From me to you…

Growing up, I was never the girl who was all that stylish. I could more likely be found in an oversized t-shirt and running shorts. I had to be ready to climb trees, build forts in the woods, or go “mud-stomping” at a moment's notice. I was a certified tomboy and loved it.

It wasn't until high school that I discovered this thing called personal style. Thanks to thrift stores, I spent many years experimenting with a ton of different (and often very bad) outfits. It wasn't truly until I moved to the big city (Yorktown to Richmond, Virginia was quite the shock) that I realized I could actually learn how to get dressed and turn those quirky outfits into a distinctive style all my own.

What I learned is that personal style can be taught. It's not just for the rich and famous, the fashionistas, or the creatives. It's for YOU.

Welcome to Chic Stripes - the culmination of what I've learned about personal style, what I continue to learn (questionable outfit experiments still included), and what I’m excited to share with you.

My personal dressing philosophy blends vintage statement pieces with a classic + minimal closet that can be mixed and matched endlessly. I believe in sustainable and ethical fashion, timeless silhouettes, and a creative wardrobe that reflects one's life, style, and budget. If you value those things as well… then join me. We can chat over a fashion magazine and coffee or take it outdoors for a hike - I'm up for either.

SPB 

An official bio….

Sydney Page Bass is a personal stylist, mindset coach, business strategist and writer. She brings structure + organization coupled with subconscious rewiring to help people streamline + simplify the chaos around them - whether it’s their closets, life or business.

In 2009, Sydney launched Chic Stripes, her personal style blog that focused on creating individualized style by shopping second hand first. She parlayed her blog into a successful personal styling business.

Sydney has been featured on numerous television segments, worked with local and national brands, has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal and the Today Show, was named Richmond’s Top Fashion Blogger in 2015 by Richmond Magazine, and continues to be the area’s go-to style expert. Sydney is a graduate of the Los Angeles-based School of Style and worked as a stylist for Keaton Row.

Between 2017-2022, after seeing a need in the market, she created BEYOND Biz School + The Founders Club, rebranded to The Profitable Stylist - to teach aspiring + current personal stylists how to create their own, sustainable styling business.

Sydney holds a Master in Social Work and a Master in Christian Education (2010).

She is a 200 hour certified yoga teacher and trained in Motivational Interviewing Technique, Cognitive Behavior Technique. In 2021, she became a Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner, with specialized training in Emotional Freedom Technique, TIME Techniques, Hypnotherapy and Success Coaching.

She currently lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband, two cats, and chickens.