Customers in the Los Angeles area who feel unsure of their fashion sense, but aren't quite indulgent enough to hire full-time personal stylists, might benefit from a session of 'closet therapy'. Fashion consultant Barbra Horowitz can help clients makeover their existing wardrobes—discarding dated pieces, retooling old favorites, suggesting new purchases and help define a personal style.
Similar to home organizers, customers get in-home consultations with an expert who can teach them the tools of the trade. Working closely with each client during an 'in-closet' session, Barbra ‘edits, purges and styles’ her client. She also offers advice for working with a seamstress to reinvent old pieces, selling items while they're still hot and using that money to reinvest in new fashion must-haves.
With personal fashion overhauls making the rounds on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, What Not to Wear and similar reality television shows, there's a market for closet therapy in any metropolitan area where fashion ‘don'ts’ continue to stand out among the ‘do's’. And targeting a niche—such as college grads heading out into real world, newly single adults getting back into the dating scene, or former at-home moms returning to the office could make for a nice start-up as well.
Website: www.barbrahorowitz.com
Contact: barbra@barbrahorowitz.com
Spotted by: Susanna Haynie
I know Barbra. She's built an outstanding business that continues to grow in new directions. The funny thing is that one of MY spotters pointed me to your post. I have also discovered that Barbara has worked with at least one of my Los Angeles/Hollywood clients, and the clients were thrilled with her expertise. She's stylish and current. Plus she also knows how to dump your "old" clothes thus gaining some cash to buy the few, choice pieces that will update your wardrobe.
- John