Fashion Consultant - Zoe Hennessey

Personal stylists and shoppers are not only for huge spenders—they can also enable ordinary people to discover fashion that caters to their needs within a specific budget. We talked with Zoe Hennessey, a personal stylist and shopper in Los Angeles, CA , to get an idea about her job. Do you accomplish more than shopping? "When I tell people I am a personal shopper, they assume all I do is hang out at malls," Zoe Hennessey reveals to us. While purchasing apparel is a major part of her day, it is not as straightforward as it might sound. Shoppers always keep their client’s needs in mind, but also offer up new solutions to their style problems, and this means shopping creatively! A shopper must be able to analyze a piece and clothing for her client, and sometimes a piece of clothing that no one pays attention to, is exactly the right piece! Shoppers also need to stay well informed on all the current trends, and this requires a ton of research. Shoppers need to be organized, op