On April 1, 2011, eight interested Henkel women, who are members of the Women in Leadership networking group at Henkel in Düsseldorf, met in order to attend a style-workshop of the prestigious fashion consultant Katharina Starlay.
In the end of 2010 Katharina Starlay was already at Henkel when she gave an introductory speech on “Powerdressing – the way to board capable style”. Now, on April 1, the participants had the chance to have a closer look at themselves:
Within an enjoyable atmosphere Katharina Starlay first equipped the women with theoretical basis-knowledge about the importance of the surface impression, about the understanding of one’s own line management concerning face and body, right up to the choice of hairstyle, glasses, jewellery and other accessories, as well as diverse possibilities of modern style interpretations and use of the right colours concerning clothes, hair, accessories, and make-up. In the next step, the typical style-relevant features of each participant were mutually analyzed. Each of the women got concrete advice which style, fashion, fabrics, hairstyle, colours, and jewellery is most convenient for them. An individual style-check-questionnaire summarized the results for each participant.
Here are some direct quotes of the participants:
- “I decided that in future I will go shopping more consciously in terms of the right colour.”
- “I definitely will have my pantsuit cut down and I will check my other pantsuits concerning the length.”
- “When sorting out my wardrobe I will try to be mindful of the colour.”
- “At home I resurrected an old golden necklace and golden earrings and I searched in the internet for warm tints.”
- “I realized that I own some pieces of clothing which do not match my style. When I’ll go shopping in the future I will be mindful of concentrating on my style.”
- “In future I will try to apply more scattered flashy accessories because this has positive effects on the perception of my appearance.”
- “At the weekend I sorted out two pullovers which I’ve never really liked before. After attending the workshop I’m well aware that these pullovers are not matching my style in regard to the colour.”
- “Furthermore I learned that I have to decide clearly for one style.”
- “I learned that I should by all means be more courageous concerning my colour selection because this matches my style.”
- “I was told that round classes match my rectangular face more favourably because it softens my distinctive facial features.”
All participants were satisfied with their lessons learned and achieved new insights how to deal and score with they outward appearance in future. [DE]
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Fourteen delegates attended the first Diversity and Inclusion Workshop which took place on 19 May at the Hemel site. Following the success of this pilot a series of workshops are planned throughout the UK and Ireland. 
Diane Humphrey, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, said ‘We had a great team of people at this event, they were eager to learn and participate and we had some fun whilst we were doing it. It was a great morning’s work’.
