The Verdict
Something coming up, and already wondering what you are going to wear?
Before you order three dresses and hope for the best, let me give you a clearer starting point.
The Verdict is my personal colour and body shape direction for you, with your occasion in mind. You send me four daylight photos and answer a few questions. I look at your colouring and proportions, then explain the shades, shapes and details I would start with, and why.
€49. This round is twenty Verdicts, closing Thursday 22 October at 9pm, in time to shop before the party season.
I hear this every year from about the middle of October...
"I have nothing to wear and I do not even know what I am looking for."
Then it goes one of two ways. Either you end up in the same black dress as last year because at least you know it works, or you buy three things online, keep none of them, and wear the black dress anyway.
You can know exactly what you like on someone else and still have no idea what to look for yourself. Nobody has explained why one neckline works better for you, why a certain waist position changes the whole outfit, or why you love a colour but never feel quite right wearing it. So you keep buying things and hoping this will be the one.
What you get
You receive a personal reference card you can save on your phone and bring shopping. It brings together your colour direction, your body shape explained in plain English, and the clothing details I would look for first.
I also give you a starting point for your occasion, with three pieces to look for and a note on how something you already own could fit in.
Alongside it, you get an email from me explaining my recommendations, plus the full Style Principles guide for your shape, which usually costs €19.99. You have somewhere to start straight away, and something to come back to when you want to understand a little more.
This is a focused colour and shape direction from your photos. It is not the same as a full in-person colour analysis or a shoppable outfit plan.
Examples of the Verdict card
These are examples. Yours is made for you, with your own colour direction, your own shape and your own occasion.
Included with every Verdict
The full Style Principles guide for your shape, the one I sell on its own for €19.99. Your card gives you a starting point for this shopping trip, and the guide goes into the detail behind it so you have it for every one after.
- The five things I notice in any outfit, so you start seeing them yourself
- How to define your waist, suggest it more softly, or leave it relaxed, depending on the outfit and how you want to feel
- The pieces that do the most work for your shape, sorted by the job they do
- Outfit formulas, each with a note on what it is doing
- Where to shop, and what to look for once you are in there
The card tells you what to reach for in the shop. The explanation helps you make the next decision yourself.
How it works
1.
Book your spot
Pay on the next page. The confirmation screen gives you one button that opens a short form, and the link comes by email too.
2.
Send me your photos
Four daylight photos, two of your face and two full length, and some questions about what you wear, all in that one form. About ten minutes.
3.
I review everything personally
Your colouring and your proportions, looked at closely from the photos. If a photo is not clear enough, I ask for one more rather than guess.
4.
Your card lands on your phone
Within five working days of your completed form and four usable photos, with my email explaining why and the Style Principles guide for your shape. Save the card, bring it shopping.
This is for you if
- You have a Christmas party, a wedding, a work do, a family dinner or a night out coming up, and you want to know what suits you before you start shopping
- You are fed up buying things that looked right in the shop and wrong at home
- You can see that some colours make you look brighter and others leave you feeling washed out, but you cannot quite work out the difference
- You would like someone to just tell you, and then explain it enough that you understand
Twenty spots, because I review every set of photos and write every Verdict myself. Once twenty are booked I close it, even if that is before Thursday 22 October.
From women I have styled
In the studio and online, in their own words.
"Anne and myself went to the Headford for lunch afterwards and couldn't stop talking about our 'thirds' and our shoulders..... everything fashion is going to look different from now on."
Sheila
"Had I left even without a dress the consultation was incredibly helpful...especially for someone who finds shopping stressful."
Madeleine
"To have this report to flick back on over time is incredible as my brain wouldn't be able to retain it all!! ...life changing stuff! You were so lovely to work with that it was easy to open up and be honest about where I was at."
Karen
"I told her my story and she immediately 'got me'... she asked me to try one more which I had seen hanging and I thought 'definitely not for me'. How wrong was I; it was perfect."
Lorraine
Frequently asked questions
Do you need to see me in person?
What if I do not know my body shape?
Is this a full colour analysis?
What if I am a size 18, or 8, or anywhere?
What if I want more than the card?
Can I get one for my sister?
What happens to my photos?
Meet Nichola, Your Personal Stylist
Most women who come to me can tell me what they do not like about an outfit. They just cannot always explain what is causing it.
That is the part I love helping with. Looking at where the waist sits, what the neckline is doing, or why a different shade makes the whole thing feel better.
With The Verdict, I give you a few clear places to start, and explain why I have chosen them for you. You do not need to arrive knowing your shape or your colours. That is what we are here to work out.
Nichola x