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In August and September 2009 Chantelle will be running Style Yourself Confident workshops at SenSpa in the luxury Four-star Careys Manor Hotel, New Forest. Book yourself in for the Style Yourself Confident Day on Thursday 27th August or the Style Yourself Confident Break on Thursday 3rd September and receive expert advice and tips on how to dress for your body shape, understand how to use colour, learn how to accessorise successfully and save hundreds of pounds by learning how to shop more efficiently.

In June 2009 Chantelle was approached by House of Fraser Croydon to host a number of Summer Style Workshops in conjunction with Croydon Fashion Festival.

In April 2009 iStylista.com was awarded a place in The Independent Online Fashion 100 list, which was founded by Leon Bailey Green.

After being awarded funding from Finance South East in October 2008, Chantelle and her business partner re-launched iStylista.com – Your Online Personal Stylist, as an online personal shopping website in May 2009.

In April 2009 Chantelle was approached by boutique recruitment agency La Crème to help organise and host a number of style events for their clients in Guildford, London, Bristol, Manchester and Crawley. Chantelle worked alongside the quintessentially luxury English brand LK Bennett who provided the venues and clothes for all the events.

In October 2008 Chantelle won the award for ‘Most Inspiring Newcomer’ at TFIC Spirit of Inspiration Awards 2008.

“This year’s winner is dynamic and inspirational – not only with her looks, her cutting edge services and marketing techniques – but because she has a real passion and enthusiasm for helping others. Chantelle is an excellent role model and ambassador to other prospective members.”
Sue Donnelly, President TFIC

In September 2008 Chantelle helped organise The Bentall Centre’s first ever Fashion Show in Kingston with Phoenix, the shopping centre’s integrated marketing and communications agency. She hosted the fashion show, which included ten professional models and styled the models outfits using complimentary colours, styles and current autumn/winter trends.

In August 2008 Chantelle and her online personal stylist website iStylista.com have been shortlisted for the 02 X Awards, which honor the UK’s best small firms across four categories – Fashion, Music, Food and Drink, and Technology and Innovation. The overall Entrepreneur of the Year will scoop a £10,000 cash prize.

In August 2008 Chantelle was shortlisted at The Federation of Image Consultants (TFIC) Spirit of Inspiration Awards for the Most Inspiring Newcomer category. The winners will be announced at TFIC 20th Year Anniversary Conference 2008 in October.

In August 2008 Chantelle was selected to become one of the personal stylists at the largest shopping centre in London, £1.6 billion landmark White City development Westfield London.

In November 2007 Chantelle was asked to style the UK’s youngest gastric bypass patient Natalie Cox (16 years old) in an ITV Health Documentary. Natalie was 25 stone before she had the operation, however, 6 months on after the surgery she had lost 1 stone a month, weighing 18 stone.

In mid-September 2007 Chantelle launched a revolutionary online personal stylist website called iStylista.com. iStylista.com allows women to download their very own personalised style guide where they will learn which styles best suit their body shape, which colours compliment their skintone, how to create a capsule wardrobe for their lifestyle, whilst giving fantastic personal styling advice and tips specific to their individuality. To download your personalised style guide please visit iStylista.com.

In September 2007 Chantelle launched a personal shopping service at Festival Place shopping centre in Basingstoke. To make a booking with Chantelle, please call her on 07971 484882.

In September 2007 Chantelle produced her first fashion column ‘Style Counsel’ for Surrey Life magazine, a premium county magazine. She continued to write her fashion column up until May 2009.