ABOUT
What is the Real Life Style raison d’être?
To make women feel good about themselves. Clothing is merely the tool we use in our process. Yes, we care about style and fashion. However, we care about and for people the most. We are your fashion coaches, your style cheerleaders, and sometimes your closet therapists.
The journey toward the wardrobe you deserve starts in the closet. We look forward to meeting you there!
“I wore an outfit on Friday, one on Saturday, and one today and I really just FEEL better for being properly dressed. I am surprised that it matters at all to me and how much of a positive feeling it generates. Both my wife and I think Kyle is perfect at what she does! We can’t imagine how someone would handle it better. So glad we (she) found Real Life Style!”
–Husband and Wife client duo
“Kyle was so awesome yesterday…I hope I am not being too hyperbolic, but you guys are really life-changing! So, so thankful to have found you!”
–Lawyer, toddler mother
“Before Lani, I wasted so much time and money on clothes that didn’t flatter me or reflect my personal style. I now feel relaxed and confident that I have great-fitting and appropriate options in my wardrobe for every day as well as every event.”
–Stay-at-Home Mother of Two
“I could really get used to the sort of shopping Kyle and I did. I didn’t feel the slightest bit deflated or anxious about my purchases later—definitely a win in itself. I’m rocking that minimalist chic if I say so myself. Thanks to Kyle’s help, we reassembled my closet into a friendly and coordinated asset rather than a scary and depressing pit.”
–Librarian
“This was not only fun but a great confidence booster and much more efficient and inspiring way to shop! I also feel that I got more for my money, even taking into account the stylist fees. I would never have been able to find sale items on my own that worked so well. I believe this is the start of a wonderful and inspiring collaboration.”
–Geneticist, mother of two
“I had a business trip this week and it was the first time in years I was able to pack with confidence and no angst. I wish I’d done this years ago.”
–Insurance Adjuster, sixties
“Working with Kyle has been transformative– I packed for a NYC getaway trip yesterday and had SO many great outfit options”
–Anonymous
“I’m so happy with what Kyle and I accomplished. She brings such kindness and supportiveness to a process that can be challenging as your body changes over time. It’s a treat to work with her.”
–Anonymous
Lani Inlander
At age 11, Lani was mistaken for a salesperson by other customers as she would bring clothes back and forth to the fitting room for her mother and identical twin sister. Her precociousness notwithstanding, this was the beginning of a long career as a personal stylist, client cheerleader, and closet tea-leaf reader.
The most experienced personal stylist in DC, Lani Inlander has been helping clients nationwide look and feel put-together for over 25 years. Her fashion expertise has been featured in In Style, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, Slate, and Washingtonian. She has styled segments for major television programs but prefers her clients to have on-camera roles.
Lani is deeply passionate about empowering clients through fashion and helping them find clothing and accessories that fit their current figures, suit their style, and boost their confidence. A Chicago native and graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York, Lani lives with her husband and two sons in Washington, DC.
Lani is a proud volunteer for Look Good Feel Better, leading monthly virtual Body Image, Wardrobe, and Styling Workshops for women undergoing cancer treatment.
Kyle Dunphy
Kyle developed a sense of fashion early, as her parents’ sense of style is legendary. Her father founded the trendy boutique Up Against the Wall with his college frat brother in the 1970s, bringing new and daring low-rise jeans to the streets of DC. There, he met her mother, a sales associate at the boutique. While her parents eventually left the fashion industry, Kyle followed in their footsteps and began working at Up Against the Wall at 16.
Kyle’s retail jobs taught her how to pair high-end fashion with more affordable pieces seamlessly. She has continued to apply this styling skill and her thorough knowledge of clothing brands throughout her career at RLS. Kyle thought she had only taken on an internship in 2013 during her last semester of a public relations and marketing degree from American University. However, Lani soon realized she had finally found the employee of her dreams, and the Real Life Style dream team was born!
Kyle is known for her online shopping skills, sweet disposition, fantastic work ethic, and fabulous personal style. She lives with her husband and their dog, Daisy, in Washington, DC. Kyle volunteers with City Dogs, the organization that brought her Daisy. This animal rescue organization provides loving adoptive homes for dogs and cats in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.
Sloane True
Recent changes in the film industry, combined with a move to the DMV and the arrival of her first child, sent Sloane searching for a career shift.
After spending over 10 years working in the costume department of various films and television series, Sloane has brought her textile skills from the screen to Real Life Style.
Having spent years behind a camera making actors look perfect at every turn, Sloane has a particular eye for properly fitting clothing on different body types and a range of inventive solutions to those pesky clothing problems that seem impossible to fix. She’ll always claim that her best skill is managing the dressing of 300 background actors in 1800s-era clothing at 4 a.m., but her second best skill is helping Lani and Kyle keep your wardrobe fresh and organized!
Sloane lives in Virginia with her husband, their adorable baby girl, and an equally cute Vizsla pup. Lani may or may not have initially hired Sloane solely because she worked on a Wonder Woman movie. Well, it worked out, didn’t it?
