0:00

Welcome to the Everyday Icon Style Podcast

0:02

, your guide to unlocking your inner icon

0:04

through the transformative power of style

0:06

, wardrobe and closet organization

0:09

. Join me , your host Tiffany

0:11

, as we discover your true style potential

0:13

and elevate your professional presence

0:15

. Are you ready to unleash the Everyday

0:18

Icon within you ? Then let's

0:20

get started .

0:22

Hi everyone and welcome back to the Everyday Icon

0:24

Podcast . As always , I am your host

0:26

, tiffany , and today I want to talk

0:28

to you about mindful wardrobe choices

0:30

. As we begin to get ready for

0:32

fall or in this can pertain to any time

0:35

of the year we want to become more

0:37

mindful and intentional about what

0:39

we buy , because

0:41

we now are at a place and

0:43

a point in our lives where we want to show up

0:45

as the best version of ourselves and

0:48

begin to discover , and where

0:50

what makes us feel good , what makes us feel

0:52

confident and not necessarily

0:54

always be overwhelmed . So

0:56

, as you're going through and

0:58

buying and looking , getting those fall pieces

1:00

together , or you're getting

1:03

ready to go into the next

1:05

role of your job or the next level

1:07

of your career , I want you to keep

1:09

these few tips in mind when you're

1:11

looking for and buying your

1:13

clothes . So number one and

1:16

probably the most important shop for

1:18

style and not for fashion Style

1:21

is what you get to create and curate . It

1:24

is a form of self expression and

1:27

it's personal . It

1:31

should make you feel comfortable and

1:33

confident . However

1:36

you want to show up in the world , you

1:38

get to create that . You get to dictate

1:40

that . I think the biggest thing about personal style

1:43

is one . Besides it , being personal is

1:45

two . It's the one thing that you can always

1:47

control . You get to control

1:49

what you wear . You get to

1:51

control what it says about

1:54

you and what your style says about you

1:56

. So if you want your style to say that you're confident

1:58

and you're chic guess what ? You

2:01

get to create that as to what that looks

2:03

like . If you want your style

2:06

to say that I am powerful and

2:08

I am in control , you

2:10

get to create that style and what that

2:12

looks like . Nobody else gets

2:14

to do that , not even me as

2:16

a style coach , and

2:19

not even personal stylist . We can't

2:21

do that for you . You

2:24

get to do that . We are just here to

2:26

help guide you along

2:28

the way to discover

2:31

that and to discover that . And when you

2:33

get that , it's almost as if like a lightbulb

2:35

goes off and it's like , yay , I was

2:37

able to create this Style

2:39

. Is that personal ? And we are just

2:41

your guides to help

2:43

you get on track

2:46

to what it is , to bring your ideas

2:48

and to bring your image

2:50

of what it is you look like and how you

2:53

see yourself . We get to help

2:55

bring that to life . It

2:57

should never be . I'm going

2:59

to put you in something that I think is good

3:01

, but it's always something that

3:03

you get to control and we are just

3:05

like your fairy godmothers

3:07

helping you along the way

3:09

. But

3:12

there is fashion on the other hand

3:14

, and with fashion it's

3:17

always changing and

3:19

nine times out of ten it's not going to make you feel good

3:21

and it's not going to make you feel confident . Fashion

3:24

is whatever is popular at that

3:26

particular time . It's

3:28

popular today . Two

3:30

days from now , it's going to be out of style

3:33

. And guess what ? You've wasted time and you've wasted

3:35

money trying to find a piece that

3:37

everybody wanted . Once

3:39

you finally find it , or get it , it's

3:42

no longer in style , nobody's wearing

3:44

it anymore and you've

3:47

just wasted who knows how much

3:49

money and how much time trying to find

3:51

it . With

3:53

fashion , you always have to keep

3:55

up and it will . At the

3:58

end of the day , it will always cost

4:00

you time and money . We

4:04

don't have time to do all that

4:06

. Unless you have , and even if you have

4:08

the time , you don't

4:10

want to spend your time doing

4:12

that . So

4:14

always remember to shop

4:16

for your style Now . You do have

4:19

to create and discover that style Now

4:21

. That's going to take time . However

4:24

, once you get it , you'll

4:27

be able to build upon it . Make the tweaks and

4:29

the changes that you need to do as

4:31

you see fit , so you

4:33

might like something for three years and

4:35

then maybe on year four , you might want something different

4:37

. It's not something that you're changing every

4:40

six to eight months . That's

4:43

the main difference between shopping

4:45

for style and not for fashion

4:48

. Number two

4:50

, something that a lot of us don't consider

4:52

we want to begin

4:55

to consider what our lifestyle is

4:57

. So we want

4:59

to keep in mind when and where we're

5:01

going to be wearing our clothes . So , for example

5:03

, if your company leans

5:05

more towards business casual , your

5:07

wardrobe should reflect that . And

5:12

the great thing about business casual is you

5:14

can dress it up , you can dress it down , so it kind

5:16

of keeps you like in the middle of everything

5:18

you want to look like . What environments

5:20

are you in a lot ? Are you out in the field

5:22

a lot ? Are you in the office with

5:25

a boardroom or not ? Are you walking

5:27

a lot ? When it comes to your job

5:29

, you know , are you a branch

5:31

manager in a branch and

5:33

you have to stand out front and

5:35

greet customers ? Are you going to be on your

5:37

feet on your all day ? What are you

5:39

doing after work ? Do you have to go to networking

5:42

events ? Do you travel for your job

5:44

? What is it that

5:46

you , what is

5:48

your lifestyle , especially when it comes

5:50

around your corporate career ? What

5:53

does that look like ? And you want

5:55

to consider that and keep that in mind

5:57

when you're actually buying

6:00

in mind , making a mindful

6:02

wardrobe choices is

6:04

. You want to keep all of that in mind

6:06

because you don't want to be cute

6:08

and uncomfortable in like

6:10

three inch heels and you're on your feet

6:13

all day . You know , sometimes you

6:15

might want to add a pair of slides

6:17

or a pair of flats or a pair of designer

6:20

sneakers . That will go with your outfit

6:22

when your feet get tired , right ? So

6:24

you definitely always want to keep

6:26

that in mind . Just consider

6:28

your lifestyle . What is it ? Are you going

6:31

? What are you ? You know , I said , after work , what

6:33

are you doing ? Are you going to networking events ? Do

6:35

you have to go to your kids games

6:38

? Do you have to go ? You know , do you have , do

6:41

you have gay lives , parties ? All of the things

6:43

you want to always keep that in mind

6:45

is what your lifestyle

6:47

is , so that way you can

6:49

tailor your wardrobe choices accordingly

6:52

. And

6:55

here's one that I think

6:58

is kind of always overlooked

7:00

, but this

7:02

is something that we do need to really

7:04

do , and that is

7:06

taking care of our clothes . And

7:10

I know we've all ran across someone

7:12

who has

7:14

this amazing outfit or amazing

7:17

accessory or an amazing piece and

7:19

you're like , oh my God , that is so beautiful and

7:22

you think it might be new , and the first

7:24

thing that comes out of their mouth is this whole thing

7:26

. I've had this for like five , six , seven

7:28

years . The reason why they can

7:30

do that is well , there's two reasons why One

7:33

, because they buy quality , but two , most

7:35

importantly , is they take care

7:37

of their clothes . So if they

7:39

need to be dry cleaned , they get them dry

7:41

cleaned regularly . If they have

7:43

any buttons that are falling off or zippers

7:46

that are broken or snaps that are

7:48

broken , they get them fixed . Same

7:50

thing with shoes . If the soles

7:53

of their shoes aren't well

7:55

or they're being worn , they will

7:57

take them to a cobbler to have them fixed

7:59

or to have them stretched , to have

8:02

them shine , to have them cleaned . If

8:04

they take care of their pieces , taking

8:06

care of your clothes will also

8:08

ensure longevity of

8:11

these clothes as well , so

8:14

you don't have to necessarily

8:16

go out every two to three years

8:18

and buy a new piece . I

8:21

have dresses in my closet right now that

8:23

I got from New

8:25

York and company back when it was learners

8:28

. So that's probably telling my age

8:30

that I still have

8:33

that I can still get into to this day because

8:35

I took care of them . Now I'm slowly

8:38

getting rid of them because they're not my style

8:40

and they're not what I

8:44

would wear to work now , because this was also

8:46

at a time when I was wearing more

8:48

dresser your clothes to work . But

8:50

the fact that I still have them and I can still

8:52

wear them and they still look good

8:54

, that's the key

8:57

and that's the important thing is

8:59

that you want to go ahead and take

9:01

care of your clothes . And here's another thing

9:03

when you're thinking about your clothes now

9:05

, think of them as an investment

9:08

, because they are an investment in yourself . They're

9:10

an investment in your career , in getting

9:13

you to the next level and showing

9:15

up as that boss and as that corporate

9:18

professional that you are , that corporate

9:20

icon that you are right

9:24

. So you have to take care of your clothes because they're

9:26

an investment , just

9:28

like everything else , just like the mic

9:31

that I'm talking into , the computer that

9:33

I'm recording on , your

9:35

clothes are the same thing . You're going to take

9:37

care of them . You take care of your

9:39

car , so you want to take care of your

9:41

clothes the same way . When you store

9:43

them , when you're switching them out during the

9:45

seasons , you want to store them properly

9:48

so they don't get damaged or worn

9:50

or anything of that nature . So

9:52

always just remember to take care

9:55

of your clothes . So

9:57

, to do a quick recap of what we went over

9:59

today one , we always want to shop for

10:01

style and not fashion . Two

10:03

, we always want to consider our lifestyle

10:06

. And number three , we

10:08

want to take care of our clothes

10:10

. So I hope you enjoyed today's

10:13

episode today . If

10:15

you're in looking to create

10:17

and discover your own style , I invite

10:20

you to click the link in my description

10:22

box to where I have your corporate career

10:24

essentials checklist for

10:26

you so that you can help begin to

10:29

start laying the foundation for

10:31

your corporate icon wardrobe

10:33

. So , with all of that being said

10:35

, I hope you guys have an amazing rest

10:37

of your day , stay healthy , stay safe

10:39

, and I will talk to you guys next

10:42

week , in the next episode

10:44

. Bye , guys .