Colour/style wardrobe sort out Post Reply

[maldini]

Hi there, having had my 2 boys I really would like to find some nice things to wear as a stay at home mum. My t-shirts and jeans have seen better days. I could really do with some advice on colours that suit me and sorting a useful capsule wardrobe. Has anyone had one of these consultations before and would you recommend them? I have seen a website 'colour me beautiful' but no idea if the consultants are worth it.

[Queenbeestyling]

Hi there,

My name is Sally Smy and I am a personal stylist who runs the company Queen Bee Styling. I set up my business after finding myself in something of a style rut after the birth of my first child ( or as I prefer to call it, my beige period), despite a 20 year career in fashion buying.

I work with many mothers, like yourself, who need a helping hand to get their wardrobes back on track. The most popular services are the wardrobe refresh, where we would sort through your whole wardrobe and edit out the styles that don't flatter you . During the session I'll explain the colours and styles that work for you and your body shape. This is usually followed up with a personal shopping session, during which we would buy outfits that work for your lifestyle and put together a capsule wardrobe.

If you search Queen Bee Styling on this website, you can find a couple of reviews of women that have used my services.

If you want to have a chat about your situation and how I can help you, please drop me a line - absolutely no obligation to book.

Here are my details:
Mobile: 07956 293845
Email: sally@queenbeestyling.com

Best wishes

Sally

[cocomama]

Hi maldini,

I run the style blog cocomamastyle.com providing style inspiration for mums and mums to be. And although I don't (yet due to looking after my 6 month old baby and 3 year old full time!) offer personal styling services (though i am trained and have 8yrs fashion styling experience) may find my blog useful for ideas for outfit building to give you a practical but stylish wardrobe.

I also answer any style dilemmas you may have ie for a certain occasion or simply a basic style guide based on a brief description of you, your shape and colouring.

Do take a look on http://cocomamastyle.com and visit my Facebook page http://Facebook.com/cocomamastyle to post a question or email me at helen@cocomamastyle.com.

Best wishes
Helen/CocoMama
Ps- it's all free of course..!

[Janestella&dot]

Hi Maldini

Why not accessorise as well...

Buy online and follow the look books or I have samples that you can view. Alternatively you could host a Trunk Show coffee morning or evening with your friends and earn credit for your accessories and get plenty of opinions on what looks good with your new wardrobe.


http://www.stelladot.co.uk/trunkshows

Take a look at my website. If you need any further help or information email me on janemcgill@outlook.com

Jane

[MamanMummy]

Hi there,

I am not a stylist but a mum of four who hates jeans and had to give up all my lovely designer suits and dresses when I gave up my job in the City when we decided to have a fourth child. So I have give this all how to dress nicely as a mum at home thing a lot of thought.

My key conclusions, without using any external services, are:
- I avoid at all cost the jeans +t-shirt combination, very few people look good in this, and most mums at home look like they have just thrown the first thing on after waking up (which from my discussions with friends is often the case)
- I adore dresses and have tons but now go for the slightly longer options to avoid any embarrassement when leaning towards my children; And I wear opaque leggings a lot for the same reason - black, navy and pale pink. Dresses to me are so easy, you had a cardi and leggings when cold, wear them on their own when hot, you get very little matching to do.
- If you are more of a trousers person then there is so much more to life than jeans: chino, jumpsuits, shorts with leggings, suit style trousers dressed down with a cool top...
- I have never given up heels but have now a very extensive collection of wedges, which allow me to walk for hours without pain. I find round toes ballerinas and UGGs make very ugly legs so I avoid them at all cost.
- Being organised is key to dressing nicely every day so my wardrobe is the most tidy place of the house, alternating seasons twice a year (winter is currently in boxes) and colour-coding all my clothes to make matching of tops and bottoms much easier. I get those super slim hangers to be able to see everything. I also get my clothes out in the evening for the following day, avoiding a lot of confusion and time wasted in the morning. I have helped two friends organise their clothes the same way and for one of them in particular it was a revelation, without buying anything new she had a brand new wardrobe.
- Lastly and it may sound a bit stupid but I never get anything dry-cleaned, despite all the labels telling you otherwise (even my husband designer suits go in the washing machine, all my dresses as well). If you start fussing about with cleaning then you avoid buying lots of nice things, while most clothes will do ok on a low temperature low spin programme.

I hope this help, best of luck