{"id":4365,"date":"2014-08-28T14:28:40","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T18:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/?p=4365"},"modified":"2015-02-04T15:26:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T15:26:47","slug":"image-consultant-training-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/image-consultant-training-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Image Consultant Training Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why become an image consultant, personal stylist and personal shopper?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN FASHION BUT NOT SURE WHICH AVENUE TO TAKE?\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/become-a-personal-shopper\/interested-in-a-career-in-fashion-but-not-sure-which-avenue-to-take\">Has your career compass always pointed towards fashion, but you aren\u2019t sure what the right path to take is<\/a>? Becoming an image consultant, personal stylist or personal shopper is not for everyone, but if you dream of having a career that is anything but boring and that offers a new adventure every week, it may be the perfect choice for you.<\/p>\n<p>A <a title=\"Considering a Career in Fashion and Image: 2014 Image Consultant &amp; Stylist Training Courses London\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/become-an-image-consultant\/considering-a-career-in-fashion-and-image-2014-image-consultant-stylist-training-courses-london\">career as a personal stylist or personal shopper<\/a> allows you to continuously meet new people and affords tons of great travel opportunities. Plus, working for yourself means you have plenty of freedom and best of all, you get paid to do something you love for a living \u2014 shopping and styling clothes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do you need training?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0749.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4462\" src=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0749-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Learn how to be a Personal Shopper | Sterling Style Academy\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>To be a <a title=\"Dubai Image Stylist \u2013 Amale Souki of Images\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/student-success-stories\/dubai-image-stylist-amale-souki-of-images\">successful personal stylist<\/a> you need to have more than just an eye for style. Savvy stylists understand that image consulting is more than just choosing outfits you like and convincing other people to buy them. It also takes plenty of training, skill and hard work.<\/p>\n<p>While a natural ability to find and create flattering looks for your clients is essential, <a title=\"New York Image Consulting Course: 5 Day Introduction August 18 \u2013 22, 2014 | Sterling Style Academy New York\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/become-an-image-consultant\/introduction-to-image-consulting-5-day-course-new-york-august-18-22-2014-sterling-style-academy-new-york\">image consultant training<\/a> is also a very important aspect of getting started in the personal stylist and shopper business. And professional training also increases your cach\u00e9t along with your ability to establish and build trust with clients.<\/p>\n<p>As an image consultant it is imperative that you keep up with the latest fashion trends as well as know how to determine which brands, sizes, shapes and fits of different items are right for your client. Sterling Style Academy\u2019s <a title=\"The Autumn | Winter 2014 Sterling Style Academy Schedule \u2013 New York | London | Dubai\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/become-an-image-consultant\/the-autumn-winter-2014-sterling-style-academy-schedule-new-york-london-dubai\">personal shopper training programs<\/a> are offered in fashion forward cities across the globe including <a title=\"The Autumn | Winter 2014 Sterling Style Academy Schedule \u2013 New York | London | Dubai\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/become-an-image-consultant\/the-autumn-winter-2014-sterling-style-academy-schedule-new-york-london-dubai\">New York, Miami, London and Dubai<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Academy\u2019s training courses teach you everything from how to research fashion trends and clothing lines to techniques for visualizing the way in which clothing will translate from the hanger to your client\u2019s body and how to dress different body types. Our personal stylist training will also teach you how to professionally interact with clients, strategies for working with difficult people, valuable marketing techniques and tips on how to stay organized so that you can begin building your own personal styling clientele.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to enhancing your professional knowledge, <a title=\"Sterling Style Academy 2015 Course Updates \u2013 Two New Comprehensive Image Consultant Training Courses in Dubai, London, Paris, New York, and Hong Kong Replacing the 4 Week, 2.5 Week and World Traveler Certification Programs\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/become-an-image-consultant\/sterling-style-academy-2015-course-updates-two-new-comprehensive-image-consultant-training-courses-in-dubai-london-paris-new-york-and-hong-kong-replacing-the-4-week-2-5-week-and-world-traveler\">Sterling Style Academy\u2019s image consultant training<\/a> gives you real-world, hands on training that will help jump start your career as a stylist. Our personal stylist training provides important experience in selecting clothing, make-up, hairstyles, and accessories and learn how to appropriately style for a variety of needs from fashion shoots to videos or live performances.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have learned the basics in one of our <a title=\"Dubai Astrology Image &amp; Style Consultant Training | Only at the Sterling Style Academy\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/become-an-image-consultant\/dubai-astrology-image-style-consultant-training-only-at-the-sterling-style-academy\">image consultant training<\/a> programs, you\u2019ll be ready to put your knowledge to work and create a successful, lucrative freelance career in the fashion and stylist industry.<\/p>\n<p>If are you ready to start spending your days dressing clients and getting paid to stay on top of the latest fashion trends then visit Sterling Style Academy to find out more about our upcoming image consultant, personal stylist and personal shopper training courses in <a title=\"New York Image Consulting Course: 5 Day Introduction August 18 \u2013 22, 2014 | Sterling Style Academy New York\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/become-an-image-consultant\/introduction-to-image-consulting-5-day-course-new-york-august-18-22-2014-sterling-style-academy-new-york\">New York<\/a>, <a title=\"Visiting Miami on Holiday? Miami Personal Shopper Can Help You Navigate the Malls So You Spend More Time on the Beach Rather than Indoors\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/benefits-of-sterling-style-academy\/visiting-miami-on-holiday-miami-personal-shopper-can-help-you-navigate-the-malls-so-you-spend-more-time-on-the-beach-rather-than-indoors\">Miami<\/a>, <a title=\"London\u2019s Calling!  Become a Certified Personal Stylist and Personal Shopper\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/become-a-personal-shopper\/londons-calling-become-a-certified-personal-stylist-and-personal-shopper\">London<\/a> and <a title=\"Dubai Astrology Image &amp; Style Consultant Training | Only at the Sterling Style Academy\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/blog\/become-an-image-consultant\/dubai-astrology-image-style-consultant-training-only-at-the-sterling-style-academy\">Dubai<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Sterling Style Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sterlingstyleacademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Sterling Style Academy<\/a>\u00a0trains and certifies prospective and aspiring image consultants, personal stylists, and personal shoppers to pursue the career of their dreams. \u00a0With\u00a0<a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"Sterling Style Academy On-Location Programs\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/personal-shopper-stylist-training-programs\/on-location-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>training programs held on-location<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"Miami 2.5 Week &amp; World Traveler Certification Program\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/personal-shopper-stylist-training-programs\/on-location-programs\/2-5-week-certification-program\/miami\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Miami<\/strong><\/a><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"New York 2.5 Week &amp; World Traveler Certification Program\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/personal-shopper-stylist-training-programs\/on-location-programs\/2-5-week-certification-program\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>New York<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"5-Day Personal Styling &amp; Personal Shopping Certification in L.A., London, &amp; Hong Kong\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/personal-shopper-stylist-training-programs\/3-day-short-courses-new-york-london-dubai\/\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles,\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"5-Day Personal Styling &amp; Personal Shopping Certification in L.A., London, &amp; Hong Kong\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/personal-shopper-stylist-training-programs\/3-day-short-courses-new-york-london-dubai\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>London<\/strong><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><strong><a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"5-Day Personal Styling &amp; Personal Shopping Certification in L.A., London, &amp; Hong Kong\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/personal-shopper-stylist-training-programs\/3-day-short-courses-new-york-london-dubai\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hong Kong<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"Dubai 2.5 Week World Traveler Certification Program\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/personal-shopper-stylist-training-programs\/on-location-programs\/the-world-traveler-program\/dubai\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dubai<\/a><\/strong><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"3-Day Short Certification Course in Mumbai, Shanghai, Johannesburg, S\u00e3o Paulo, and Mexico City \" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/personal-shopper-stylist-training-programs\/3-day-short-courses-new-york-london-dubai\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mumbai, Shanghai<strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>S\u00e3o Paulo, and Mexico City<\/strong><\/a>, as well as\u00a0<a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"Online Image Consultant Certification Program\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/personal-shopper-stylist-training-programs\/online-certification-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">Online Training<\/a>,<a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"Business Development Teleclasses\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/image-consultant-personal-shopper-personal-stylist-ecourses-teleclasses\/\" target=\"_blank\">Teleclasses<\/a>, and\u00a0<a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"Short eCourses in Wardrobe Consulting, Personal Styling &amp; Shopping\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/image-consultant-personal-shopper-personal-stylist-ecourses-teleclasses\/\" target=\"_blank\">Short eCourses<\/a>, the Sterling Style Academy prepares you to become a top notch pioneer in the image consulting, personal shopping, and personal styling industry.\u00a0 Master the art of image, fashion and style to become a fashion styling expert.\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"Contact the Sterling Style Academy\" href=\"http:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contact the Sterling Style Academy today<\/a>\u00a0to learn how we can help you start a career you are passionate about \u2013 shopping and styling!\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #1a6c99;\" title=\"&quot;Like&quot; us on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Sterling-Style-Academy\/34720832723?sid=b08488fb77a82cb455973ae8e8a07054&amp;ref=s\" target=\"_blank\">Like us or become our\u00a0BFF on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact: Ashley Taylor, Training Coordinator<br \/>\nSterling Style Academy<br \/>\n+1.888.866.8996<\/p>\n<p>mailto: info@sterlingstyleacademy.com<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mkZWwsUT2M\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sterlingstyleacademy.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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