You Have
Seven Seconds.
We Make Every
One Count.
Precision wardrobe direction for attorneys, executives, and expert witnesses who need to be trusted before they speak.
Reserve Your Style Briefing
The Right Detail
Changes Everything.
Most professionals dress for comfort or habit. Our clients dress for outcomes. There is a difference between clothing that fits and clothing that communicates — and the gap between them is exactly where Presence works.
We analyze the room before you enter it. A jury reads a lapel before a word is spoken. A board evaluates authority in the first handshake. We calibrate every signal — fabric weight, color temperature, silhouette — so that what you wear does the persuading before you open your mouth.
The Eye Behind
the Method.
Margot Ellison
Founding Director · Former Costume Supervisor, Federal Judiciary
Margot spent eleven years dressing federal judges and trial attorneys before founding Presence in 2016. Her instinct is architectural — she reads a client's physicality the way an editor reads a manuscript, looking for what the text is trying to say and what is getting in the way. Her clients include three named partners at Am Law 100 firms and a sitting federal appellate judge.
"The goal is never to look dressed up. It is to look like yourself — only more deliberately so."
David Osei-Bonsu
Senior Consultant · Certified Image Professional (AICI)
David trained under a Savile Row tailor before pivoting to executive image consulting for C-suite leaders navigating public-company transitions. His approach is precise and unsentimental — he identifies which elements of a wardrobe are working against a client's authority and eliminates them before a single new piece is purchased. He has prepared executives for IPO roadshows, congressional testimony, and Fortune 500 board introductions.
"Authority is not performed. It is edited into place."
What Changes
When Everything's Right.
These are not before-and-after makeovers. They are accounts of professionals who stopped leaving their first impression to chance.
"I had been dressing the same way for fifteen years. I thought I looked professional. Margot looked at my wardrobe for ten minutes and told me I looked like I was still auditioning for the role, not holding it."
After the Session
Three weeks after the session, Catherine's headshot replaced her firm's homepage banner. She reported that two opposing counsel asked her who dressed her before a deposition began.
"I had the metrics. I had the deck. David told me the first thing investors would see was that my collar was half a size too large — and that it was reading as uncertainty. I hadn't thought of it that way."
After the Session
Marcus closed his Series C roadshow in nine days. His lead investor later told him, unprompted, that he "presented with unusual authority for a first-time C-suite."
Choose Your
Consultant First.
The booking feels personal before a single field is filled. Select who you want working with you, then choose your session.
Step 1 — Select Your Consultant
Step 2 — Session Format
Step 3 — Complete Your Briefing Request