COURSE LEVEL: BEGINNING + ADVANCED

Become a professional Certified Personal Stylist (CPS) in our comprehensive stylist training program. The Personal Stylist Certification Program (PSCP) combines the Stylist Bootcamp + Advance Styling courses and is delivered over 12-weeks with 8 weeks focused on learning key skills and concepts and an additional 4 weeks for completing your certification project. Taught by Wardrobe 911’s Chief Stylist, Teresa Morisco, each attendee will receive comprehensive training materials and your own personal set of the Wardrobe 911 Color System to conduct color evaluations with your clients.

Learning Objectives

Learn the essential and advanced technical skills to successfully start working as a professional Certified Personal Stylist. Not only will you have confidence in assisting clients with their style needs, at the end of the training, you will be able to:

• Evaluate and define the four main body types
• Identify and analyze a client's color temperature, value and saturation
• Select and identify the appropriate neutrals and colors for an individual
• Evaluate and guide a client in determining her style personality and mantra
  
• Conduct a professional style consultation and put together a color palette for your clients
• Guide your client into uncovering her true authentic style and identify her personal color harmonies
• Manage a closet audit and plan a core wardrobe for your client
• Shop for and style a client in clothing that supports her personal coloring, body type and style
• Recommend to your clients the appropriate fabrics and discuss the care of various fibers
  
• Take beautiful outfit pictures and put together professional looking style books
• Manage your return clients and build their wardrobes effortlessly
  
• Create and offer various additional services that build your business + expertise
  
• Market and manage your services effectively so you can still have time for family!
  
• Successfully work with any client and provide accurate color and wardrobe advice

Course Curriculum

In addition to the curriculum, students will be receive the Certification oral exam and project guidance.

View the course map:

Textiles + Fashion

• Fabric + Texture (includes swatch kit)
  
• Fashion cycles + trends
  
• Fashion design + language
  

Body Type Analysis

• The 4 Body Types
• Line and shape
• Proportion and scale
• Face shapes

Style Personality Analysis

• The 6 Personalities
• Considering Lifestyle

Intro to Personal Coloring

• Color Theory + Analysis
• Temperature, Value + Resonance
• Determining Neutrals

Advanced Proportion + Fit

• The principles of fit
• Alterations + Tailoring
• Petite + Plus style
  

Uncovering Authentic Style

• Personal design aesthetics
  
• How to best uncover your client's true style
  

Advanced Color

• The psychology of color
• Creating personal color harmonies
• Using the Wardrobe 911 Personal Color System
  
• Conducting a professional color analysis
  

Wardrobe Planning + Management

• Creating wardrobe collections
  
• Wardrobe color planning
  
• Building and growing your client's wardrobe
  

The Style Consultation

• Assessing client needs and goals
• Do’s and don’ts
• Tools required

The Closet Sweep

• Tools and techniques
• How to conduct a successful audit
• Outfit planning and coordination

Personal Shopping

• Prep-work and matching the wardrobe goals to the budget
• The preshop: the art of pulling
• How to manage the appointment

Styling Tools + Partners

• Taking good pictures
  
• Photo tools that rock your style books
  
• Your makeover network
  

Makeup + Grooming

• Skincare + makeup essentials
• Hair + grooming
• Developing a makeover plan

Advanced Consulting Services

• The Professional Style Consultation
• Consulting various clients + lifestyles
• Managing client expectations
• Clients with special needs
  
• Travel + seasonal planning
• Accessories + shoes
• Makeover days

Business Essentials

• Your professional look as a stylist
• Setting up your business
• Managing your business finances
• Growing and managing your business + life

Marketing Essentials for Success

• Identify your ideal client
• Marketing your services
• Client relationship management
  

Praise for the Personal Stylist Certification Program

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Program Highlights

• Personal Color System of 875+ color swatches valued over $1100.
• Recorded learning calls for 8 weeks
• Live monthly Q+A call
  
• Private forum
  
• 1:1 Skype coaching call with Teresa valued at $250
• After the 12-week program ends, the site and resources are available to you for an additional 3 months!
  
• 15% discount on all stylist products in the Wardrobe 911 shop for three months!

Course Schedule

• Rolling Enrollment: start anytime - the program is guided for 12 weeks and is open for 6 months.