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maria@mariaturkel.com or (203) 247-0717
get to know me
I am a small business owner, personal wardrobe stylist and costumer from the set of FRIENDS.
I dress people for life--I believe when you look good, you feel good; when you feel good, you do good. I work with about 40 private clients each year and can get your wardrobe into a great place while making the whole process feel like fun.
I love taking care of my clients so that they love getting dressed each day. I help people to build confidence and save time & money by:
1) cleaning out and editing their closets
2) taking them shopping or shopping for them in any store
3) building outfits head to toe and photographing these to create LookBooks which are tools my clients use every day to make getting dressed easy and enjoyable.
❤︎ All of my services are available both virtually and in person ❤︎
Since 2007, I've served clients from Fortune 500 companies to start-up CEOs to local philanthropists to stay-at-home parents to teens who are just starting to define their personal style. My goal is to help my clients feel confident and authentic in their everyday lives through their wardrobe choices.
Additionally, I aim to support the community of Greenwich in multiple ways: donating my services as auction items for local schools’, churches’ and other organizations’ fundraising events; partnering with other local small businesses to highlight their offerings and raise funds for various non-profits in town; and, volunteering my time with various local groups that support women business owners and community leaders.
Previously, I built a successful career as a Motion Picture and Television Costumer in Los Angeles, California.
I was one of the original Wardrobe Supervisors on the hit television series, FRIENDS, and dressed all six main actors as well as guest stars and background cast on a weekly basis.
A sampling of other shows I supervised during my 10 year career:
-Jesse, starring Christina Applegate
-Jenny, Jenny McCarthy’s self-titled sitcom
-Pearl, with Rhea Perlman, Malcolm McDowell, Dash Mihok and Lucy Liu
In the year 2000, my husband and I moved from Los Angeles to Greenwich to raise our young family.
In 2007, my youngest child began pre-school and I began this new entrepreneurial venture. I developed my business to use all of my former experience and training, be flexible in terms of hours so I could spend time with my three children, and help other people—mostly women—to feel great about themselves through clothing.
I'd love to speak with you! You can reach me at 203.247.0717 or maria@mariaturkel.com
“I feel like a princess during the entire time we are together! The whole experience is completely customized for my body size, my tastes, my styles. She understands my needs and has such a professional way of taking charge. I often recommend her to my closest friends. When they hire her it’s a totally separate and distinct experience from mine because they have different body shapes and tastes from mine. She’s trustworthy and delightful!”
“Wouldn’t it be great if that one friend of yours (the one with the great fashion sense AND a good understanding of YOU) had time to go through your closet with you a couple of times a year to help you figure out what to purge or save, when and how to wear what you have and what you need to shop for? Oh and then meet you out for the shopping too? That’s Maria!! She also helps me plan and shop for trips/special occasions and gives me tools to help me remember everything. It’s a fun and productive way to kick off each fall and spring and enjoy what’s in my closet.”
“It is great working with Maria because we accomplish so much in a short time - Clean and organized closets, great outfits put together to wear to work and out in the evening, and even donations to the Rummage Room get done. She is upbeat and fun!”
“Maria was amazing! She helped me clean out a bunch of outdated items and organized my closet in a way that I could see everything. She also helped me put some outfits together for the holidays which was so helpful. She saved me money in the end because I could see all my clothes and wasn’t just going out and buying random pieces!”