Please take a moment to review the following to understand what Kara and her team can do for you.
How long have you been styling people and how did you become a stylist?
It’s been over ten years now! I have always loved makeup and clothing since I was a teenager. When I first started working at retail store like Express and Petite Sophisticate. I really enjoyed helping people feel confident about their wardrobe which translates into every other area of your life! I was working in the corporate world and decided to start a business creating websites and presentations for businesses. One day, my mom saw an article in the Washington Post about a local Image Consultant and she said “You could be doing this!” I spoke to my hairdresser, Keith Harley about it and turns out he knew Darlene Mathis and he gave me her number. The rest, as they say, is history.
What training or certification do you have?
I completed my First Level Certification with the Association of Image Consultants International. From there I trained with Carla Mathis of Body Beautiful who is a Certified Image Master, only one of 8 in the world, in her program and most recently I was Certified by Stacy London of What Not To Wear for her new company Style for Hire.
We love your services! Everything sounds fantastic, so what
makes you different from other Image/Style Consultants?
I believe that every person deserves to look and feel their best, so I
spend a lot of time getting to know the individual so that I can co-create
an authentic image and build a wardrobe that works for their lifestyle.
It’s my way of giving back to the world.
What's the biggest style mistake you see?
Oh my, there's so many but on women, not understanding how to dress their
body type. On men, in general wearing clothes too big or tall men not
shopping for tall clothing
and getting shirts that fit properly!
This all seems so wonderful but it also sounds expensive, will
I be able to afford it?
Creating a well rounded wardrobe helps you advance in your career and
enhance your personal life, it is an investment in yourself, so really
you can’t afford not to!
Who do you work best with? Who is not going to benefit from your
help?
My team and I work well with people are who ready to experience a new
level of confidence and understand that putting your best forward changes
your life on so many levels, professionally, personally and even spiritually.
Looking and feeling your best creates change from the inside out! People
who are not ready to invest in themselves or don't believe that how you
dress and carry yourself are important.
May we contact some of your former clients to see what it’s
like to work with you and your team?
Of course! Once we have our consultation, we can provide you with
several of our clients that will answer any questions you may have
Do you accept credit cards?
Yes we accept all major credit cards, Via, Mastercard, American Express
and Discover
This sounds like everything what I have been looking for, what’s
the next step in the process?
The next step is to call us as at 703-344-7345 or email us at style@KaraAllan.com
to set up a consultation. We want to hear about your needs, get to know
you a little better and see which package/service fits your personality
and style.
We look forward to helping you look and feel your best!
About Kara
Kara is a stylist with Stacy London’s (of TLC’s What Not To Wear fashion makeover show) new venture, Style For Hire, a national styling firm. Eventually she hopes to build “a state of the art studio like Project Runway’s Tim Gunn’s, where I can have a 3D machine that measures clients exactly for perfect fittings. Kara is also the stylist for the magazine I Am Modern and DC Life Magazine.com. She's emceed several fashion shows, judged A Cities of America Teen Pageant and Project FundWay. In January, Kara added Glamabassador for Glamour magazine to her resume. In April 2011, she walked in the Fashion for Paws Runway show where she raised over $3,000 in support of the Washington Human Society.
Style by Kara Allan, LLC is a full service Style Concierge that caters
to upscale individuals, groups, and corporations. The mission of the company
is to inspire and educate clients about how great they can look and feel
in their clothes. It is Kara's aspiration to live out her purpose in Christ
and express Him by using her abilities and talents to assist others to
be their best and have positive interactions with those she comes into
contact with. Clients are assured VIP treatment with an unmatched level
of customer service. Looking current, stylish and polished is essential
for everyone today!
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