Lisa Gillbe Style Consultancy

08/08/2024

I am hiring. Looking for a community manager for my Facebook Group. Must have experience managing FB Groups and an interest in fashion! Anyone know anyone?

20/06/2024

The sun is shining and it’s cotton dress weather! I highly recommend this small British label NewDay Originals - shop small! Support small businesses. Beautiful dresses, sustainable cotton and under £100! Check them out. 👀

15/05/2024

How can you get a capsule wardrobe that really works for you?

First of all, ignore all the BS capsule wardrobe guides out there that tell us we ALL need these things to be stylish:

- A trenchcoat
- A pair of loafers
- A white shirt
- A little black dress
- A pair of black trousers

How many times have you read a guide like this? They have been around for years, unchanged!

We are all so different with different lives, lifestyles, body shapes and personalities, how can we possibly need to wear the same things?

You need a version of the above that is right for YOU. A capsule wardrobe that speaks to your style vibe and makes you feel great but always like yourself.

The above items might appeal to you if you are a true classic dresser. I am not, so they don’t appeal to me.

What appeals to you - what is your style vibe?

These guides can be distracting because we often need validation to ensure certain clothes work for us.

Guides like this can make you feel like you ‘should’ have these items otherwise you are not stylish or are somehow doing things wrong. This is not the case.

But, until you know what your style vibe is, you will always be wondering and maybe floundering with your wardrobe, ordering clothes that don’t quite work, never really getting outfits right or feeling good.

If you are fed up of floundering and wondering what your style truly is, I can bring this clarity to your wardrobe.

I’m an expert at identifying wardrobe gaps and suggesting the missing pieces to create a capsule wardrobe that really works.

Specific pieces that work for your individual style and vibe - not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution, churned out for mass appeal.

Need some help with this? Book a sixty-minute styling session with me and I will help find your style personality. Click the link in my bio 🔗

25/04/2024

What should you wear to work in 2024?

Most workplaces now are smart/casual which requires a mix of separates.

Gone are the days of reaching for a power suit (thank God).

Now you can dress with more personality at work and actually enjoy what you wear.

The problem is, this requires a bit of thought and planning to get right. It’s hard to pull together great outfits if you haven’t got the right pieces in your wardrobe in the first place.

There are a few key things I recommend to get a really great work wardrobe that is stylish and up-to-date.

I’ve pulled together an edit of all my favourite items in the shops now.

This is a shoppable board of looks and inspiration for your workwear in 2024.

If you’d love this edit - just drop me a DM saying SHOP and I will send you the link. 🔗

You then click the link and go directly to the board to view my edit and shop. 😊 Easy!

Much easier than traipsing round the shops 😬

Grab my shoppable board and get your work wardrobe sorted for spring. 💛

17/04/2024

Listen to the whole episode for more style tips here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-style-stories-podcast/id1406866317?i=1000652637841

14/03/2024

New podcast episode all about how to do public speaking. Great tips here from best selling author and speech coach Caroline Goyder.

Listen to the entire episode and gran all Caroline's tips on The Style Stories Podcast.

Listen here or anywhere you get your podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-to-do-public-speaking-and-what-to-wear-when-you/id1406866317?i=1000648985951

Connect with your audience and always let your personality shine through. A podcast all about how to deliver a great speech with Caroline Goyder, best sellin...

10/03/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mum’s out there. 😘

When my twin brothers were born my Mum had four children under the age of 3. 😳 No idea how she did it. Love you Mum. ❤️

My boys just love having their photo taken with me 🤣

08/03/2024

I am launching a podcast patron program to take The Style Stories Podcast to the next level!

If you are a listener thank you so much for your support so far.

By pledging as little as a £1 or $1 a month - £12 a year, I can get better equipment and more guests! 🤩

The Style Stories Podcast is currently in the TOP 10 in the UK and top 50 in America and around the globe. 🌎

I want to build on this success and create more engaging, educational and entertaining episodes!

Anyone who pledges gets a shout-out on the pod! ###

Support me to bring more sparkling style advice into your life

20/02/2024

Great style and how we present ourselves goes so far beyond wearing the latest trends. It’s about figuring out how to convey on the outside who you are on the inside.

Lots of people struggle to articulate what that means and I’m in the business of helping people to understand it.

The ease you feel when you understand how to present yourself is incredible.

The real transformation is who you become through learning how to articulate your style.

It helps to know what you live so you can ignore what you don’t and not get confused by all the choice 🤯

Know yourself, not just what you like but WHY you like it. Once you really get clarity on those notions then decision-making becomes so much easier.

The easiest, fast-track way to do this is to think of 3 adjectives that describe how you want to look in your outfits. How you like to feel.

Mine are feminine, relaxed, edge. If you put me in a floral dress and passed me a pair of cute shoes to wear with the dress, I’d run for the hills. Pass me a pair of chunky boots and I’m back in the room!

I’ll never be classic and that’s OK! I admire people who are because they just look so smart but that’s not me 🤷‍♀️

It’s helpful to think about your style vibe at least a couple of times a year. I’m entering my jumpsuit phase, what about you?

16/02/2024

Tried on a few bits in . All featured in the live video - it’s on my feed. Watch for style tips and outfit ideas. All new for Spring.

Red satin slip skirt at
Navy fluffy jumper

Sparkly black rhinestone pencil skirt at

Green jumper

Patterned trousers at

Check out the White Feather Boutique website for all these pieces. 🪽

15/02/2024

Loving khaki right now and still loving my slip skirts.

A couple of jaunts in London this week to check out the new collections for Spring and soak up a bit of London Fashion Week.

Outfit 1
Khaki slip skirt (old)
Tee
Biker jacket
Trainers at

Outfit 2
Jeans
Tee
Khaki blazer
Boots

13/02/2024

You will often find me skulking down alleyways. There’s nothing dodgy happening, just need my shot 📸
🫣

As alleyways go, this is a pretty nice one - and is it even an alleyway?

Jeans
‘Love’ tee
Boots
Blazer
Coat

08/02/2024

Calling anyone 5ft3” or under!! 📣

Where do you shop for clothes?

The landscape on the high street is changing and shops are closing as more and more people shop online.

Petite is treated as niche when in fact it’s just normal and really standard! 🤯

The average woman in the UK is 5ft3” and weighs 11 stone. The shops seem to cater for women who are 5ft 6” and over and weigh about 5 stone 😆 I’m exaggerating 🙄

I’ve been hearing a lot of complaints from petite ladies in my world who cannot shop in traditional shops anymore and are forced online. Some don’t mind this of course - horses for courses.

I know Seasalt cater if that’s your style. Boden are great and Next too but both online.

If you live outside big Citites it must be impossible!?

When I have a client this height I tend to get things tailored. Admittedly I usually shop with them in Selfridges or Harvey Nichols because I have so many brands in one place and a tailor on tap but of course that’s not an everyday way to shop.

So I’d love to know if you are petite, where are you shopping ‘in real life’ on the high street for petite clothes or do you do it online?

23/01/2024

Back with my first shopping client of 2024 today.

It’s a man today, I often get booked by wives for their husbands but men book this service themselves too of course!

It’s not exclusively a service for women. The key word is it’s a service!

Most people I work with are senior professionals who want to look good but they lack time to create a great wardrobe.

To get a great wardrobe that works for every occasion you asked time and effort.

I take all the leg work and thought out of the process.

Today the client will turn up, try the outfits I’ve selected and go home with a refreshed
wardrobe! Easy. 😁💫

If you would love a wardrobe update this year, drop me a DM.

19/01/2024

By far the easiest way to get clear on your personal style is to find your STYLE WORDS - here’s how 👇

This is the best thing I ever discovered about my own personal style. It helps me every time I get dressed. I just think of my style words and make sure my outfit fits those words.

Your style words are words that describe how you like to look and feel in your outfits.

Usually I stick to 3 words and mine are relaxed, feminine with edge.

Lately I have added ‘70’s’ to my words because I love the fashion from that era and it feels like my vibe.

Your style words should reflect you and feel right to your inner style compass.

Once you know your style words it is much easier to pull together outfits that make you feel good! 🙌

The first outfit I’m wearing is relaxed and a bit 70’s with the flares. In the last photo I’m a bit more elevated in boots and a blouse but still have a relaxed, feminine 70’s vibe ✌️

When I say ‘edge’ in my words that means I like to add something unexpected. So I’d pair a pretty dress with trainers and an oversized denim jacket or a leather jacket to add edge.

If I wore a pretty dress with pretty little shoes that would not feel like me. It’s too girly for me and soft and they are not my words.

What are your style words?

Some examples are:
Elegant, polished, classic
Classic, sporty, relaxed
Colourful, oversized, bold
Classic, edge, tonal

It’s a really fun thing to work out that has really powerful benefits when it comes to your personal style.

I’d love to hear some ideas - what are your style words?

1. Jeans
Black jacket -
Trainers
Bag
Faux fur coat at

2. Jeans
Blouse

17/01/2024

Why do high-level people hire personal stylists?

Because hiring a personal stylist is strategic.

Dressing well at work gives you the edge - it means you show-up as the whole package.

Because when you look like you’ve got your s**t together, people immediately believe it.

People want to hire, promote or do business with people who have their s**t together.

Dressing well and hiring a professional stylist to help is a legitimate business investment for high-level people because they simply haven’t got the time to pull together a great wardrobe.

Hiring a personal stylist is a secret weapon of many business owners and senior professionals and in recent years it’s become a lot more sought out.

Your wardrobe aesthetic should align with your position at work or the one you want to be at.

If you don’t have the headspace or time, this isn’t easy to pull off but it really matters.

Having a great wardrobe that helps you to feel confident and ready to take on the day is one of the easiest ways to get ahead.

If you know deep-down your wardrobe isn’t quite right and it is causing you frustration or wasting your time in the morning, the good news is it can be changed!

Drop me a DM and we can have a chat about how I can help you this year with your wardrobe. 💫

05/01/2024

Striding into the New Year in my baggy jeans and favourite jacket.

I more or less weer jeans every day and these are a great find from - I’m usually a UK 10 but got a 12 which fit me slightly looser.

Added in some accessories and my beloved pink tweed ‘Floyd’ jacket which is now 6 years old and still going strong. 💪

A couple weeks quick announcements - I’ve got some free content coming to reset your wardrobe for 2024!! ✨🤩

I’ve got a brand new free webinar all about finding your inner style compass coming at the end of Jan. It’s so refreshing once you get clear on what your personal style really is - even if you have a good idea already, our style evolves all the time so it’s worth having a little reflection from time to time.

Also I am releasing part two of the podcast I recorded with next week so watch out for that 👀 SO MUCH great style advice packed into a 40 minute podcast to get your wardrobe refreshed for 2024. 💫

Have a great weekend folks.

Jeans
Jacket at
Blouse at
Necklaces

19/12/2023

It’s a ski jumper and metallic skirt kind of day. ❄️🏂🩶

Cramming in as many sparkles and metallics as possible. This is me off to a meeting at the school - do you think I they’ll think it’s too much? 🤔

I think not! ‘Tis Christmas 🎅

Are you ready? Or maybe frantically finishing off work? Less than a week to go! 🤩🥳

Jumper
Skirt
Boots

13/12/2023

Meet my longest client Heather who I have shopped with since 2014!!! ☺️

9 years working with this lady who is now a good friend.

This is us last week on my final shopping trip of 2023 trying out some winter hats 😂 These are not ordinary hats, these are posh hats, posh hats from Maxmara 💅 We were basically being silly as we do have a laugh whenever we shop but at the end of the day I’m providing a service that helps Heather.

Heather is a great example of the kinds of people I work with. Almost all of them are busy, senior professionals with big jobs that take up all their time and headspace.

Often the last thing they want to do in spare time is head to the shops.

All my clients are different as individuals and all need different kinds of clothes but the reasons they hire me and pretty much universal.

My clients hire me to solve a problem. They want to look good and know they need to look good at work. They are likely senior and want to look and FEEL the part.

They are successful at work and driven but when it comes to clothes 🤯. This part of their life can be a frustrating stumbling block.

I make sure Heather and all my clients have whole outfits that work for every occasion, outfits that reflect their personality and feel ‘right’ for them.

If you’ve been thinking about working with a stylist but something is stopping you, call me for a chat! It’s totally life changing for loads of people.

A fresh perspective on your style and image with a seasoned pro (me!) has starling results. 🤩

Check my google reviews for lots more stories from my clients on how it has worked for them and the results they got.

I’m looking forward to reaching year 10 with Heather!

I am so grateful and I’m just so lucky to work with such amazing people. 🙏

20/10/2023

Today’s outfit feels very ‘me’ - casual/relaxed, slightly scruffy with trainers but with the added glam of dangly sparkly earrings and a diamanté clip that says ‘DISCO’ 🪩

Today I have a repeat client - she’s a film director which is slightly different to my usual clients but they all have the same things in common. They are busy people with big demanding jobs who want to look good but lack the time to shop for themselves.

I will make sure my client is kitted out for the coming months in everything, boots, knits, dresses, coats. I bring lots of ideas and like to push clients a bit outside their comfort zone. It’s good for the soul to get fresh ideas!

So happy it’s Friday!! Have a great day. 🎉

17/10/2023

Got the leather mini on as it’s finally tights and boots season. It’s important to clothes that make your heart sing - something I talk A LOT about on my podcast.

I’ve got a man client today which makes a little change. Looking forward to kitting him out for the coming months in just 3 hours! 🙌🏃‍♀️

For busy people, this is a very efficient way to shop. 😁

If you love a podcast and live style, image and fashion topics have a listen to mine - it’s called The Style Stories podcast. Get it anywhere you get your podcast or click link in my bio.

06/10/2023

Todays outfit was a risk and I feel scared.

I love the dress but I know it’s something most people would deem a dress they’d wear to a wedding or a special event.

Would people think I look stupid?

Would the other stylists at Harvey Nichols today laugh behind my back?

Then came the stresses about footwear. DM’s were too harsh. My Adidas Samba’s too summery. I have limited choice because I’m on my feet all day so heeled boots, although great, are just not an option.

I pondered the velvet flat Mary Jane’s I have from Zara but those paired with a satin dress would make the outfit ‘girly’ and that’s not me. Too many miles on the clock for girly. I’m more ‘feminine.’

I needed some edge to feel like me and take the outfit from ‘wedding’ to ‘daytime’ so I went for my trusty, much loved, slightly scruffy trainers.

We all want to fit in and that’s why we have these thoughts and worries when it comes to getting dressed. How many times have you stressed and lost time when you can’t find a good outfit? 🤯

This is exactly why so many people end up in a style rut, playing it safe with a dull wardrobe.

I realised then that I tell people to wear what they love. I tell people to not save things for best! Yet here I am worrying about wearing something others might feel too ‘extra.’

The only thing I needed to ask myself was ‘is this me?’ Does it fit my inherent personal style?

The answer is yes because it’s feminine, relaxed with a bit of edge. ✨

I had a word with myself and now I’m ready to rock this dress all day.

Otherwise it would hang in the wardrobe and what’s the point of that?

I arrived at Harvey Nichols and a stylist I know saw me and tan up to me saying “you look gorgeous today’

I then went into the office to a chorus of “you look lovely today!”

The lesson, find your style, wear what makes you feel like you. Chances are, people won’t be thinking ‘look at her!’ They’ll be thinking you look great and maybe wishing they’d dressed up a bit more?! 🙌

05/10/2023

Fast and loose outfit today just like me! 😜

I’ve gone for a double denim look but different shades of denim.

On my feet all day pre-shopping for my client tomorrow who needs a TOTAL style refresh!

I’m writing total in caps because this is a from scratch situation.

The client is very senior in pharmaceuticals and she has not properly updated her style or wardrobe for years.

Her wardrobe was full of casual and quite dated clothes which we zapped and got rid of! ✨

We unearthed her style personality which had got lost along the way. She used to be very classy and elegant but the wardrobe hardly had any tailoring an no clothes that lit her up!

High time for a style revamp 🙌

Very excited about this - I love a clean slate! Looking forward to the transformation.

My outfit today needs to be comfy but I still want ti look pulled together. I’m wearing my favourite cherry printed, puff shoulder denim shirt from at and ecru loose cocoon jeans

Have a great day! Almost the weekend. 😁

27/09/2023

I’m having a love a-flair 😄 How’s THAT for a bad Mum joke? 🤗

Totally loving flares right now and also a 70’s vibe ✌🏻

It’s important to find clothes that make you feel good. Clothes that suit your personality and make you feel comfortable and confident.

This outfit does that for me. I feel comfy, relaxed, a bit 70’s and a bit glam with the glitter top.

This is the topic on the next episode of my chart tooling podcast The Style Stories podcast. Did I mention I am currently at no.7 in THE UK CHARTS!! 🤩🙌

Blown away.

So if you’d like to understand why an outfit is right for you - what kinds of clothes are right for you - your STYLE PERSONALITY. Then you must listen to the next episode.

It’s 30 minutes if your time that will make a massive impact on your style. ✨

Listen anywhere you get your podcast or click the link in my bio. 😁

25/09/2023

BIG NEWS!!

The brand new series of my top-charting podcast The Style Stories is now live!

The first few episodes are ready to binge on Apple, Spotify or anywhere you get your podcast.

I am covering, outfit building, where to shop, autumn trends, how to nail smart/casual and much much more!

I’ve also got some guests joining me to chat style, image and fashion dilemma’s.

This is the podcast for you if you’d like tips and tricks ti get your wardrobe into shape.

It’s ALL about getting clarity on the clothes that really work for you. Once you have a better idea of your personal style, everything falls into place. 😎

Click the link in my bio or head to stories and have a listen. Let me know what you think. 🙏🏻

22/09/2023

Every day I’m ruffling…

It’s Friday and I am back in the fitting room with a client I last shopped with in 2019.

Pre-covid, pre-Brexit - oh boy have we been through the mill since then! 😬

This client is very senior in banking. She wants to walk into her new role with confidence and gravitas and of course a big part of that is what she wears.

She doesn’t want to waste headspace wondering what to wear when she has to deliver a speech, host a meeting or see HNW clients.

I’m covering it all. Work and weekends, client dinners and even Xmas parties (it’s not that far away!) 🫣

So happy it’s Friday! Have a great day everyone!!

Top at (old)
Trousers
Trainers
Suede blazer (new season)

21/09/2023

New season, new jumpsuit.

I love a denim jumpsuit. This one is 💙

Today I’ve been gathering a selection of outfits for a client I am shopping with tomorrow. My first shopping client of autumn 2023.

Have you got your work and weekend wardrobe sorted yet for autumn?

If you want some help, drop me a DM. 💌