The Triumph of Individual Style : A Guide to Dressing Your Body, Your Beauty, Your Self

Carla Mathis is a pioneer and sought-after trainer in the Image industry. She is one of a few stylists to have worked and taught with Suzanne Caygill, the woman who pioneered Image Consulting. One of 21 Certified Image Masters (CIM) worldwide, Carla Mathis provides image consulting for individuals & groups in the USA and internationally. Carla is co-founder and instructor of the Style Core Institute, and has trained expert Image Consultants & aspiring personal stylists around the world. She is a founding member of both the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI) and Color Designers International (CDI), the two preeminent professional associations in the field. The Style Core is based in Northern California, offering courses both domestically and internationally. (Updated May 2019)


Helen Villa Connor is the information designer, writer and creative force of "The Triumph of Individual Style." A developer of educational materials since the 1970's, Helen Originated the Body's Design Pattern paradigm, the foundation of this landmark book, in the 1980's. With it, she brought sweeping changes to the knowledge base on color, style, beauty and personal image. Her scholarship ad artist's vision further led to timeless concepts including her breakthrough theory on proportion, her unique discussion on creativity and style, and her treatment of color usage and terminology which prompted one book critic to write, "This chapter alone is worth the price of the book." An authority on individual style, Helen has been a keynote and popular speaker for the American Sewing Guild, Penn State's "Women's Day", the University of California at San Francisco's Women Leaders Symposium, and Authors and Critics on PBS. She has received design awards for innovation and excellence including the Association of Image Consultants International's IMMIE (Image Makers Merit of Industry Excellence) for Education.