I. Share your styling needs
We meet over coffee to discuss fashion, style, and wardrobe. I'll learn about your style preferences, lifestyle, personality, and fashion budget. This way I get to know you and tailor my consulting services to make sure you are happy with the results. This meeting helps us focus on fashion goals that will make you look fabulous.
II. Show me your closet
Together we explore your closet to determine what to keep, tailor, consign or donate. We’ll talk about the most flattering styles for your body type. I’ll recommend fashion ideas to update, expand or redo your wardrobe, or even make suggestions on that special purchase for an upcoming event.
III. Shop together
As your personal shopper, I'll pre-select merchandise from department stores, shops and boutiques. Then, we’ll meet for you to try on pieces and discuss what works, what doesn’t and why. I’ll also share styling tips and shopping strategies, so you become a more knowledgeable and savvy shopper.
Great Time to Shop
Karen Fisch, July 17, 2020
Every morning for the past many Covid-filled months, my fashion decision each morning is simple. If it’s a hiking workout day, I choose the thigh-length leggings and a breathable sport bra and tank. But if it’s an online yoga...
Creativity in Isolation
Karen Fisch, May 11, 2020
I believe we are all somewhere on the creative continuum. Some of us are just more aware of our creativity than others so we’re more conscious of tapping into it. We all use a greater or lesser extent of...
Never Say Never
Karen Fisch, April 28, 2020
With age comes wisdom, or at least we hope so. Rather than the absolutes in life, most of us tend to moderate our thinking and soften a bit as we mature. We replace words like always and never with...
You saved me from a packing nightmare!
Karen, I cannot thank you enough for your invaluable help in preparing for our trip. You saved me from a packing nightmare! I am excited to wear the things we chose, and relieved that I will look stylish but still comfortable. I have no doubt that I will be reaching out to you for future needs. It’s very reassuring to know such a great resource, and a great person. Many thanks.
I couldn’t be happier
I am in love with my new summer wardrobe! Karen helped me get out of my box and find new fun, clothes for the summer that mix and match to make many different outfits and looks. Her services were invaluable in that I know that I have invested in pieces that look great on me and that I know I will wear. No more buying clothes that end up just hanging in the closet! Her sense of fashion and style is amazing. It feels so good to receive compliments from strangers when I am out for a date night out, or just lunch with the girls. And one of the best things about Karen’s services is that she had items picked out, ready for me to try on, and I didn’t have to spend hours searching through racks. I couldn’t be happier in my decision to hire Karen as my personal shopper! I’ll never go back to shopping on my own!
She does her homework
I would highly recommend working with Karen and Beyond Basic Black. She is extremely knowledgeable about style and fashion. Karen is very personable and easy to get along with. She does a great job of “interviewing” her clients ahead of time to get a solid understanding of where she can best help them. One of the best things about working with her is she does her homework and has many pieces picked out before you ever even get to the store to try them on. Take it from someone who does not enjoy shopping, Karen takes the anxiety out of it and makes it an enjoyable process!
A delightful experience
It has been a delightful experience to work with Karen. She listens, make suggestions and then works diligently to find the best outfits for me and my lifestyle. If you need styling advice, definitely call Karen. She will make you feel very special, pampered, and well dressed for any occasion.
Karen more than exceeds expectations
Karen has exquisite taste in clothes, accessories, home decor and food. Whether my wife and I need ideas for the perfect hostess gift, menu and centerpiece suggestions to make a dinner party spectacular or the perfect outfit for a special occasion, Karen more than exceeds expectations. Give her a little direction, a price range, and wait to be wowed.
I now understand my body shape!
If you want to update or change your look, flatter your figure and have fun doing so, then I highly recommend working with Karen at Beyond Basic Black. Karen has a unique talent and stylist eye to find pieces from clothing to shoes that will work best for you and your fashion style. I now understand (finally!) my body shape and what pieces work best. I have changed my shopping habits; where I shop, and what I buy. Though it may sound crazy, I believe in the long run working with Karen will result in saving money by being more selective in my clothing purchases that work best for me. Perhaps more importantly I now have new pieces that make me feel and look great. Thanks Karen!
I am thrilled with the outcome!
Karen created a precise concept for my wardrobe that is sophisticated, professional, and stylish. I feel a heightened sense of confidence from wearing the pieces she selected for me. My goal is to convey an artistic style and a unique look to my wardrobe and she was great at achieving this for me. I am thrilled with the outcome! It is a pleasure working with a positive professional like Karen, who is committed to client satisfaction. The experience was inspiring. I highly and heartily recommend working with Karen.
She was so sensitive to my feelings
Wow! Have you ever been faced with a deadline to present at an important professional event and lack the time and expertise to find just the right outfit and accessories? Thankfully a friend of mine told be about this dynamic personal shopper, Karen Fisch, who could ease my nerves and ensure that I looked perfect for each event. We only had two days to pull it off and we did it. She was so sensitive to my feelings of nervousness and the magnitude of the award. I would highly recommend Karen as a personal shopper and trusted colleague/friend as you prepare yourself for significant events in your life.
She is an absolute joy
Karen Fisch found the perfect leather handbag for me. Perfect size, perfect price and perfect look for just what I needed. She is an absolute joy to have shop for you. Her expertise and positive attitude come through in all she does. I’d highly recommend her.
What a difference
Karen just has that knack for knowing what looks right for your body shape. The compliments I now receive from my friends, colleagues and even strangers on my choice of clothing has brought so much confidence & high self-esteem. What a difference a wardrobe make-over can bring. Karen makes the outfit complete!
Karen will help you feel very special
It has been wonderful working with Karen. I just retired and, needing a new look, she helped me completely update my wardrobe. Karen will help you feel very special and well dressed. I am looking forward in working with her to continue updating my wardrobe into the coming spring and summer. I highly recommend Karen.
I feel and look great!
My wardrobe needed a serious overhaul and I am so glad I had Karen’s expertise with the needed changes. After decades of oppressing and depressing limitations of my desire for wanting to dress better, I was finally set free to be ME and to achieve what I had yearned for so long. It was worth investing in me as I am now empowered to keep moving forward with the liberating change. I feel and look great! I can’t wait to do it again.
I am a new woman
I used Karen for a closet clean-out and I feel, truly, like I am a new woman. What impressed me most was Karen has a gift of really knowing what reflects my style and needs and she does it with such grace, precision and elegance. Her questions helped me understand myself and my style better and I actually feel differently about my body after having had this experience. How can you even begin to value that! Thank you Karen. I so appreciate your expertise, wisdom and kind, discerning nature.
She is terrific!
I was in a rut and could not put outfits together. Thankfully I found Karen! She is terrific. Karen is an excellent professional who knows how to dress people, stay within a budget and serve her clients. She accomplished exactly what I wanted and needed and I will continue to use Karen. Beyond that, she is so nice and fun to be with!