Image Consultation Winner!

[ 24 January 2007 ]

Thank you for all the entries! I wish I had more vouchers to give away, but hopefully my write-up of Rod’s experiences will inspire you to give image consultation a go anyway!

Congratulations to Luke! This is the winning entry — & even better, he has offered to write about how it all goes, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

Under normal circumstances, I’d have never have sent this email. I’m generally not one to be worried about what I’m wearing. In fact, I’ve had comments about the fact that my wardrobe hasn’t been substantially updated since my teens.

I read an article in the Herald recently about the trends of male fashion. Assume we’re given a pair of Nike shorts, and many people say “That looks really good on you”. Since the look has been affirmed, men will buy and re-buy Nike shorts when they’re 18, 20, 23, 28 and 30. Apparently our look comes half from our father, and half from what we find works for us during our teenage years. It’s been said that some men are more afraid of having their look ‘noticed’ than women.

I read this article during a transitional period in my life. I’ve just quit one job – working on the checkouts at Coles Supermarkets, where a uniform is provided anyway – to working as a professional video editor in a media company in the CBD of Melbourne. While I still wasn’t overly concerned about my look, it forced me to think about what I was wearing, forced me to care about what I was wearing rather than just throwing on anything and saying “It’ll do”.

I promised myself that when I got the job, I would buy some new clothes and update my wardrobe. But after reading the article, I wondered if maybe it wasn’t time to update my entire look. But I didn’t really know where to turn. I asked a close friend for advice, and she started going on about cotton shirts and polyester ties – but I just don’t feel an affinity with that corporate-casual look. I want something a bit more stylish, and a bit more unique. Something I can slip in to of a day that feels great against my skin, but also has me looking absolutely needle-sharp. And if I can have several outfits for different moods or styles, that would be a bonus.

And so, while I’ve never in my life considered going to a fashion consultant, it seems to me very co-incidental that I make myself that promise, read that particular article, and then read your plug for your friend’s image consult business. Maybe someone’s trying to tell me something? :)

I admit that I’d be quite nervous to go to a business like that. But I
also think it could be substantially life-altering for the better, and I’ve got lots to gain and nothing to lose by going along, right?

Love letters & feather headdresses,