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How Did Mikara Reid Help These Clients Showcase their Best selves?

 While every client has their uniqueness and fashion challenges that brought them to us, Mikara Reid’s proprietary system encompasses both personal and professional. The resulting impact can be seen through our client’s style transformation and feedback.

How Did Mikara Reid Help These Clients Showcase their Best selves?

Construction engineer

Wardrobe problems that you were facing?

I’m around a lot of men/masculine energy and there’s only a handful of women within this location. I was having trouble expressing myself as a woman in this “boys club” environment and couldn’t find a fashion identity that represented me the way I needed to be.

How did you manage the daily wardrobe challenges?

I simply wore a lot of muted colors. My closet was predominantly black and white clothes, but I felt like I was getting overlooked a lot of the time especially with my personality being so low-key.

What was the significant difference in the level of confidence before and after the transformation?

Honestly, I would say my confidence level before meeting Mikara Reid at MIIEN was at a 4. I barely went anywhere due to me feeling ashamed about my personal appearance.

After the second INNER-MIIENing session on the transformation journey, I felt a different pep in my step and the makeover wasn’t even complete yet. My confidence level doubled by then and it became an 8!

How did Mikara Reid manage with your decision process?

I feel like Mikara listened and thoroughly understood where I was coming from as a businesswoman in a male-dominated industry. Which made the process more comforting for me to be more open and vulnerable for her to get to the root of the problem. Her approach is truthful yet motivating. She wants the best for her clients and she does not ignore decisions. She will allow you to see the difference with your decision vs hers with her fact-finding. Having this apart of my fashion journey gave me a better sense of what I was doing wrong versus just telling me what I should wear.

What were your goals and objectives? What was the plan of action?

My wardrobe goal and objective was to get out of black and white clothes and have an organized closet. I want to be more alive with my appearance since I know I don’t have a strong personality. The plan of action that was set for my lifestyle was understanding my dress code since I spend a lot of time there (at work). Once we identified the key influences for my work dress-code, we structured a fashion system for my closet, shopping choices, and created a new color palette that can be worn at work and after work activities. This was a start for me to begin my fashion journey.

Did the end result satisfy you?

It definitely did. Instead of wearing black and white, Mikara has provided me with a new color combination that separates me from the “boys club” environment yet keeps my woman's presence/ feminine energy intact. I’ve been wearing blush pink and navy blue with red lipstick. It works extremely well with me and I’ve been attracting what I’ve been wanting with the end result!

Why did you choose Mikara Reid’s personal style consultations?

I chose Mikara Reid over other stylists because I saw she had strengths in closet organization and her style is suitably striking. I personally think her style suits her well - it’s not over the top all the time and it’s unique. I admired that a lot and dug into what she really does. With the experience and organization, it won me over. I am extremely happy with the results and how effective it has been for me in my personal and professional life.