by ESR Team | Jun 5, 2020 | Coaching
ESR thanks to image consulting and in-depth work, helps you to build
your personal image and translate who you really are through clothes.
To help you in this process, we have put together 5 tips:
Self-knowledge
Learn to listen to yourself and understand yourself. What do you like, what are your values, what makes sense to you? Think about who
you are in essence, what your personality translates of you. It may
sound simple, but usually when we stop defining who we are, it takes a
long time, it might be unclear. Try to draw your own conclusions.
Knowing who you are is the first step towards building a real,
authentic image, which really translates your personality. In our
training, we use coaching techniques so that the client can enjoy
being herself.
Understanding the context
Separate your life from the different roles you have: at home, at work
but also as a Mother, as a spouse, as a friend. How is your life?
Your routine? Your social, professional environment? Which values
are important?
What is your objective?
What would you like to communicate through your image? What would you
let perceive from the first seconds? What skills need to be revealed,
and what weaknesses would you prefer hiding? Remember: your image
communicates, and getting the right message across is fundamental to
build your image.
Technical informations
Another important aspect of training. After all, how is this
non-verbal communication going? These are lines, shapes, colors,
textures, a combination of these designs, elements that speak for us,
through the image.
Consistency and maintenance
Pay attention to results, ask for feedback from people who live
together while making the necessary adjustments. Being coherent in
both verbal and non-verbal communication are fundamental aspects to
solidify the projected image.
If we ignore who we are while building our personal image, we are
reflecting the wrong image, without credibility. This is because the
body language does not lie. There is no point in communicate elegance
and intelligence, my gesture posture have to be in harmony to reflect
authenticity.
Another fatal error: when there is no correspondence between
non-verbal and verbal language. This dissociation is the flaw of a
successful image.
This is why, once again: self-knowledge, the value of strengths, the
adaptation of the image. The importance of nor being in a
representation of yourself but to being in harmony with who you truly
are.
by ESR Team | May 24, 2020 | Culture
Minimalism has arrived to spark a new lifestyle, showing that it is possible to have only what is necessary. One way to achieve this is though a capsule wardrobe. The minimalist wardrobe is the new trend among people around the world who have managed to realize that to be elegant, it is possible to say no to consumerism.
Are you interested in the subject? So read on and learn more about this new style of wardrobe and its relationship to fashion minimalist.
About the capsule wardrobe
The idea of the capsule wardrobe, or minimalist wardrobe as it is also called, is to have only timeless models and colors, combined with other seasonal pieces to allow perfect and trendy looks.
The best is to have key pieces that combine and reflect each other’s style. This trend has not really started yet but with the current global climate, it has never been so important to rethink consumerism. What is essential and how we can optimize our wardrobe and make our lifestyle more practical.
What can we do to have a capsule wardrobe? In fashion, there are no rules that dictate what is right or wrong and the same goes for the minimalist wardrobe. Its purpose is to eliminate doubts about what to wear and to offer more conscious consumption. Therefore, it should only contain pieces that are part of your style at the moment.
Before creating your new wardrobe, you need to do the following:
– get rid of everything in your old wardrobe that no longer corresponds to your new way of being;
– organize your favorite clothes by season;
In addition, in this new consumption model, you only have to buy useful, necessary, durable and quality items. After that, it’s time to create some outfits.
Check out our tips:
- Know how to use colors
- Everyone has their favorite colors and those that best suit their personality.
- In the wardrobe capsule, this must be valued and prioritized.
- Remember that generally neutral tones such as black, white, grey, nude and navy blue combine with everything.
- Work on the harmony of colors, by selecting pieces of basic colors while complementing with more vivid colors.
Choose timeless
As we mentioned in the preamble, this new wardrobe model favors timeless pieces. So choose pieces, colors and prints that always go well together. We are aware that it is quite common to have doubts when selecting your items. To make it clearer, you can hire an image consultant or personal shopper to guide you through this process.
Now that you know the wardrobe capsule and that you have learned to use it daily, access to our website and to discover our specific courses for those who wish to go further.
by ESR Team | Apr 27, 2020 | Entrepreneurship
United Kingdom facilitates & promotes entrepreneurship. People aspire to be their own boss and self-employment has been a growing part of the labour market for most of the last 30 years.
As image consulting experts, we are aware that fashion, style and image are a huge niche market that allows many people to work for themselves.
Being an image consultant in this lockdown’s time is an opportunity. Indeed the schedule flexibility, the range of services available online & the freedom of working remotely are priceless. Whilst having the privilege of helping people boosting their self esteem, emotional health & well being through this time of uncertainty.
The pandemic we are going through will have an impact on consumers behaviors. As an entrepreneur it’s important to be prepared and follow some guidelines.
Use & abuse of social media:
One of the option is to use social media in order to maintain your audience and conquer new customers. During the lockdown people tend to use mainly Facebook and Instagram to communicate, socialize, buy and sell. Entrepreneurs in all segments need to use digital tools to engage with their audience or start new businesses.
It is essential to remember that many corporate meetings are now held by videoconference. Your clients could take advice on how to appear in front of screens without compromising their image.
Develop online sales:
Some image consultants, in addition of their usual services, sell & rent garments and accessories to their clientele. Others also offer their services to boutiques in order to push & increase sales.
Follow new paths:
The crisis may lead us to seek new paths and specializations. Fashion, for instance, is always an attractive market full of possibilities. One of them is to get access to training The knowledge acquisition always increase competences, professionalism and opens up new job opportunities.
Take advantage of this time off to discover more about ESR LONDON’s online courses. Our Image Consulting training offers the highest market’s certification.
