When I started styling clients, I thought I understood fashion in a pretty straightforward way: good outfits come from good pieces, and good pieces come from good shopping. But working with real women—real wardrobes, real budgets, real lifestyles—completely changed how I see style. Very quickly, I realized personal styling isn’t really about clothes at all. It’s about decisions. It’s about habits. It’s about how people build relationships with what they wear every day. My fir
