Sterling Style Academy | Image Consultant Training

Along with New York, Paris and Milan, London is considered to be one of the major international centers for fashion. With an industry worth more than £40 billion annually, London is home to over 30,000 shops from major department stores to fabulous fashion boutiques. London has a long history in establishing new trends and turning out some of the world’s hottest new designers.

Students of Sterling Style Academy – London will study in the heart of the fashionable West End at the Five Star Sanderson Hotel just off Oxford Street. They will graduate as Certified Image Consultants with extensive hands-on training along famous shopping districts including Oxford Street, Bond Street, and Knightsbridge.

The Sterling Style Academy Image Consultant Training Program prepares top-notch, international personal stylists and personal shoppers to achieve success in the growing style industry by working with individual client needs in business and lifestyle image management. Graduates not only learn the theories behind achieving an ideal image and style, but they also acquire invaluable business and marketing skills to strategically position themselves within their chosen markets. Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultants are licensed to utilise our industry-proven, copyrighted style evaluation tools, training manuals, and the Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultant Logo. Approximately 15% of our on-location graduates are invited to join the elite team of Global Image Group Consultants.

The 2.5 Week Certification Program is an intensive and accelerated program designed to meet the learning needs of working professionals and individuals worldwide.  In this program, you will learn the following:

• Introduction to style – How do we define and refine it?
• How to analyse fashion, incorporate trends, and develop style
•  The elements and principles of design as it pertains to style
• How to assess facial features and body types to create suitable wardrobes for your client
•  How to incorporate these elements into analysing an individual’s personal style and colouring
• How to develop a look specific to your client’s personal style and colouring
• The elements and importance of wardrobe evaluation
• The principles behind closet organisation and clothing care
• A day in the life of an image consultant
• Effective shopping strategies and protocol
• Determining your target market and develop your marketing plan
• How to conduct personal style and closet evaluations
• The essential elements of effective communication skills and its non-verbal impact
• How to utilize these elements to improve your corporate presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• How to develop your client’s image to improve their overall presence

The Benefits of the Sterling Style Academy are the following:

1. Commitment to Excellence.  We consistently update our course curriculum so that our students receive the most current and timely style industry information.  Wardrobe case studies are shaped by the hippest celebrities and designer style, and our coaching of corporate communication and appropriate wardrobe is geared toward persevering through economic downturns.   
2. Faculty Reputation.  Your instructors have 50 years of combined industry experience and the Sterling Style Academy’s Founder is a Wellesley Alumnae, member of the National Organization of Professional Women, AICI, ASTD and other professional organisations committed to excellence.  You will train from experts who are recognised as being in the top 2 percentile in the image consulting industry.
3. Global Diversified Student Body and Internationally Recognised Student Alumni.  Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultants span the globe from over 20 different countries from every continent.  The leading image consultant in Japan, Yuuri Takano    , residing in Tokyo, graduated from the Sterling Style Academy New York in 2005 and re-enrolled with her assistant in 2008.  She has since pioneered the image consultant industry in her country, becoming a media darling, style author and premier image consultant in her market.
4. Every dollar of your Sterling Style Academy training investment is tax deductible.  As a business owner, your industry education becomes a valuable tax deduction and may be written into your business expenses.

The World Traveler Program TM Session I

London Class Dates: July 4 — 13, 2011
Registration Deadline: May 23, 2011
Tuition Fee: USD $6247.

The World Traveler Program TM Session II

New York Class Dates: July 18 — 22, 2011
Registration Deadline: May 23, 2011
Tuition Fee: USD $4447.

Hong Kong Class Dates: March 14 – 18, 2011
Registration Deadline: January 17, 2011
Tuition Fee: USD $4447.

Both Session I and II must be completed to receive image consultant certification.  Save $750 when you make a one-time investment and register for both Session I and II of The World Traveler Program for the all-inclusive value of USD$9947.

Western Hemisphere World Traveler Program TM
London Class Dates: July 4 — 13, 2011
New York Class Dates: July 18 — 22, 2011
Registration Deadline: May 23, 2011
Western Hemisphere Tuition Fee: USD $9947.

Click here for more information about The World Traveler Program. 

For more information, please email us to receive a detailed course prospectus.

To make your investment today, please visit the following link: http://www.sterlingstyleacademy.com/25_week_program.html

Upon receipt of your registration form, you will receive a Welcome Package outlining the logistics of the training program, suggestions on where to stay, a detailed agenda, course syllabus, glossary of industry terms and much more. Your investment does not include air fare, lodging, transportation, personal expenses, school supplies or meals. Students should budget an additional £750 per month.

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