I was mid-wardrobe purge during this year’s spring cleaning when I noticed that I actually really liked some of the things I was tossing into the donation pile! My criteria was: if I hadn’t worn it in the past year, it was out. But I was quickly realizing the only reason I hadn’t worn some of the stuff I was tossing (some of it with the tags still on!), was because I didn’t know HOW to wear it.

 

I had been following Jesse on Instagram for a few months and her shopping/styling services immediately came to mind as I debated my fashion quandary. She excitedly obliged my request and within a week, we were sorting through my closet. And my drawers. And boxes. We went through EVERYTHING. She asked me lots of insightful questions - some of which I had never even considered myself, so that she (and I) could understand what I was trying to achieve with my wardrobe.

 

Then we went item by item and I tried to justify the plethora of useless items that didn’t fit the vision I had just described. A lot of items in my wardrobe I had just… come to accept. “Do you like these jeans?” “They kind of fit weird in the waist because of my big butt, but they’re my jeans so I wear them.” “We can find jeans that actually fit you and make you happy.” Spoiler alert: we did. Jesse helped me determine which items were worth keeping, which were a good concept but needed replacing with a better version, and which just didn’t fit the vision we had laid out.

 

There were some things I was planning on tossing that are now some of my favourite pieces - she had so many creative ideas for how to wear things and what to wear them with. She helped me view my closet in a whole new light! I had been staring at these things for months on end and trying them on and not understanding why I didn’t like how they looked, and it all came so naturally to her! It was amazing! She took notes on everything we discovered during the consultation, and also offered a ton of helpful closet organization tips as we went along.​

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Shopping with Jesse was amazing because she kept me focussed and she didn’t let me buy every boring black thing I saw, as is my tendency. She also understood my body shape in a way that I didn’t, which was really surprising to me because. It’s my body. She knew exactly what shapes would suit me. And when I expressed certain shapes and styles not fitting me in the past, she’d be like, “Well yeah, because THIS is the shape for you,” and she’d hand me something I would never pick up for myself, and I’d try it on and fall IN LOVE.

 

She was kind and funny, but didn’t hesitate to tell me what she really thought, and I felt comfortable letting her know when I didn’t like something or really wanted to try something. Jesse helped me love things about my body I had previously considered to be an inconvenience. We did a couple different shopping trips and divided our time between smaller local shops and larger chain shops. She shared really important information with me regarding supporting clothing stores with ethical business practices.

 

My wardrobe makes so much more sense now - it fits me and my life, and Jesse helped me view clothing and accessories, and my body, in a brand new light! She’s changed the way I shop now, and the way I put outfits together, but most importantly she’s changed the way I feel about my body and how I dress it!

 

I would suggest Jesse’s services to literally anyone who is looking to do a closet purge, or buy some new pieces for their wardrobe. She helps you to maximize every piece you have, every piece you buy, and every minute you spend planning your outfits.

 

Thanks so much Jesse!"