Fashion Geek Alert: Style for Hire Crowdsources Personal Stylists
Having a stylist is a luxury most people associate with celebrities and wealthy. But thanks to developments in the fashion tech scene, it is now just a click of a mouse button away for all to enjoy. The latest of these sites is Style for Hire, co-founded by Stacy London of from TLC's show What Not To Wear (see video below).
The site has handpicked over a hundred stylists across the country. Users can then search the site and pick a stylist according to style, location, and service. The user can have the stylist put together an outfit for either an event, outing, or day-to-day. The following provides a full menu of the site's services
- Stylist Introduction: Users can check out the prospective stylist with a free consultation.
- Closet Audit: Your stylist will actually review your wardrobe and help you figure out what to keep, what to throw out, and what to fix.
- Personal Shopping: Your stylist will shop with or for you to put together a great outfit and help you find those great pieces.
- Corporate and Groups: A group of stylists can provide services for a styling or shopping party or presentation to a group.
- Editorial: Stylists can provide you with services for a photo shoot or a runway show
- Shopping Tourism: For traveling users, the site provides the option to plan a shopping trip, where a stylist will you meet you at your hotel and show you the shopping treasures of the city you're visiting.
These services are extremely unique in the online world. Unlike other sites, Style for Hire ditches the algorithm, style profile quiz model and creates a crowdsourcing network of hands-on, experienced stylists that will actually work with you face-to-face and create awesome experiences fit for a celebrity, but affordable for the everyday woman with prices ranging from $65-$300 an hour.
And if you are a stylist or are interested in a career as a stylist, the site is now currently hiring to add to its fashionable roster. With Style for Hire, fashion geeks continue to find innovative ways to shape the industry and cater to the needs of fashionistas.
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