‘How I actually saved money after hiring a luxurious personal shopper’

Her wardrobe was full, but Michelle Rule’s will to get dressed was empty. 

The busy Australian mom and businesswoman, she was tired of mismatched outfits, wasted money and morning meltdowns. 

So she called in reinforcements.

“I had stacks and stacks of clothes but nothing that was exciting to put on,” Michelle told Kidspot. 

“I got frustrated and I remember it was just a Friday afternoon. I was like, ‘Right, that’s it. There must be someone out there who offers like personal shopping or stylist to women like me.’”

“Takes me five minutes to pick an outfit“

Fashion has always been an interest for Michelle, but as an adult her restrictive spending led her to cheap pieces that didn’t spark inspiration and took up space in her closet. 

“I just felt like I had a wardrobe full of things that weren’t me,” she said.

She reached out to a stylist and soon came to find it was a match made in heaven. 

“She actually came to my home, had a look through my wardrobe. She understood what colors looked good for me, my tone,” Michelle recounted. 

“Apparently, I’m an autumn color.” 

From there, the stylist pulled items from her existing wardrobe she could work with, before creating a shopping list for what was missing. 

“The first big shop with her was essentially just putting together what ended up being a capsule wardrobe,” she explained. 

“By understanding the colors that work for me, my body shape and the styles I love, I ended up with a wardrobe full of things that all went together.” 

The transformation was instant. Now, the decision fatigue has disappeared from her morning routine. 

“I get up and I get ready in like it takes me five minutes less to pick an outfit,” she explained. 

“It really does come down to putting your own oxygen mask on first”

From business meetings to the school run, her clothes now meet the brief for every occasion, working with her lifestyle.

Her wardrobe consists of high-end pieces and affordable basics, which has led to compliments galore when she’s out and about. 

“”I have so many beautiful women commenting like every day, ‘Wow, you look so amazing.’ I always say I can’t take credit,” Michelle shared. 

“It’s quite literally just having a clever person put my wardrobe together in a way that there would be a thousand combinations that I could wear”

When it comes to needing new clothes, the process couldn’t be easier. 

“Now that my wardrobe is pretty much had the overhaul, it’s just about tweaking bits and pieces and any special events or occasions I need help with,” she explained.

“We meet at the shops, we try it on quickly, and I think we get it all done within like the hour. Then I’m out of there with my whole suitcase ready to go.”

Michelle believes it’s something every mom could benefit from. 

“We’re nurturers and we want to take care of everybody and sometimes it really does come down to putting your own oxygen mask on first,” she insists. 

While some moms might think it’s a luxury they can’t afford, Michelle argues it’s actually more economical.