Identity Stylist · New York City

Style
with Ava

Your outside should tell the story your inside already knows.

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[I work with a limited number of clients each season.]

Ava Sharbaf, Identity Stylist

About

Style is the translation.
Identity is the original.

Twenty years in style taught me one thing: the clothes are never really the point.

I'm a lifelong visual artist—BFA in Fashion Design, years spent in New York's tech and startup world—and I've spent my career watching how people use what they wear to say something about who they are. Or who they're trying to become.

My process starts with identity, not inventory. Before we open a single drawer or walk into a single store, we talk. About you. About the gap between how you're seen and how you see yourself. About what you want your presence to say.

I work with established professionals—often in their 30s and 40s—whose outside no longer matches their inside. People in transition: a new role, a new chapter, a new sense of self.

I don't tell people what to wear. They tell me, through my process.

Services

How
We
Work

Not sure where to start? That's part of the process. We focus on clarity, direction, and building a wardrobe that actually works for your life.

01

The Style Session

A focused session working exclusively with what you already own. We build outfits, identify patterns, and create clear direction for how to get dressed day to day.

02

The Closet Edit

A full wardrobe review to decide what stays, what goes, and what's missing. We create structure, eliminate friction, and establish a strong foundation.

03

The Closet Edit + Build

A complete wardrobe reset. We edit first, then strategically add pieces to fully align your closet with your lifestyle, needs, and style goals.

Also available

Personal Shopping

I source and you try on, in store and online, and we notice what feels like you.

Seasonal Refresh

A light update for the season ahead, for those with a wardrobe foundation.

Monthly Retainer

Ongoing support as your life and style evolve.

Contact

Apply to work together.

Tell me where you are and where you're headed. I'll be in touch.

Not sure where to start? That's part of the process.