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Assignment 6Name: Aoife OShaughnessyStudent Number: 0027218Tutor: Trish Murray Client: Kate Vavasour

AStyle Image Consultancy

Kate loves fashion and style. Expensive handbags, good jeans, blazers and cotton tops are among some of her favourite items. Kate prefers neutral colours and loves scarves. Kate likes a classic chic look for herself. Ill-fitting clothes irritate her along with bad fabrics and ultra casual clothes. Kate does not like badly matched outfits or looking like others. Directly copying trends is not something she does. Celebrities and their style which Kate admires are Cameron Diaz, Sienna Miller, Kate Moss, Olivia Palmero, Miranda Kerr and Kate Middleton . Kate enjoys looking at each of these women and what they wear. Audrey Hepburn is also a clear favourite.

Kate feels good in herself at the moment. She feels she doesnt make as many mistakes with style as she did in the past. An area in which Kate asked for advice and guidance was separating her wardrobe into casual clothes and work/smart clothes. At times, she finds it hard to make a decision about what to wear and how to put outfits together. This is an area of stress for my client, Kate and therefore, a wardrobe assessment and organising her clothes into categories and photographing outfit combinations will be very beneficial for Kate. Some of the concerns Kate has, are, I want to look appropriate for the occasion and dress for my age.

Kate works as a Primary School teacher 2-3days a week. She spends approximately 5 hours a week volunteering at her own childrens school and working on a fundraising committee. Housework, shopping, baking and cooking take up about 8-10 hours a week with hobbies taking up 1-2 hours each week. Entertaining, socialising or dining out would be about 5-6 hours and each evening and weekend is mostly family orientated taking up approximately 25 hours a week.

After having this initial discussion and asking Kate a number of questions and filling out my questionnaire, we began her wardrobe assessment. Firstly, I took her body measurements to determine her body shape and what style clothes were best suited to her figure. This was very helpful in analysing her clothes, especially with the items she was unsure about. I also carried out a colour analysis which we kept in mind when looking through Kates wardrobe. We began making 4 piles-favourite items to keep, maybe items which havent been worn in a long time or unsure of the fit, old/no longer likes/bad fit for her body shape and the items for dry cleaning or alterations. We then decided on our action plan for the ideal wardrobe.Lifestyle Analysis

Measurements:Bust: 85cmUnder bust: 76cmWaist: 72cmHips: 78cmMid Thigh: 86 cmMy Goal for Kate with her clothing options: to create curves and embrace her slim lines through wearing slim straps, small prints, pleating, ruching, detailing, large neck pieces, bold colours, well tailored jackets, feminine chiffon dresses, panelled/gathered skirts and round neck jumpers. Overall Goal: to separate Kates work clothes form her casual everyday clothes and to plan easy go-to outfits for Kate to choose from each day to take the stress out of getting dressed in the mornings!

Body Shape Analysis: Slim Athletic

Seasonal Colour Analysis: Winter with a Spring Influence

Wardrobe Assessment & Detox

Try to picture what your mornings will be like, without spending a lot of time staring into your wardrobe trying to decide what to wear and where to find the items you want!

Styles in Kates Wardrobe which complement her figure & Spring Palette

Pleated/ruched dresses which create curves on the bust and hips making them great dress styles for Kate.More fitted tops with less fabricHoodie which sits on the waist

Well cut tailored jackets/blazers which flare out jut below the waist.

Round neck tops/jumpers are more flattering for Kates body shape. This top is ideal for Kate as it also has a tie around the waist and it is in a great colour for Kates skin tone.

5Items to discard

Tops with too much fabric giving a boxy appearance and swamping Kate. They are very unflattering for her body shape as her waist is not clearly visible.Kate was very disappointed with the poor fabric of this shirt dress. It has frayed around the sleeves and the material has thinned out on each of the seams.These cropped pants were unflattering on Kate and out of fashion at the moment. They were sentimental item for Kate as she wore them on her OE 12 years ago when they were one of her favourite items!Kate has had this item in her wardrobe for a long time and had never worn it as she was unsure about the colour. Kate feels more comfortable in emerald and forest green.Kates New Look WardrobeWe separated Kates clothes into work/smart, casual, dresses/occasions and coats/jackets

Casual-Everyday clothesWork/Smart clothesCosy Knitwear & casual jumpersDresses & Occasion Wear

Essential Cardigans

Jeans, leggings & casual trousers AStyle

Consultation Date:_______Prepared for:__________Season:______________Goal:_______________Lifestyle & Wardrobe Questionnaire/Action PLanAreas of Concentration: # 1-5 in order of importance

____Work Clothes ____Everyday Casual ____Smart Casual ____Evening Wear ____Occasion Wear

Wardrobe Checklist: items already in wardrobeCoatsCasual JacketTrench CoatBlack BlazerWinter CoatJeans/TrousersBlack jeansBlue jeansColoured jeansBlack pantsLeggingsDressesBlack cocktail dressCasual dressesSkirtsTops:White shirtWhite t-shirtJumpers-fine knitSweatersCasual BlousesDressy Blouses/topsFootwear:Ballet flatsWedgesHeelsJandalsConverseAnkle bootsKnee bootsAccessories:BletsScarvesJewellery-bangles, earrings, necklacehandbags-tote, clutch, satchel

The Organised Wardrobe: Maximizing what you already haveHave Need to complete an outfit____________________ ___________________

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____________________ ___________________Shopping Strategy:Needs (to fill gaps)

Favourite Stores:

Favourite Designers/Brands: Seasonal Palette: __________Best Neutral Colours:____________________________________________