Driven by Originality for Everyday Style.

Welcome to MIIEN (pronounced as “mean”) Consultancy: the personal style destination. At MIIEN Consultancy, we educate our clients to understand that their personal style is  a  branding  tool hence this boutique fashion image consultancy is not trend-driven, we are You-driven. We are dedicated to helping you showcase your best self through your everyday fashion clothing as a professional. Mikara Reid’s proprietary system for individual style has  helped hundreds of high-achieving clients find a sympathetic match between the clothing and the wearer by getting to the root of their wardrobe or shopping problems and tapping into their fashion identity (which entails personal inventory and self-confidence). It's time to stop being mediocre and show up as the best version of yourself!

Who are we?

MIIEN Consultancy is  a 3x nominated fashion image consultancy based in the DMV area, founded by certified image consultant (by AICI), Mikara Reid. We know that your physical appearance (your clothing style) is the first thing almost everyone notices about you when you walk into a room. This is why we primarily focus on helping high-achieving professionals understand who they are and how to present a better version of themselves to stand out in their respective industry to garner the authority that’s needed to succeed. 

MIIEN Consultancy was established in 2015 in Miami, Florida. There was an uptick of high-end fashion opportunities in New York and Miami so Mikara decided to move forward into full-time entrepreneurship with her fashion business. Over the years of doing fashion editorial styling, advertising styling, e-commerce, wardrobe styling, visual merchandising, assisting celebrity stylist, Mikara Reid went towards her happy space in fashion which is personal styling and image consulting.

Discovering your fashion identity and portraying it through your everyday fashion is what makes any highly visible professional confident and influential!

What we do BEST?

If you’re someone who’s tired of wearing fast fashion clothes in the highlight of your career or want to have a more cohesive everyday image as a brand, then you are at the right place. At MIIEN Consultancy, we are all about helping you create a sustainable everyday wardrobe. We offer our committed, self-actualizing clients with a practical personalized closet plan and wardrobe strategy that aligns with their lifestyle using Mikara Reid’s proprietary system. She will be your professional and personal stylist and organizer, helping you to get better opportunities by utilizing  your personal appearance as a brand marketing tool. 

Since our practices have evolved into sustainable everyday style and wardrobe, we DO NOT support our clients in wearing fast fashion brands as this goes against Mikara Reid’s proprietary system for long-term results. 

Our services have increased opportunities and positively impacted over 400 people over the course of 10 years in personal styling professionals. 

MIIEN’s services include: 

  • Style Photoshoot

  • MIIEN Makeover

  • MIIEN Management

  • MIIEN Closet Plan

  • Speaking engagements

  • Fashion Brand styling.  

If you’re ready to improve your fashion image, check out our service page here.

The makeover phase of Miien:

The 2020 global pandemic changed the lives of so many people as well as businesses, including MIIEN Consultancy, so Mikara Reid took the time to restructure and revise MIIEN’s direction and vision. Keeping up with the time and what our clients wanted while being congruent with her passion was a challenging process. After the drastic decline of high fashion clients and the uptick for everyday fashion and “new norm” work wear, Mikara noticed the neglect of her private professional audience. Most fashion stylists focused their services toward celebrities, avant-garde, and photo shoots. There was an absence of focus on utilizing everyday fashion as a tool to succeed in life especially since digital content is being consumed more than ever. Most individuals do not have a nourishing relationship with their day-to-day fashion identity and personal style let alone a system that is productive for them. After assessing this lack, that was when Mikara Reid decided to makeover this service based business, MIIEN Consultancy and begin its new era! Tailoring the consultancy to fashion identity, fashion systems & original style for high-achieving professionals as the primary focus and high-performing fashion brands as secondary. 

Clients We work with

Our clientele have certain levels of standards to meet when it comes to their profession and they don’t want their personal appearance to fall far behind their skillset. People they associate with and engage with often pre-judge them before saying a word to them. Professions of our primary clientele usually fall under (but not limited to):

  • Real estate agents who operate online and offline including giving home tours, attending offices and managing social media.

  • Attorneys that attend court rooms.

  • Broadcasters that are in front of thousands of audience members or listeners spreading a message.

  • Consultants who operate independently and help businesses or customers achieve their goals.

  • Retired Doctors that are Keynote Speakers

  • C-level Businessmen/Businesswomen who travel frequently and are always on the go.

  • All other professions as well who are usually over the age of 32 and are highly committed to personal development for their future benefit.

MIIEN Consultancy not only caters to professional individuals, we also cater to independent fashion brands for fashion styling branding needs. Please check out the Fashion Brand Styling page for more details. 

Who’s Mikara Reid?

A New Jersey native-turned DMV transplant, Mikara Reid is the Founder/CEO of the brand MIIEN. Beyond her love for getting dressed up, organizing closets, executing fashion projects and truly using her distinctive image as a business card, Mikara has over 15 years of experience in the fashion, retail and communication space, working under prominent brands and companies such as: Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York, Bravo’s Project Runway, Louis Vuitton, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Omari Harwick, Miss USA 2016, BET Rip the Runway, The RealReal, GAP, Juicy Couture, EXPRESS and so much more. Although she never saw a career in fashion while growing up in New Jersey as a child athlete but fashion kept reappearing in her life in different mediums throughout her impressionable years.

 After having a lot of encouragement from a close cousin over a course of months to try fashion out again, it was when Mikara came across a famous celebrity stylist (Toye Adedipi) in LAX airport while traveling, she decided to try out styling. Great thing her close cousin had those words of encouragement months before, turned out, this was the area of fashion that excited her compared to the other sectors of fashion. With all her experience and knowledge garnered throughout these 15 years she is able to provide this high quality service to you.

“We’ve all had a time when we struggled to find something to wear or to find things that resonate with our personal style. I was a part of that club believe it or not.  Not knowing who I was as a woman spilled over to my clothes selection process, how I was showing up in the world and my performance in life.  So my look was all over the place and life became overwhelming for me. And no matter how much money you spend, how unique that piece you are wearing, the groundwork is in self-awareness which translates to my personal appearance & originality.” - Mikara Reid

Why Choose This Consultancy?

Why Choose This Consultancy?

How often do you look in the mirror after choosing an outfit and actually say to yourself “damn I look & feel good!”. That is the exact expression you would have by the time Mikara Reid is done with you. With her robust knowledge of fashion from AICI and over 15 years experience working in the fashion industry, she knows all the do’s and don'ts, as well as what would work for you and what wouldn’t.

Mikara’s focus is on expressing individuality that’s why MIIEN is called “The Personal Style Destination”. She mirrors in on helping you discover your fashion identity because through her professional experiences and past personal struggles she has come to identify it as the core in achieving your personal style goals. And if you didn’t know the additional “I” in MIIEN is a symbol of Individuality.

As a professional or a brand seeking help with your fashion image, you need someone who has walked in your shoes or similar shoes to understand the pre-judgement looks, the non-verbal cues in corporate rooms and Mikara has walked and lived in those shoes. She's a multi-hyphenated businesswoman herself so; she isn’t only capable of dressing you for numerous occasions and taking the ease off of your dressing experience, she knows how to pivot to help professionals who want to be seen and showcase who they are without saying a word. 

MIIEN Values

  • Communication is a significant component of getting by and having a successful yet satisfying life. Outside of communicating verbally, your appearance also speaks volumes. From good skincare, nails groomed to an ironed outfit - this communicates you take pride in yourself. Communicating your long-term goals, fears, wants, and lifestyle can also be voiced through your everyday image. Mikara strives to create an environment where her clients feel comfortable and open to sharing their insecurities getting dressed, troubled areas in their personal style and long-term goals during our interactions, as it helps to improve the overall experience.

  • When you are dealing with your fashion identity, confidence is the pulse of your style. And with it, your image will come alive the way you want it. How did Mikara get so confident? She went through her own phase of not feeling good enough and sought help. With repetition, she saw the major changes and decided she wanted to implement these approaches in her business but be more fashion-focused. Once she established her consultancy, she developed a coaching session specifically designed to help build your confidence level while going through your fashion journey so that your clothes and confidence can be aligned when you’re done. Just like building muscles, it takes time, effort, and repetition to build your confidence.

  • Committing to anything means creating a bond for the “NEW YOU.” You are taking the time out and dedicating yourself to making a new version of yourself. And when we see that you are committing to the new journey, it sets a new layer of respect, communication, confidence, and loyalty.

What’s Next for MIIEN?

We are proudly in our new post-pandemic era and we released our first physical product, What’s Your MIIEN! ? Discover Your Fashion Identity book by Mikara Reid on October 3, 2023. Next up will be What’s Your MIIEN! ? workbook, audiobook & The Personal Style Diary in 2024. These are self-pacing, budget-friendly products to help you connect with your fashion identity and personal brand. Mikara is also gearing up to get more in the content space as well as the fashion design space to live up to our motto: ‘The Personal Style Destination’. These are the future moves that will help our clients better position themselves while we evolve into the one-stop-shop brand all under one name.

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