chic in their everyday life and has a following of men and women whom she has given the fashionista treatment too.
With 6 years of experience in the fashion industry as a fashion buyer for Debenhams, having worked with haute couture designers such as Mathew Williamson and Julian Macdonald, Pooja has a firm footing within the industry. Pooja has a Bachelor of Science from Kings College London and Certificates from London College of Fashion. She formally trained as an image and style consultant in New York and San Francisco with Sterling Style Academy on the elements of image and design. She is the ideal stylist to create makeover magic for men and women.
Your image can exude poise and radiance, Certified Image Consultant Melissa Benevides
Toronto, Ontario (Canada) – Being recognized for your current business achievement and celebrating at the current hot spot is ideal but, in order to be noticed, you need to focus beyond your work and play. Standard form of dress will get you in line at the main event with a view of the entrance but, with the precise outfit to project your exclusive image, there will be no need to wait, you will be asked to join the party.
Living in a faced paced world that allows no time to complete daily work and personal responsibilities, working to highlight your image becomes the least essential objective. Melissa Benevides can take your wardrobe worries away and turn them into wardrobe pleasure. Through a detailed consultation regarding your goals, lifestyle and personality, she will identify the clothes that best exemplify these qualities. It is her goal to make you look and feel your best.
Melissa’s motto is “look fabulous, to feel fabulous.” Wanting to be unique in her own style, it is in her nature to take her fashion sense and teach others on how to look their best with useful wardrobe solutions. She has demonstrated her style skills by coordinating multiple fashion shows while in school and theme nights at an upscale lounge.
With 5 years of experience and her own unique sense of style, Melissa’s proficiency lies in personal style, wardrobe and image. With image and style training, she has the knowledge to assist both men and women look their best.
Melissa received a diploma in both Business-Accounting and Paralegal Studies from Mohawk College. Her training with the Sterling Style Academy makes her the stylist of choice to enhance your image through the elements of style.
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