after completing all my shopping for my newest client becky...i headed over to her house yesterday with all my purchases...i have to say i was a little bit nervous...i had so many challenges on my list that i need to take into account...i was expecting that there would be many returns...
to catch you up...i had written about becky a while back...i was hired by her mom to update her wardrobe...becky is a beautiful 21 year old girl who has lived with autism...and is completely not interested in fashion...therein lies part of the challenge...along with not having ties, certain buttons...and comfort...this was not an easy shopping assignment. becky does not grasp the simplest of "rules" in clothing...she needs to be guided on what to wear, when to wear it etc...based on the weather and what the actually event is...be it school, church or dinner at the country club.
becky does not like to try on clothes...i was warned by her mother...but i came in excited with my purchases...of course...i need to remember that it really doesn't matter what i think...but what my client thinks...
as becky started trying on the clothes...i noticed that she would stand in front of the mirror and admire each of the pieces...and after each one...she would look at her mom and say..."mine?"
she loved the clothes...i have to admit...i was pretty happy at this point...
what i usually do when purchasing items for a client...is that i buy 2 or 3 items that are alike...so the client has a choice...and it keeps me from doing to many returns...becky's mom loved the items as well...that she kept pretty much everything i bought...for variety...
all in all - it was a very successful shopping trip for me...now the task of putting together becky's look book...where she will have her very own book with pictures of all her clothes already put into outfits...becky has a pretty full life, and i love that her mom is working at making becky as independent as possible...i also love that i am able to help in this process...
and of course...i got my hug and kiss on the cheek as a thank you from becky...what could be better than that?
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