Kat Williams Styling

  Been a bit crap this last couple of weeks and not written anything for this blog. My apologies, but I’m back now! So, I’ve done a few wardrobe edits for friends, but last week I had my first ‘proper client’. While it was super exciting, I realised that I needed to up my game with my presentation both before the wardrobe edit and after when I send my recommendations for additional items to complement their wardrobe. I needed to get out of the ‘winging it’ approach, so I did a little more research into how to prep for the edit, getting the client to get rid of definite no’s beforehand, what they need to wear on the day, minimal make up, having a mirror ready etc. Which is great because you are already saving them money by not wasting time getting things ready when you are there. I’m pretty confident with my styling, but I did just have a re-read of my notes on body shapes and what suits/flatters, as well as colour tones. After all I was still a bit nervous about doing this fo...

  So last week I didn’t even mention that it was my birthday, my 40 th Birthday in fact. To be honest I was so excited about the wardrobe edit I forgot to write about it! Like many people, due to Covid a lot of the original plans had to be cancelled/postponed, including tickets to go and see Alanis Morrisette with a couple of my besties ☹ However, it was a lovely low-key birthday with family and a couple of friends, but I fully intend to make my 41 st epic! I’m not really someone that gets upset about birthday’s or getting older, maybe because mentally I’m still probably about 19 years old! Although I do feel like the cliché of ‘life begins at 40’ because its only now that I’ve taken the decision to do something that I really want and am passionate about as a career. Admittedly it did take for me to lose my job to pluck up the courage to actually take action, that and some wonderful advice from a friend in South Africa (Thank you Terez). I’d contacted her to get some advice ...

This is the face of someone who has done their very first wardrobe edit! The person in question was a mum friend from school who had seen my offer of free styling for my first few guinea pigs a couple of weeks ago. A week or so before the edit, I asked her to l ook at people on Instagram/Pintrest/famous people, who’s style she aspired to, so I could get an idea of what she liked and didn’t like. I also did some of my own homework and wrote some notes on different body types and skin tones, so I felt a little more prepared. On the day I was the perfect combination of excited and scared and, I have to admit, when I was driving there I had no idea how I was going to do the actual wardrobe edit! In my usual style I went with winging it 😉 It made it a lot easier that my first client was a friend, as we were able to have a chat and a catch up beforehand. After that we discussed the style that she liked by going through what she had prepared so I had a better understanding of what she wanted...