Testimonials
"I absolutely loathe shopping for big occasions as I can never find anything that actually fits me. I have a seriously curvy figure and evening dresses just don't have enough up top to cover me up! I tend to work myself into a flap and end up buying something granny-like in exasperation.
Mercedes from Stylemode took me out shopping in the evening, as I was really busy with work so I couldn't in the daytime. She had researched loads of options before I arrived and knew what I wanted from the consultation we had a few day before over a coffee. Within 25 minutes I was in a changing room trying on styles and colours I would have usually ignored. Although I was reluctant at first, I had to admit that she was right when she insisted I should try on several different options, to see which ones suited me. She sorted out the dresses into an elegant order rather than my usual car crash changing room and was on hand for those tricky zips too.
It turns out I can wear halter neck dresses and for the first time in my life I felt empowered, not anxious, when they rung it through the till.
And if, like me, you were not only worried about what you would end up wearing, but also how much the whole thing would cost, well here is the good bit. The dress she helped me select was reduced from £129 to £69 and I already owned a pair of shoes that would match. When I think of what I could have blown on a disaster outfit, she actually saved me a fortune!
I have 2 weddings to go to in 2010 and I will definitely be using Stylemode again!"
Janice Galvin - Specialist Sales Supervisor. London
"I was desperately looking for a summer dress before my appointment with Stylemode and I couldn't find anything. All the dresses I had tried didn't fit or I thought that they were too casual. It was a nightmare and for that reason I asked Mercedes from Stylemode to help me. We had an initial chat where she asked me what I was looking for and a couple of days later she took me to the same shops I had been before. I couldn't believe the wonderful dresses they had. I had been in the same shop but had not seen any of those dresses! She also suggested to me to try some different colours like khaki which I thought didn't suit me but it turned to be great for my complexion. Thanks to Stylemode I have a wonderful new summer dress and three very stylish new tops".
Marisa Felder- Operations Executive, London
I needed to buy some new stuff for work. I work in an office with a, “business casual” dress code so there is quite a lot of freedom but also scope for getting it wrong. I’m pursuing promotion so need to adhere to “dress for the job you want not the job that you have”, and was getting a bit stuck. I was put in touch with Mercedes by Janice, previous user of her personal shopping services.
I was sent a form to complete and then met Mercedes over coffee to discuss further my requirements and preferences etc. We then embarked on the shopping trip at Westfield. Mercedes took me to shops that I’ve heard other people rave about but whenever I’ve gone in on my own have never found anything that I considered worth trying on let alone buying. With Mercedes that was a different story. She was especially good at explaining what could go well together and visualising that a garment on a hanger would look good on and so selecting items that I definitely would not have picked myself from the shop floor. I ended up buying one skirt, two dresses, and a pair of trousers and have had loads of compliments when I’ve worn these.
The experience was added to by Mercedes being personable, running from changing room to shop floor to get different sizes and items to go with what I was trying on to see the full effect and options, helping me with the tricky engineering of one dress (it had tie round sashes and can be worn several ways) and her good rapport with the shop assistants. She listened, was conscious of my budget and made shopping fun.
Victoria Iles - Assistant Manager, London
