Style Your Threads Features Young Upcoming Talented Stylist: Chi Ilochi

I am Chi Ilochi, and I am a 20 year old Nigerian American fashion stylist, designer and model from Pittsburgh, PA. (Styling By Chi) (Designs By Chi / Artistry Clothing). I offer a variety of services that include personal shopping, wardrobe styling, and style consolations that include helping people find their style and feel confident and beautiful while they do it! I style those who struggle with autism, mental illness, physical illness, depression, anxiety, the elderly, the list goes on. To me styling isn’t about the glitz and glam it’s about helping heal and inspire through clothing. Motivational Story:  (Overcoming Self Doubt)

Clients. Collaborations. Two things that have made my journey a challenge and it didn’t have to be, but I learned it was a part of the process. I have turned them down on countless occasions. Not because I didn’t want to work with these amazing individuals. I’ve always been the you create, I create, let’s create together type of gal. But I felt that I wasn’t good enough to do so. I figured because I’m not like most in my field of interest because I don’t have a “large enough” social presence, why would people want to work with me? What makes what I do different or special or better than those doing the same exact thing I do? I struggled with this self-doubt, this insecurity, this overthinking for YEARS. Realizing I couldn’t fix it overnight, I worked vigorously to exercise positive affirmations, my self-worth, and creative worth. It took so many tears, so much prayer for myself and from others, so many long days, so many mentally lonely nights, but with consistency and determination, I’m proud to say I did it.

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