My mission is to drown out the sartorial noise and give clients a highly-personalized bespoke process of helping them identify, not only what their must-haves are for any given season, but to dig much deeper to help them discover and hone what their own signature style truly is and how it fits into their life. Intent on putting the “personal” back into “personal styling” think of me as your chic friend who also happens to be a well-informed and connected fashion editor, giving clients a deeply customized wardrobe overhaul.
"I am larger, better than I thought. I did not know I held so much greatness." - Walt Whitman
My mission is to drown out the sartorial noise and give clients a highly-personalized bespoke process of helping them identify, not only what their must-haves are for any given season, but to dig much deeper to help them discover and hone what their own signature style truly is and how it fits into their life. I will elevate the personal style that defines your personal and professional image. Your unique self expression will organically bring more confidence and identify a signature look, that I will create through my process of drafting your personalized trademark template. All the while, I will be teaching you a powerful visual language that stands the test of time. You will feel happy with a closet you love, that makes you look beautiful, strong and natural. Great style simultaneously feels familiar and brand-new yet will bring about a wardrobe that is timeless. This way of life harmonizes mind with body, internal with external. It pushes you forward, inspiring your vision of the future, embodying the values and aspirations you truly connect to. My job, and purpose, is to help you find your own refined version of yourself through a gentle improvement of wardrobe and lifestyle decisions, beginning in the mind, traveling through the heart, surfacing on the body, and creating the next level change you crave in the world. You will channel confidence and create effect by harnessing your personal best style, radiant energy, mind and beliefs. The results will be almost immediate as the people around you sense a shift in your vibration. You will inhabit the ultimate version of "you" and begin living an upgraded life. Through our collaboration -- which includes fashion editing, in depth vertical shopping, structuring of your brand and image, organization of your space, and styling your day-to-day looks including photography -- we will dig deep, refresh, clear and next level your point of view to effect the way you present yourself to the world. You will shine bright, it will be personal, and it will show great strength.
Geraldine Stutz, the late Henri Bendel president who transformed the New York retail scene in the 1960s, famously quipped, “Fashion says, ‘Me too,’ and style says, ‘Only me.’” Whether you live and die for the latest shipment at Bergdorf’s or dread opening the closet door every morning, your personal style is your very foremost tool of communication—your visual calling card, and one you want to be unique.
Just as a personal trainer, nutritionist, or life coach can enrich your existence, having a dedicated stylist proves that the right clothes make the woman—and her well-being. Manhattan “Holistic personal stylist” Lisa von Weise knows this all too well and takes Stutz’s p.o.v. one step further. “Knowing yourself is the difference between fashion, what outside forces tell you to wear, and style, the way you express your unique self,” states von Weise, whose own mission is to drown out the sartorial noise and give her clients a highly-personalized bespoke process of helping them identify, not only what their must-haves are for any given season, but to dig much deeper to help them discover and hone what their own signature style truly is and how it fits into their life.
After a quarter decade honing her styling skills for Barneys, major women’s magazines like Elle, Vogue, Vanity Fair, and celebrities (Bruce Springsteen was her first client), von Weise is intent on putting the “personal” back into “personal styling.” Think of her as a chic friend who also happens to be a well-informed and connected fashion editor, giving her clients a deeply customized wardrobe overhaul. -- Andrew Bevan
Just as a personal trainer, nutritionist, or life coach can enrich one’s existence, learning from a dedicated stylist proves that the right clothes make the woman—and her well-being. “If you’re dressed appropriately and dressed well, you are calm and collected and confident and that is an immediate result. People respond to you in a great way. People dress to reflect where they’re at in their professional and personal life. I encourage my clients to be more creative, experimental, and often a little cooler.
In a nutshell, I show busy, high-profile professionals struggling with time and clarity around their wardrobe how to be efficient, feel confident, and live authentically. I am available to teach in a group setting, guiding participants through experimentation and discussion in an environment safe for exploration. Expect wisdom, honesty, well-researched insight, engaging visuals and open dialogue to actively support your goal of excellence. Results include an amplified feeling of elevation, a burst of energy, and a keen awareness of enlarged possibilities. Very few realize what power sincerity carries, and individuality is something to which everyone aspires. I gladly share my knowledge, and vast experience at the top end of the market, of how to create a unique expression that will open doors for you.
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”- GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
“A blend of empathy, intellect, and sharp curiosity, von Weise’s unflappable voice has the soothing effect of an NPR host—an antidote to the sometimes-grating and intimidating world of fashion.”
— Andrew Bevan
