Build practical personal shopping skills and prepare to serve clients with confidence through flexible online learning from Sterling Style Academy. Explore client consultations, color direction, capsule wardrobes, strategic shopping, look book creation, and business-building tools. Choose a self-paced course for immediate access or instructor-led certification with personalized feedback, so your training can fit around your current career and commitments.
Flexible online learning options for developing personal shopping, styling, client consultation, and business-building skills.
Complete 10 private online sessions with an instructor covering color, body analysis, styling, wardrobe planning, personal shopping, and business development. Guided assignments and personalized feedback support your progress toward certification.
Learn a repeatable personal shopping methodology through self-paced instruction, a current training manual, consultation guide, and 75-minute video. Topics include client discovery, coloring, capsule wardrobes, luxury shopping, and business development.
Create polished, client-ready digital look books using video instruction, customizable templates, a sample case study, and practical guidance on billing and operating your styling business.
Develop closet-audit skills with a workbook and 90-minute tutorial. Learn wardrobe organization, lifestyle assessment, capsule building, client interviews, expectation management, and solutions for common wardrobe challenges.
Build foundational consulting skills through five self-paced modules in color, personal style, wardrobe consultations, personal shopping, and look book creation, with tools for virtual and in-person client work.
Follow a structured, self-paced certification pathway covering color analysis, body shape, style personalities, outfit coordination, capsule wardrobes, and portfolio development, with instructor feedback and lifetime course access.
Sterling Style Academy helps aspiring personal shoppers turn a passion for fashion into a structured client service. Training combines consultation frameworks with practical skills such as personal color direction, wardrobe planning, strategic shopping, outfit coordination, and professional presentation. Depending on your chosen program, you can learn independently with lifetime-access materials or receive one-on-one instruction and feedback. Each pathway is designed to help you develop usable tools, stronger client conversations, and a clear foundation for building your personal shopping business.
See how Sterling-trained professionals apply their skills in styling and image consulting careers worldwide.
Learn from an established training institution built around practical skills and professional development.
Michelle T. Sterling brings more than 20 years across retail, fashion, and image consulting.
Academy alumni span more than 60 countries across every continent, creating an international professional network.
Courses include consultation frameworks, assignments, templates, and resources for real client-facing work.
Training addresses service development, pricing, marketing, and sustainable business models for emerging professionals.
Experienced training built for future styling professionals.
Founder and Training Director
Michelle T. Sterling is the founder and training director of Sterling Style Academy, bringing over 20 years of award-winning experience across retail, fashion, and image consulting. She has developed affiliations with luxury houses like Giorgio Armani and Cartier. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts in French and Spanish from Wellesley College and is a former Certified Image Consultant, along with credentials from the Dale Carnegie Performance Training Program and the Protocol School of Washington. She has authored over 30 educational training books, DVDs, and CDs, and co-authored 'Success Simplified' with Stephen Covey. Fluent in English, French, and Spanish, Michelle is dedicated to cultivating the talents of aspiring image consultants worldwide, having trained alumni across more than 60 countries throughout her distinguished career.
Course content varies by pathway, but core training can include client consultations, personal color direction, body and style assessment, capsule wardrobe planning, online and luxury shopping methods, outfit coordination, and digital look book creation. More comprehensive certification programs also address portfolio development, pricing, marketing, and the systems needed to deliver personal shopping services professionally.
Speak with our team about the course format that fits your goals.
Graduates trained across more than 60 countries.
Instructors recognized among leading industry professionals.
Tell us about your career goals and preferred learning format. Our team can help you identify a course option that aligns with your experience, schedule, and professional direction.
You can also send us a quick email at info@sterlingstyleacademy.com.
You can also send us a quick email at info@sterlingstyleacademy.com.