Online Color Analysis
Receive a personalized assessment using the Sterling Color Quality System to identify harmonious clothing, hair, jewelry, and makeup colors from submitted photos or a live virtual consultation.
Discover the colors that bring out your natural features with a personalized virtual consultation from Sterling Style Academy. Our modern analysis considers undertone, value, intensity, and contrast to guide flattering clothing, hair, jewelry, and makeup choices. Twin Cities clients can gain clear, practical direction for building a more confident wardrobe through an online experience designed around their individual coloring.

Explore virtual color analysis and styling options tailored to your features, wardrobe goals, and preferred level of support.
Receive a personalized assessment using the Sterling Color Quality System to identify harmonious clothing, hair, jewelry, and makeup colors from submitted photos or a live virtual consultation.
Meet with a stylist by video for in-depth color direction, personalized questions, and practical guidance on using your results when choosing clothing, makeup, and accessories.
Extend your color results into a functional wardrobe with virtual closet review, curated shopping recommendations, outfit creation, and a digital lookbook of coordinated looks.
A personal color analysis gives you a practical framework for choosing shades that complement your natural coloring rather than following generic rules. Sterling’s approach evaluates hue, value, intensity, and personal contrast to create more tailored recommendations. For Twin Cities clients, the consultation is delivered online, making it easy to get expert direction for seasonal wardrobes, professional dressing, special occasions, and everyday purchases without travel.

See how personalized color and style guidance helps clients shop, dress, and show up confidently.
Work with an established style education leader for clear, personalized virtual color guidance.
The Sterling Color Quality System evaluates undertone, value, intensity, and contrast for individualized recommendations.
Founder Michelle T. Sterling brings more than 20 years of fashion and image consulting experience.
Twin Cities clients can receive expert color direction online without arranging travel or in-person appointments.
Recommendations connect directly to clothing, hair, jewelry, makeup, and wardrobe decisions for everyday use.

Founder and Training Director
Sterling Style Academy provides professional education in image consulting, personal styling, color analysis, personal shopping and fashion styling for students around the world. Founded by Michelle T. Sterling, the Academy offers both flexible online courses and intensive in-person certification programs designed to build practical, client-ready skills.
Students can choose from the 1-Day Stylist Training, 2-Day Color Analysis Training, 3-Day Fashion Stylist & Color Analysis Training, 5-Day Personal Stylist Training, 7-Day Image Consultant Training, or the comprehensive 2-Week Image Consultant & Personal Stylist Training.
In addition to training students, Sterling Style Academy works with private clients through Sterling Personal Styling, offering image consulting, personal styling, and color analysis services.
Personal color analysis is a consultation that identifies colors that work harmoniously with your natural features. Sterling’s approach considers skin undertone, color temperature, value or depth, intensity or chroma, and personal contrast. The result is practical guidance for selecting clothing, makeup, hair shades, jewelry, and accessories that create a more balanced, intentional overall appearance.
Speak with a stylist about the consultation that fits your goals.

Multiple Award-Winning, Professionally Certified Image Consultant and Industry Leader

Recognized for professional excellence and leadership in the image-consulting and styling industry.

Recognized for influence and leadership in online personal styling.
Featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, WWD, Business Insider, E! News and HuffPost.
Share your goals, and we’ll help you choose the virtual color analysis option that best supports your wardrobe and image.
You can also send us a quick email at info@sterlingstyleacademy.com.
You can also send us a quick email at info@sterlingstyleacademy.com.