The following is adapted from Going Gray: what I learned about beauty, sex, work, motherhood, authenticity, and everything else that really matters by Anne Kreamer © 2007,  Little, Brown and Company.

“… Carol sat me in front of a sunny window and pulled out fabric patches to determine which colors made me look best, and it was amazing to me how modest, subtle shifts could make me appear very different…I was chagrined that I hadn’t figured out these differences on my own, but here’s a reason we hire interior designers to help with our houses, and accountants to do our taxes…

All of the image consultants offered a home service, to come and help winnow out your wardrobe so that you are left only with clothing that makes you look your best. I felt comfortable enough with Davidson after my initial consultation to invite her to do this with me…By the time Davidson left my house that afternoon, I had hardly a thing left that I could wear, but I did look good in and love every item that remained. And, just as I’d felt light and nimble when I finally cut off my last inches of colored hair, I now felt unaccountably joyful having purchased the necessary emotionally laden fashion baggage. The sense of liberation was profound…”