WEBVTT - No Stylist, No Problem: Finding Your Fashion Confidence 0:00:10.705 --> 0:00:15.385 You're listening to Amma Mia podcast. Mamma Mia acknowledges the 0:00:15.425 --> 0:00:18.545 traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast is 0:00:18.585 --> 0:00:23.825 recorded on. Whoever said orange is a new pink with seriously. 0:00:23.425 --> 0:00:27.865 Disturbed laurels for spraying groundbreaking? Oh my god, you have 0:00:27.945 --> 0:00:29.745 to do it. You live for fashion. 0:00:31.185 --> 0:00:33.825 Hello, and welcome to Nothing to Wear, the podcast that 0:00:33.865 --> 0:00:37.065 solves fashion problems and levels up your wardrobe. I'm Lee 0:00:37.145 --> 0:00:39.705 Campbellin every week, I talk to an expert who helps 0:00:39.785 --> 0:00:41.465 us work out how to get more out of the 0:00:41.465 --> 0:00:43.905 clothes we already own and tells us exactly what is 0:00:43.985 --> 0:00:48.065 and isn't worth adding to our wardrobe. Style and confidence 0:00:48.105 --> 0:00:51.705 go hand in hand. But what if fashion feels intimidating, 0:00:51.785 --> 0:00:54.905 or out of reach or just not you. Maybe you're 0:00:54.945 --> 0:00:57.065 stuck in a rut, unsure of what suits you, or 0:00:57.145 --> 0:00:59.745 just don't have the budget all the time. Well that's 0:00:59.785 --> 0:01:03.865 where today's guest comes in. Donnie Allella calls himself the 0:01:03.865 --> 0:01:07.865 confidence Creator, and for good reason. He has over seventeen 0:01:07.985 --> 0:01:10.105 years in the industry and he styled every one from 0:01:10.105 --> 0:01:13.625 every day Ossie's to huge Hollywood celebrities, and he's proven 0:01:13.665 --> 0:01:16.265 through his work the great style isn't about trends or 0:01:16.305 --> 0:01:19.385 price tags. It's about feeling amazing in what we wear. 0:01:19.705 --> 0:01:22.625 In this episode, Donnie shares how to break through fashion fears, 0:01:22.665 --> 0:01:26.185 the styling trick that instantly boosts confidence, and some wardrobe 0:01:26.265 --> 0:01:29.105 essentials that give you a good outfit day what he 0:01:29.265 --> 0:01:32.265 calls God Donnie, welcome to the show. 0:01:32.465 --> 0:01:33.785 Thank you for having me. 0:01:33.905 --> 0:01:35.425 I can't believe it's been so long and we haven't 0:01:35.425 --> 0:01:37.585 had you on yet. Considering we're neighbors, we're friends, we 0:01:37.665 --> 0:01:39.305 see each other around all the time. 0:01:39.465 --> 0:01:40.625 I'm so excited to be here. 0:01:40.665 --> 0:01:43.785 Well, I ask first time guests two questions. Firstly, can 0:01:43.825 --> 0:01:46.065 you describe your own style in three words? 0:01:46.585 --> 0:01:49.105 Oh? Okay, I would say definitely tailored. Love a lot 0:01:49.145 --> 0:01:52.225 of tailored pieces. I feel there's an element of polished 0:01:52.665 --> 0:01:57.625 as well, and I feel confident my clothes are quite confident. 0:01:57.705 --> 0:01:59.025 So yeah, they're my three. 0:01:58.905 --> 0:02:00.985 That works perfectly with what you do for a job. 0:02:00.985 --> 0:02:03.385 But I agree you are always so tailored and polish, 0:02:03.465 --> 0:02:04.905 Like have you ever won tracksuit pants? 0:02:05.105 --> 0:02:08.825 I absolutely do. But I guess I really believe the 0:02:08.865 --> 0:02:11.345 power of clothes, and every day I'm helping people look 0:02:11.425 --> 0:02:13.185 and feel good. Yeah, and I feel if I've got 0:02:13.225 --> 0:02:15.505 to start that myself. Yeah, so that I can bring 0:02:15.505 --> 0:02:16.825 that energy to my clients. 0:02:16.865 --> 0:02:19.385 I love that. Okay, A theory that rings pretty true 0:02:19.425 --> 0:02:21.145 for a lot of people. We've got a wardrobe full 0:02:21.145 --> 0:02:23.065 of clothes, but there's a ten percent that we reach 0:02:23.145 --> 0:02:24.985 for the most what's in you or ten percent. 0:02:25.585 --> 0:02:27.825 I've probably got them on today. I mean a good 0:02:27.985 --> 0:02:31.065 tailored suit and whether you wear them dressy or wear 0:02:31.105 --> 0:02:34.185 it pair of down with some sneakers. But I love tailoring. 0:02:34.225 --> 0:02:36.065 And I've got so many suits, so many blazers. 0:02:36.225 --> 0:02:37.425 I was going to say, do you know how many 0:02:37.425 --> 0:02:38.145 blazers you've got? 0:02:38.945 --> 0:02:41.825 Must have at least over thirty. Yeah, And I love 0:02:41.865 --> 0:02:43.465 them and I put them on and I feel polished. 0:02:43.465 --> 0:02:46.345 I feel good finishes off my outfit. It's almost like 0:02:46.425 --> 0:02:47.985 putting on my Superman cape. 0:02:48.105 --> 0:02:50.625 Your amah, but in a confidence exactly. 0:02:50.705 --> 0:02:52.465 Yeah, you just put it on and it's like, I 0:02:52.505 --> 0:02:53.985 am ready. I feel good. 0:02:54.145 --> 0:02:56.025 I agree too with my blazers. I'm glad it's getting 0:02:56.025 --> 0:02:58.025 cooler now because it's just been too humid for me. 0:02:58.065 --> 0:02:59.945 I don't know how men do it. My poor husband 0:02:59.985 --> 0:03:01.345 half the time, I'm like, oh, your poor thing in 0:03:01.385 --> 0:03:04.025 a shirt and or a blazer. But blazers for women 0:03:04.065 --> 0:03:05.705 to just like add that layer. 0:03:05.505 --> 0:03:07.945 Of confidence a wardrobe essential definitely. 0:03:08.025 --> 0:03:11.625 Well, speaking of confidence in your Instagram bio, you say 0:03:11.625 --> 0:03:15.345 you're the confidence creator, So how do you do that? 0:03:15.425 --> 0:03:17.985 How is style and confidence connected? 0:03:18.145 --> 0:03:20.585 Obviously I have been a stylist for in over fifteen years, 0:03:20.585 --> 0:03:21.905 but in the last kind of year or two have 0:03:22.025 --> 0:03:24.425 kind of repositioned myself as the confidence creator because at 0:03:24.425 --> 0:03:26.185 the crux of what I do is a stylist, it's 0:03:26.225 --> 0:03:29.105 making people feel confident, and that is the power of clothes. 0:03:29.185 --> 0:03:31.145 You put on a good outfit, you look good, you 0:03:31.145 --> 0:03:33.225 feel happy, You're nice to the people around you. You know, 0:03:33.305 --> 0:03:36.265 so your partner, you're more productive at work. The benefits 0:03:36.265 --> 0:03:38.665 go on forever. So I just wanted to teach people 0:03:38.745 --> 0:03:41.705 the power of clothes and confidence and help women shop. 0:03:41.905 --> 0:03:43.185 I think we all have a bit of a comfort 0:03:43.265 --> 0:03:45.305 zone sometimes, so helping people get out of their comfort 0:03:45.345 --> 0:03:47.305 zone and look, there could be a celebrity or they 0:03:47.305 --> 0:03:49.745 could be an every day Aussie mum and it's really 0:03:49.745 --> 0:03:52.145 done wonders in terms of I think there's always a 0:03:52.145 --> 0:03:54.265 stigma with stylists. It's like, oh, I can't see a stylus. 0:03:54.305 --> 0:03:55.545 They're just celebrities, Oh my god. 0:03:55.705 --> 0:03:57.825 Yeah, and the true fans inexpensive and they're going to 0:03:57.865 --> 0:03:58.625 take me to Chanel. 0:03:58.905 --> 0:04:01.065 It was like, no, I can literally take you to Target, 0:04:01.145 --> 0:04:04.545 Big w Quba, whatever your price range is. Of course 0:04:04.585 --> 0:04:06.425 you want to shop with Gucci, let's go to Gucci, 0:04:06.505 --> 0:04:08.665 but like, whatever your budget, let's go yes. 0:04:08.705 --> 0:04:11.225 And way of the transformation that you help with, I 0:04:11.225 --> 0:04:12.465 can imagine that's so rewarding. 0:04:12.585 --> 0:04:16.265 It is phenomenal, Like it's the power of having those 0:04:16.305 --> 0:04:18.625 core from clients afterwards, they're like, thank you so much. 0:04:18.745 --> 0:04:21.025 Like I've I've had more jeans for twenty years and 0:04:21.065 --> 0:04:23.625 now wearing jeans, I get calls from husbands saying, thank 0:04:23.625 --> 0:04:25.865 you so much, my wife, You're so happy now things 0:04:25.905 --> 0:04:27.905 in the bedroom are good again. I'm like, well, okay, 0:04:27.945 --> 0:04:28.665 too much information. 0:04:28.785 --> 0:04:31.145 Yeah, the confidence does you know? It affects every part 0:04:31.145 --> 0:04:31.625 of your life. 0:04:31.625 --> 0:04:33.945 It is that flow on effect and you forget that 0:04:34.065 --> 0:04:35.585 you know you can have that impact on people and 0:04:35.625 --> 0:04:36.865 it's really really rewarded. 0:04:36.905 --> 0:04:38.585 And look, there is kind of two parts to your job, 0:04:38.585 --> 0:04:40.745 because you do a lot of beautiful celebrity dressing for 0:04:40.785 --> 0:04:42.745 events and stuff. But I think for the listeners here, 0:04:42.745 --> 0:04:46.625 it's probably more the everyday. Aussies that you're right, need 0:04:46.705 --> 0:04:49.265 help with the shopping because if they get the shopping right, 0:04:49.265 --> 0:04:50.985 then they can put it together when they get home. 0:04:51.665 --> 0:04:54.545 So what's the biggest blockers with confidence that we see 0:04:54.745 --> 0:04:56.945 or you see when it comes to fashion or your clients. 0:04:57.385 --> 0:04:58.865 I think a lot of us are stuckond a bit 0:04:58.905 --> 0:05:01.105 of style rut, and we go shopping, we come home 0:05:01.105 --> 0:05:03.265 and de handed. I think, what the problem is. You're 0:05:03.305 --> 0:05:05.305 going shopping and you're going to the same shopping center, 0:05:05.385 --> 0:05:07.025 you going to the same brand, You're going back to 0:05:07.025 --> 0:05:09.825 the same color, the same shape. It's your comfort zone. 0:05:09.905 --> 0:05:12.465 You're not getting the right thing. So for me saying stop, okay, 0:05:12.545 --> 0:05:15.305 let's look at clothes in a whole new way. Let's start. 0:05:15.385 --> 0:05:17.305 Let's work out what you need. Let's work out what 0:05:17.305 --> 0:05:18.785 are your best assets, what are the parts of your 0:05:18.785 --> 0:05:21.945 body you love. Let's celebrate that. Let's find clothes that 0:05:21.985 --> 0:05:24.425 make you feel good and celebrate your best assets. Then 0:05:24.465 --> 0:05:26.145 we've got the parts of our body we're not as 0:05:26.185 --> 0:05:28.065 confident with. It's like, all right, here are some styling 0:05:28.105 --> 0:05:30.225 tips and tricks that we're going to use to make 0:05:30.265 --> 0:05:32.705 you feel more confident about that. And it's just helping 0:05:32.705 --> 0:05:34.985 people get out of that shopping rut. And when they 0:05:34.985 --> 0:05:36.825 go shopping, they'll see shops in a whole new way. 0:05:36.825 --> 0:05:38.665 They'll go to shops they haven't been to. I think 0:05:38.705 --> 0:05:41.025 when you get into maybe your forties, your fifties, you 0:05:41.105 --> 0:05:43.705 kind of tell yourself you can't shop in particular shops yep, 0:05:43.905 --> 0:05:45.745 And you're making shopping hard because as soon as you 0:05:45.785 --> 0:05:47.105 get to that west Field you already said, well, I 0:05:47.145 --> 0:05:49.825 can't shop there. They're they're they're they're half your options 0:05:49.825 --> 0:05:52.745 are gone. So it's teaching women that you can shop 0:05:52.785 --> 0:05:55.105 in body or sports, go wherever. It is just going 0:05:55.185 --> 0:05:56.705 looking for the things that you want and need. 0:05:57.105 --> 0:05:59.065 Don't worry about that, yeh, and just have a brows. 0:05:59.145 --> 0:06:00.785 You don't have to buy. But if you haven't been 0:06:00.825 --> 0:06:02.985 in there for one year, five years, ten years, go 0:06:03.145 --> 0:06:03.905 and see what it's like. 0:06:04.065 --> 0:06:05.785 Absolutely. And sometimes you know, we have had a bad 0:06:05.825 --> 0:06:07.545 experience as a brand, and we're like, I'm never going 0:06:07.625 --> 0:06:09.945 back to that brand again because bloody shell all she 0:06:10.065 --> 0:06:12.025 ripped me off me. Can you give me the receipt? 0:06:12.385 --> 0:06:15.665 But forget about those bad experiences or those past perceptions 0:06:15.705 --> 0:06:17.665 what you think a brand is like, because brands are 0:06:17.665 --> 0:06:21.305 always changing and evolving and having new collections. So almost like, 0:06:21.345 --> 0:06:22.905 don't even look at the brands of the stores you're 0:06:22.945 --> 0:06:24.905 going into. Just go in with knowing what you want 0:06:24.945 --> 0:06:27.625 to buy, and forget about the brands that you're looking at. 0:06:27.545 --> 0:06:30.065 And just go in. So true because despite this job 0:06:30.145 --> 0:06:32.425 of mine, I go to my local shopping center and 0:06:32.545 --> 0:06:34.105 I know the stores there and I go to them 0:06:34.185 --> 0:06:36.465 same three. And you know, of course I do research 0:06:36.505 --> 0:06:38.185 for work and shop online, but even online I go 0:06:38.265 --> 0:06:40.345 to a bunch of websites that I go to far 0:06:40.425 --> 0:06:42.265 more than any others. So it's getting out and just 0:06:42.385 --> 0:06:45.625 going to places you haven't been. Absolutely, yeah, I want 0:06:45.625 --> 0:06:46.265 to go shopping with you. 0:06:46.305 --> 0:06:47.265 All right, let's do it now. 0:06:47.345 --> 0:06:50.865 I want to ask you about a good outfit day, 0:06:50.945 --> 0:06:53.065 So we want to aim for a wardrobe full of God. 0:06:53.425 --> 0:06:55.465 Go d good outfit day. I love that. 0:06:55.705 --> 0:06:57.625 I always say to people, you want to have a 0:06:57.745 --> 0:07:01.865 God experience every day, and God is good outfit day. 0:07:02.065 --> 0:07:05.065 You wake up put on that God all day. You 0:07:05.185 --> 0:07:07.665 look good, you feel confident, you feel empowered, you own 0:07:07.785 --> 0:07:10.185 the room, you have good day at work, you happy 0:07:10.265 --> 0:07:12.825 with the family, And that's the power of a good outfit. 0:07:13.065 --> 0:07:16.345 And you want to create a wardrobe full of God outfits. Yes, 0:07:16.625 --> 0:07:19.505 so every day you can feel empowered and amazing and wonderful. 0:07:19.625 --> 0:07:21.185 That is the best acronym. I love it. I thought 0:07:21.185 --> 0:07:22.985 of GHD for good hair Day, but I like this 0:07:23.225 --> 0:07:26.665 related to fashion, yeah, exactly. Listeners to this show will 0:07:26.705 --> 0:07:29.345 have various problems or just want to hear various people 0:07:29.585 --> 0:07:32.945 like you experts, opinions on you know. It could be budget, 0:07:33.225 --> 0:07:35.865 it could be not knowing what suits them like you say, 0:07:35.865 --> 0:07:38.505 it could be something from their past or something they've 0:07:38.625 --> 0:07:41.545 told themselves. If they don't have a U to take 0:07:41.585 --> 0:07:43.705 them shopping, how can we help them if they can? 0:07:44.945 --> 0:07:47.425 So many ideas here. So the first thing I would say, 0:07:47.745 --> 0:07:50.065 I guess you need a sense of inspiration. So I 0:07:50.305 --> 0:07:52.865 say Pinterest is a good source in terms of working 0:07:52.945 --> 0:07:54.625 out what you like. So you know, I've got a 0:07:54.665 --> 0:07:56.265 few Pinterest pages and I'll go through and I'll pin 0:07:56.345 --> 0:07:58.025 things that I love. And then when you go back 0:07:58.025 --> 0:07:59.705 through your fold is you kind of be like, Okay, 0:07:59.825 --> 0:08:01.625 these are the things I love, These are the vibes, 0:08:01.625 --> 0:08:03.545 these are the shapes of the colors. I think it's 0:08:03.585 --> 0:08:06.425 great to have celebrity crushes and people style that you love. Again, 0:08:06.545 --> 0:08:08.665 go through those pages and be like, oh, I like 0:08:08.785 --> 0:08:10.705 cas she's done that that day, that I love these pieces, 0:08:10.745 --> 0:08:13.025 and start to get some ideas of your missing pieces 0:08:13.065 --> 0:08:15.065 of what you can buy to achieve those looks. 0:08:15.345 --> 0:08:17.585 So listen to start to get a common theme. Then, 0:08:17.625 --> 0:08:19.825 don't you If you've saved enough or looked enough, you're like, oh, 0:08:20.265 --> 0:08:20.945 maybe that's. 0:08:20.785 --> 0:08:24.065 My shapes and colors and things that be like, okay, 0:08:24.145 --> 0:08:25.545 this is what I want to shop for. But I 0:08:25.585 --> 0:08:28.905 think most importantly too, is know your own wardrobe. I 0:08:28.985 --> 0:08:30.985 think we're very much guilty of going out and buying 0:08:31.065 --> 0:08:33.345 lots of things. But know what you have, know what 0:08:33.425 --> 0:08:35.625 your gaps are. Have you got those top fifteen things 0:08:35.665 --> 0:08:37.465 that every woman should have in a wardrobe, because if 0:08:37.465 --> 0:08:39.625 you don't, that should be your starting point. Have those 0:08:39.665 --> 0:08:42.945 wardrobe essentials first. Got those great. Now we can get 0:08:42.985 --> 0:08:45.705 some trend items or some pieces that you know you 0:08:45.825 --> 0:08:48.505 might see some celebrities wearing, but actually go into your 0:08:48.505 --> 0:08:50.825 wardrobe first. Do the CuW get rid of the crap, 0:08:50.905 --> 0:08:51.905 get the weeds out of there. 0:08:52.025 --> 0:08:55.905 Yes, it's it's like gardening you. That's such a good Get. 0:08:55.745 --> 0:08:58.065 Those weeds out first. Then you've got to get the fertilizer. 0:08:58.225 --> 0:09:00.265 And then you can have that beautiful grown garden. 0:09:00.665 --> 0:09:02.105 True, because if you've got to, like I'm thinking of 0:09:02.145 --> 0:09:03.585 my wardrobe at the moment, if you've got a garden 0:09:03.625 --> 0:09:05.025 full of weeds, you know it's a mess. It hasn't 0:09:05.065 --> 0:09:06.665 been cleaned out, and I don't know what. You don't 0:09:06.705 --> 0:09:08.025 know what's there. You don't want to go and play 0:09:08.065 --> 0:09:09.465 in there. But once you've got all the weeds out, 0:09:09.465 --> 0:09:12.705 it's it's a joyful place because what's left is valuable. 0:09:12.465 --> 0:09:14.345 One hundred percent. And then when shopping becomes so much 0:09:14.385 --> 0:09:15.905 easier because you know what your gaps are and you 0:09:16.025 --> 0:09:17.465 kind of got a bit of a plan. Now you 0:09:17.665 --> 0:09:20.105 kind of thinking, Okay, if I want to create that 0:09:20.225 --> 0:09:21.865 style of that celebrity, then I know I want to 0:09:21.865 --> 0:09:23.785 buy these pieces, and I've got all my essential pieces, 0:09:24.185 --> 0:09:26.625 and then you have this beautiful garden of clothes. 0:09:27.105 --> 0:09:28.985 I'm going to use that analogy all the time. So 0:09:29.185 --> 0:09:32.705 on that point of confidence, And you mentioned the essentials. 0:09:32.785 --> 0:09:34.865 I think you said fifteen. Is is that a been 0:09:34.985 --> 0:09:35.465 fast number? 0:09:35.945 --> 0:09:38.505 Pretty much? I think so, yeah, it's really condense you 0:09:38.745 --> 0:09:40.265 and have fifteen things you good bye. I think it's 0:09:40.265 --> 0:09:41.305 about fifteen essentials. 0:09:41.625 --> 0:09:43.425 And have you come up with that, I'm going to 0:09:43.465 --> 0:09:45.145 ask you what a couple of them are in a mimument. 0:09:45.185 --> 0:09:46.865 But have you come up with that over your years 0:09:46.905 --> 0:09:49.265 and years of taking real women shopping and what they're 0:09:49.305 --> 0:09:50.985 missing and then what fills the holes? 0:09:51.105 --> 0:09:53.305 Yeah, So whenever I do any style session, we sit 0:09:53.385 --> 0:09:55.025 down for a coffee first before we hit the shops, 0:09:55.025 --> 0:09:57.465 and I'll actually say do you have these items? And 0:09:57.545 --> 0:09:59.305 we'll go through so you know, your little black dress, 0:09:59.345 --> 0:10:01.145 your white shirt, your pair of geen, your black planets, 0:10:01.185 --> 0:10:03.745 your black skirt, blaser. You know, if you don't have 0:10:03.825 --> 0:10:05.825 any of those, that is the first things we're going 0:10:05.865 --> 0:10:08.825 to shop forcause they become the cornerstone of your wardrobe. 0:10:08.865 --> 0:10:11.065 They are the glue, so anything else you buy will 0:10:11.145 --> 0:10:13.745 stick with that. You'll always have something to wear. Then 0:10:13.745 --> 0:10:16.145 when you're traveling, if you just pack those fifteen items 0:10:16.225 --> 0:10:17.545 or so, boys got someone That is. 0:10:17.505 --> 0:10:19.985 Such a good point when you meet with these clients. 0:10:20.025 --> 0:10:22.185 Is it often that they don't have them, or you know, 0:10:22.465 --> 0:10:25.905 enough combinations of them, or sometimes do they have just them? 0:10:26.145 --> 0:10:26.785 You know what I mean? 0:10:27.065 --> 0:10:29.505 Actually shocked at how many pieces of women don't have 0:10:29.825 --> 0:10:31.825 from those things because they seem so basic. You know, 0:10:32.185 --> 0:10:34.145 for example, a classic white shirt. Most people like, oh, 0:10:34.185 --> 0:10:35.745 white shirt, how boring. 0:10:35.905 --> 0:10:37.345 Not fun to shop. Four heats don't have. 0:10:37.545 --> 0:10:39.305 Yeah, Bill, I think where they If you work in 0:10:39.345 --> 0:10:40.985 a business world, it's like, no, a white shirt you 0:10:41.025 --> 0:10:42.865 could wear over a cozie, you could wear it open, 0:10:42.945 --> 0:10:45.305 over a T shirt, you could layer it. So I 0:10:45.425 --> 0:10:47.545 think a lot of people are missing those essential pieces. 0:10:47.625 --> 0:10:49.705 So when you shot for those and suddenly they've got them, 0:10:50.185 --> 0:10:51.025 it's a game changer. 0:10:51.345 --> 0:10:55.025 And now what about if those essentials are outdated? Not 0:10:55.105 --> 0:10:58.025 saying that we have to follow every brand new trend exactly. 0:10:58.105 --> 0:11:00.385 You know, I went through my black pants recently, and 0:11:01.025 --> 0:11:02.745 black pants are a classic and a staple, but some 0:11:02.825 --> 0:11:04.665 of them I was just like, you are not right 0:11:04.745 --> 0:11:07.985 for me anymore. So do we have to update our staples? 0:11:08.225 --> 0:11:08.625 I think so. 0:11:08.745 --> 0:11:10.665 You know, like, for example, you know, classic black pants 0:11:10.665 --> 0:11:12.825 you might have bought ten years ago. Right now you 0:11:12.905 --> 0:11:14.585 might want something with a slightly wider leg or a 0:11:14.665 --> 0:11:17.025 higher waist. Our bodies change over time. Right now, I 0:11:17.185 --> 0:11:19.545 need a high waist, So it's absolutely perfect idea to 0:11:19.665 --> 0:11:21.425 update your essential to everyone's in a while as your 0:11:21.465 --> 0:11:24.465 body changes or your needs change. Absolutely yeah, I know it. 0:11:24.585 --> 0:11:26.425 And jeans, I think jeans are one of those things 0:11:26.505 --> 0:11:28.625 that always kind of changing too. So it's always good 0:11:28.625 --> 0:11:29.305 to update your GM. 0:11:29.545 --> 0:11:31.625 But don't throw away your skinnies because apparently they're still 0:11:31.665 --> 0:11:33.145 coming back. I'm hearing you know what. 0:11:33.305 --> 0:11:35.425 I swear. If I got a dollar for every time 0:11:35.745 --> 0:11:37.745 I get asked and I used to wear my skinny jeans, 0:11:37.945 --> 0:11:38.825 I would be rich. 0:11:38.985 --> 0:11:41.265 And what's your answer, I say, if they. 0:11:41.265 --> 0:11:43.145 Make you feel good, keep wearing. 0:11:43.265 --> 0:11:45.545 I was going to say, if they make you feel confident, because. 0:11:45.305 --> 0:11:46.865 That's what fashion is all about. You know, I got 0:11:46.985 --> 0:11:49.505 to admit, these wide pants don't do a lot for us. 0:11:49.505 --> 0:11:52.905 They're adding bulk to our friends. So you know, if 0:11:52.945 --> 0:11:55.345 the skinny jeen makes you feel good, keep wearing that 0:11:55.465 --> 0:11:58.025 skinny jean, girlfriend, because seriously do it. 0:11:58.225 --> 0:12:00.585 And because that goes to show again why your service 0:12:00.625 --> 0:12:03.625 is so valuable, because confidence is different to different people, 0:12:03.745 --> 0:12:06.465 and confidence might not be you know, quote unquote looking 0:12:06.625 --> 0:12:09.145 cool if you don't feel good, if you feel silly, 0:12:09.185 --> 0:12:10.505 if you feel like it doesn't suit you. 0:12:10.705 --> 0:12:14.385 Absolutely, I always say, don't follow trends just because it's 0:12:14.385 --> 0:12:16.385 a trend. If you don't love it, don't follow it. 0:12:16.825 --> 0:12:18.665 You know, you have to love it. Your heart has 0:12:18.745 --> 0:12:20.465 to love it because when you wear it, you want 0:12:20.505 --> 0:12:23.105 to feel like you just feel with joy. So don't 0:12:23.145 --> 0:12:25.345 wear things just because you know someone else is wearing it. 0:12:34.625 --> 0:12:38.385 Getting a stylist can be intimidating or exclusive, but even 0:12:38.705 --> 0:12:41.585 fashion and you know, caring about what you look like 0:12:41.745 --> 0:12:43.905 can feel like you're vein or you don't know how. 0:12:44.465 --> 0:12:46.585 You know it's for the fancy people, But how do 0:12:46.705 --> 0:12:49.305 people shift that mindset to realize that everyone deserves to 0:12:50.225 --> 0:12:52.505 enjoy getting dressed if they want to, or enjoy shopping, 0:12:52.585 --> 0:12:54.585 or at least not hate it and be scared of it. 0:12:54.825 --> 0:12:56.505 I think one of my mantre has always has been 0:12:56.625 --> 0:12:58.865 is everyone does to look good and feel fabulous, and 0:12:58.905 --> 0:13:01.065 no matter your age, your size, of your shopping budget, 0:13:01.105 --> 0:13:03.425 I think that's really important. We all want to feel good, 0:13:03.465 --> 0:13:04.985 we want to feel happy, we want to feel confident, 0:13:05.105 --> 0:13:07.385 and clothes allow us to do that. We wear clothes 0:13:07.385 --> 0:13:09.545 every day. Like you said earlier, our arm are in life. 0:13:09.985 --> 0:13:12.305 It's illegal, not too unfortunately you know. 0:13:13.825 --> 0:13:17.985 This colony correct do what you want, but otherwise you 0:13:18.065 --> 0:13:19.985 were in clothes every day. So it is important to 0:13:20.105 --> 0:13:22.705 invest time into your clothes. Like think about how much 0:13:22.905 --> 0:13:26.025 money we put into our hair, our nails, our tans 0:13:26.065 --> 0:13:29.385 and that, and they're not really essential that the clothes are. Yeah, 0:13:29.465 --> 0:13:31.825 so if you just invested in the stylist once in 0:13:31.905 --> 0:13:35.345 your lifetime, or even just a stylish friend or you know, 0:13:35.425 --> 0:13:36.945 one of your gay mates who has a bit of 0:13:37.025 --> 0:13:38.385 you know, loves going shopping. 0:13:38.465 --> 0:13:40.545 Now, just to have better ones to go shopping with. 0:13:40.665 --> 0:13:42.305 I fine, because you don't both fall in love with 0:13:42.345 --> 0:13:43.745 the same piece and go. But I want to wear 0:13:43.745 --> 0:13:44.665 it to lunch on Saturday. 0:13:44.825 --> 0:13:47.185 And they'll tell you, and they'll tell you the truth, 0:13:47.345 --> 0:13:47.505 you know. 0:13:48.465 --> 0:13:50.545 So we've got a listener. Let's pretend this listener, or 0:13:50.625 --> 0:13:52.985 anyone out there, wants to feel more confident, wants to 0:13:53.465 --> 0:13:56.225 get the courage to care about what they wear or 0:13:56.265 --> 0:13:59.185 to go shopping. Where did they start. Let's pretend they're 0:13:59.185 --> 0:14:01.505 starting with a few key pieces, and we're talking about 0:14:01.545 --> 0:14:03.985 sort of now autumn, going into the cooler months. What 0:14:04.065 --> 0:14:06.105 would you say to look for in terms of shapes 0:14:06.225 --> 0:14:06.825 or colors? 0:14:07.185 --> 0:14:09.065 Okay, so I think right now it's time to start 0:14:09.105 --> 0:14:12.065 getting refereed autumn. As you said, so must have is 0:14:12.145 --> 0:14:14.905 a great coat. I think a coat is an absolutely 0:14:14.985 --> 0:14:17.705 must have. A trench would be a great starting point 0:14:17.705 --> 0:14:20.025 if you don't have a trench. A beautiful wrap style 0:14:20.105 --> 0:14:22.465 coat as well, I mean cashme it would be the 0:14:22.545 --> 0:14:24.265 dream if you want to invest in a cashmere coat. 0:14:24.305 --> 0:14:26.865 So a good coat, a couple of beautiful knits. Obviously, 0:14:26.945 --> 0:14:30.105 it's all that layering. So some beautiful knits, and I 0:14:30.145 --> 0:14:31.625 think you want to keep warm in your lower halfs 0:14:31.625 --> 0:14:34.025 there's some nice pants or maybe a nice knit dress 0:14:34.145 --> 0:14:36.265 or something like that. So you know, three to four 0:14:36.385 --> 0:14:38.425 pieces that you can layer and that will get you 0:14:38.505 --> 0:14:39.385 through the cooler months. 0:14:39.465 --> 0:14:41.465 Okay, what colors are you seeing for this autumn? 0:14:42.025 --> 0:14:44.465 We're seeing a lot of beautiful, rich burgundiers and those 0:14:44.505 --> 0:14:47.225 beautiful deep reds, which are so gorgeous. 0:14:47.345 --> 0:14:49.185 I agree, they're pretty much fluttering on everyone. 0:14:49.305 --> 0:14:51.665 They are. They really are such a beautiful color. And 0:14:51.705 --> 0:14:52.945 so many different shades of it too. 0:14:53.345 --> 0:14:55.185 Okay, and brown, here's singing brown everywhere. 0:14:55.305 --> 0:14:56.825 I am seeing brown everywhere. 0:14:56.945 --> 0:14:58.985 I've always liked brown, and then I thought I hated brown, 0:14:59.025 --> 0:15:00.705 and now I love brown and such sheep. 0:15:00.985 --> 0:15:03.465 I'm so into this chocolate right, give it to me 0:15:03.705 --> 0:15:05.905 or shades, all flavors delicious. 0:15:06.225 --> 0:15:06.625 I love it. 0:15:06.785 --> 0:15:08.145 But again, as I said, it is a bit of 0:15:08.185 --> 0:15:09.785 a trend. So I wouldn't go out and buy a 0:15:10.105 --> 0:15:12.825 five thousand dollars brown coat. Good point. So this is 0:15:12.905 --> 0:15:16.225 where you know, invest in those essentials that we spoke about. 0:15:16.465 --> 0:15:18.945 But then the trend items like a brown coat that's 0:15:19.025 --> 0:15:22.025 maybe Azara or something like that. I feel like more affordable. 0:15:22.225 --> 0:15:25.145 Now you take people shopping for a living like hello, 0:15:25.265 --> 0:15:26.465 you spend other people's money. 0:15:26.585 --> 0:15:27.145 It's the dream. 0:15:27.425 --> 0:15:29.385 We're going to do some stores a bit later, and 0:15:29.465 --> 0:15:31.425 why in bougie and budget. But I want to know 0:15:31.985 --> 0:15:34.105 where do you take your clients? Where do you have 0:15:34.265 --> 0:15:37.545 the most luck. It can be expensive, it can be affordable, 0:15:38.305 --> 0:15:40.625 but perhaps they would normally go, oh I can't go 0:15:40.705 --> 0:15:42.665 in there, or oh I wouldn't go in there. Okay, 0:15:42.905 --> 0:15:43.465 tell me where you. 0:15:43.745 --> 0:15:46.265 Yeah, okay, So you know most ladies I'm peaking too. 0:15:46.265 --> 0:15:49.105 Obviously it's their local Westfield, So you know key stores 0:15:49.545 --> 0:15:52.065 to Cuba. For me, Strike Great is incredible, Like I 0:15:52.185 --> 0:15:54.985 think Greed. I'll always come out with handfuls of stuff, 0:15:55.065 --> 0:15:55.905