Overview
Image Consulting is a field wherein people consult an expert who can help them enhance, improve and upgrade their appearance. They make sure that their image is consistent with their personal and professional roles. An Image Consultant helps you look better so they feel better, more confident and capable. They guide you in presenting yourself to your best advantage and in expressing to your highest potential. They help individuals present the best possible image to the world by advising them on their clothes, wardrobe, hair, makeup, body language, etiquettes, and communication skills. Someone who is a people’s person and have an eye for fashion and style, a job of an Image Consultant can be a good choice for you. Attend training programs for communication skills, choosing right clothes colors, styling, fashion, make up, etc. can be useful for you in becoming an image consultant.
Career Path
Stream
⦿ Clear Class XII in any Stream
Graduation
⦿ Pursue B.A in any Discipline
After Graduation
⦿ Pursue certification programs in Image Consultancy.
Important Facts
⦿ No specific education is required to get into a career in this field.
Work Description
⦿ As an Image Consultant, you must have knowledge about various dresses and fabric materials that would suit to one’s body.
⦿ Image consultants can conduct seminars and workshops teaching people regarding appearance, color coordination, etiquettes, effective communication skills and body language.
⦿ Choose garments appropriate for the person’s personality, occasion, or an event.
⦿ Choose hairstyles that complement individual’s facial features as well as skin tones.
⦿ They help individuals with their appearance, dressing, grooming and behavior to redefine the person.
⦿ Provides professional enhancement program for individuals.
Pros & Cons
Pros
⦿ Image consultants get to work with famous public figures, bloggers, fashion experts etc.
⦿ Another important advantage is that, the consultant gets to do what he or she loves that is make people look good for major events.
⦿ They are also given handsome compensation payments for doing the work that they love.
Cons
⦿ The only disadvantage of working as an image consulting expert are that the consultant has to work under pressure and ensure that the job is done as per the client’s requirements.
⦿ You will need to exhibit a gentle tact when it comes time to analyze your clients’ images.
⦿ You may need to bring in other experts if you don’t have experience in all areas of image consulting.
Leading Institutes in India
College
⦿ Image Consulting Business Institute
⦿ First Impression (a unit of Frankfinn group)
⦿ Sterling Style Academy
Location
⦿ Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Nagpur
⦿ Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Amritsar
⦿ International institute conducting short courses in Mumbai
