Personal shopping

There is a specific kind of exhaustion that comes from shopping without a plan. You go in hoping something will speak to you, you try on twenty things under bad lighting, and you leave with either nothing or the wrong thing, which then hangs in your closet with the tags on as a small monument to a wasted Saturday.

I shop differently, because I am not hoping. I already know what we are looking for.

How it works

We start with a conversation about what you actually need, which is usually not what you think you need. Then I go and find it.

That might mean I shop ahead of you and have a fitting room already full when you arrive, so your afternoon is spent trying on things chosen for you rather than wandering. It might mean I shop entirely without you and bring options to your home. Or it might be entirely online, with links sent to you and the returns handled sensibly.

Either way you are not the one standing in a department store at four in the afternoon making decisions on an empty stomach.

Your budget is a real constraint, not a suggestion

I want to be clear about this, because a lot of people assume a stylist means spending more. The budget you give me is the budget I work inside. If that number is modest, we will be strategic and I will point you toward the places that punch above their price. If it is generous, we will still not waste it on things you will wear twice.

I am also perfectly happy shopping secondhand and consignment, which the Twin Cities are genuinely good for.

What you get

Pieces that fit the body you have today, that work with what you already own rather than orbiting it, and that you can put together without thinking. I build the outfits, not just the shopping bag. Anything that does not work goes back, and I handle the logic of what stays.

Most clients start with a closet edit first, because it is much cheaper to discover you already own something than to buy it twice.

Common questions

Do I have to come along?

No. Some clients love the day out and some would rather I just handle it. Both work.

Where do you shop?

Wherever the right piece is. Local boutiques, department stores, online, secondhand. I am not loyal to any brand, which means I have no reason to push you toward one.

What does it cost?

Pricing depends on how much you need and how long we work together, which is why I start every relationship with a free call rather than a price list. Tell me what you are struggling with and I will tell you exactly how I can help.

Do you shop for men?

Yes. Also for teenagers, which is its own particular sport.