Frequently Asked Questions
Why would I want to dress better?Gain Confidence
We teach the world how to treat us. If you walk around looking like a train wreck, guess how you will be perceived? When you begin to carry yourself well, dress more appropriately, speak with authority, people begin to take notice and treat you accordingly. This is turn makes us want to do it more based on the positive response we receive.
Receive Better Service
Restaurants, Banks, Stores, all treat the better dressed customers well. Why? You look like you will be spending more money, and that translates in business for them.
High Paying Job/Career Advancement
If you look like you can do the job, employers believe you probably can. You will gain all types of opportunities by showing up at least looking the part. Employers are more willing to advance employees who look, speak and dress professionally. The effort part, well you have to cover that!
Dating
I people watch a lot and I see so many people who would have a 100% more chance to find a mate if they would just clean up their act! Too tight clothes, stains, holes, miss matches, greasy locks, ungroomed facial hair, and scrunchys for pete's sake. Stop wining about not being able to find someone and take some pride in your appearance so you are worthy of being found!
How Can an Image Consultant Help You?
As an independent professional, an image consultant guides you in presenting yourself to your best advantage and in expressing your highest potential.
Whether you’re an individual or a corporation, an image consultant can teach you how to polish your professional image in three areas:Your physical appearance
Grooming, hair, make-up, color, wardrobe, and personal shopping.
Your behavior
Personality, stress management, etiquette, and protocol.
Your communication skills
Diction, body language, relationship-building, and conflict resolution.
An image consultant utilizes the learning environment that you find most comfortable and convenient, whether it’s personal consultation in your office or home, a coaching session over the phone, a presentation to your executive team, a seminar for your employees, or a workshop at your annual conference.How Can an Image Consultant Meet Your Unique Needs?
Because many people want the advantage of making a unique impression in many areas of their lives, image consulting has grown to include many specialties.
This means that you can find a consultant who not only offers excellent image services, but who also provides expertise and an in-depth focus on the specialty in which you’re most interested.
What special help might you need? An image consultant can be a spokesperson, a fashion show coordinator, a feng shui expert, a wardrobe consultant, a color specialist, a personal shopper, a clothing designer, a hair stylist, a makeup artist, a bridal make-up specialist, a uniform designer, an etiquette consultant, or a branding specialist – to name just a few.
Many image consultants specialize in the needs of certain kinds of clients – from politicians and media personalities to trainers and speakers; from the tall or the full-figured to the extremely petite; from men or women to teens or children.
An image consultant might also market clothing, accessories,
eyewear, make-up, and books or information products.As written on AICI
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