AS a child Chantelle always wanted to be involved in the fashion industry. Growing up in Devon the wannabe fashionista spent all her time designing shoes, making clothes, styling her mum and shopping for the latest fashions – hoping that one day she would bag her dream job of becoming a personal stylist.

And the dream came true – Chantelle is now one of the UK's leading personal stylists. It has taken guts and determination to become one of the best in her profession, but she says it was worth all the effort.

She had a good job as a graphic designer, but left to pursue her dream, launching her style consultancy in 2007 after completing a professional image consultancy course.

Alongside her training, she launched a styling focused fashion blog, TopStylista.com, which gave her a fantastic online platform to reach out to style-hungry women across the globe.

Chantelle and her experienced stylist team at TopStylista provide bespoke personal styling and shopping services for men and women nationwide and overseas. More recently, she was delighted to launch her personal shopping service at Princesshay Exeter after collaborating on the Face of Princesshay Exeter model search.

The personal shopping service is perfect for those looking to enhance their image, or update their existing wardrobe with the new season trends and styles. Chantelle said: "Typically, the majority of clients don't know where to start, they may be stuck in a rut or their lifestyle has changed. Therefore, they may need help with restyling their wardrobe." Next month Chantelle is going to help Echo readers with their style dilemmas in our new Style SOS feature starting on March 15.

If you have a fashion problem – need that perfect outfit for a wedding, a maternity wardrobe or stylish work wear – get in touch by emailing skemp@expressandecho.co.uk by the end of February, and be prepare to be styled!

To book a personal shopping session with Chantelle or to find out about her style consultancy, see www.personal-stylist.co.uk or call Chantelle on 07971 484882.