ABOUT ME
“It's a common misconception to think that you have to be a size 8 woman wearing designer clothes to look stylish. That's not the real world and it's certainly not my world. Looking stylish is all about choosing the right clothes to fit your body shape, developing a capsule wardrobe that allows you to mix and match and finally accessorising to complete the outfit. The result? Look great. Feel confident and finally have something to wear!”
With a successful career in fashion design, retail and styling in London and Australia the inevitable happened - I met a man and everything changed! I swapped London for the countryside, handbags for baby bags and fashion shoots for the school run. As a military wife (yes that 'man' became my husband) I was faced with the extra challenge of maintaining a career with my husband away for long periods of time AND, I lived ( and still do) 1 hour away from any major shopping centre but none of that was going to stop me!
Personal styling isn't just for the rich yummy mummy or high flying business woman so I decided to make it accessible to all and as the 'go to' person amongst family and friends for any style advice it seemed like a natural next step to share my experience with real women. By establishing my own consultancy it allowed me to work around family commitments but still do what I love to do - create effortless style for the everyday women. There's nothing more rewarding than helping someone to build his or her confidence and self esteem.
So you've probably gathered by now that styling real women is my passion and I spend my days making sure my clients are the best version of themselves! These days I do this via Youtube Videos (over 15 million views in 1 year!), Instagram, face to face and international online consultations.
I also run the MM Styling Academy where we teach others how to become Personal Stylists for real women and how to make a career out of their passion. New for 2023 will be two internationally accredited styling courses one for the individual looking to improve on her own style and the second one is an online version of our style academy professional course teaching those who want to a career styling the everyday woman.
Which ever part of the business i'm working on, the majority of my time is spent with real women of all shapes and sizes, sifting through their wardrobes unearthing outfits they never knew they had and discarding their thread bare tops. Then it's back home to do homework, making supper and living my very 'real life'!
So, do get in touch, even if you just want to have a chat through your styling issues. I promise I'm not stick thin or scary, nor will I make you stand in front of your mirror in your undies!
Love
Melissa x
HOW IT ALL STARTED!
This is where it all started for me - doing Body Shape Master Classes in village halls around the country!
Honestly loved them! I loved the ladies, loved the atmosphere and they were just fun nights out for everyone! 10 years on from this particular show and dressing the real everyday woman is still at the heart of everything we do.
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