In this episode of Love Always, Jo, Joanna interviews Lana Jackson, a stylist and the creative director of Narrative Styling. Lana founded Narrative Styling to give women back their power; using style as storytelling tool they can leverage. Through Narrative Styling, Lana partners with busy professionals to build versatile and effective wardrobes that work from day to night and every occasion in between. Listen to this episode to hear more about style as self-care.
Lana Jackson is a Stylist and Creative Director of Narrative Styling. Lana believes if women could bypass the insecurity and self-consciousness that comes from wearing clothes that don’t fit or suit their personality and lifestyle, they’d be able to focus and get so much more done. We can limit our power as women when we’re distracted by our own self-consciousness. There is a certain power that emanates from a woman who knows she looks good. And there is a void of power when we’re uncomfortable and fidgeting. The clothes we wear and how we care for ourselves sends a message about us and our personal brand to everyone we meet. The way you style yourself can give you power over the story you present to the world. Style can change the narrative of how you feel about yourself and how you want others to feel about you. Lana founded Narrative Styling to give women back their power; using style as storytelling tool they can leverage. Through Narrative Styling, Lana partners with busy professionals to build versatile and effective wardrobes that work from day to night and every occasion in between.
In this episode Lana Jackson and I discuss…
- Lana’s journey to launching her business
- What is personal style vs fashion
- How to use personal style as self-care practice
- 3 tips for people who want to hire a stylist
- Why you should budget/shop seasonally rather than monthly
- How to tell a story through personal style
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Recommended Books:
- Culture Making by Andy Crouch
Quotes:
- Personal style isn’t about being on trend, it’s about putting together outfits that fit your lifestyle and needs – Lana
- As women we want to do things that have an actual impact – Lana
- Women care for communities – Lana
- We want to feel like our inner self on the outside – Lana
- Find clothes that give rather than take your energy – Lana
- When you feel comfortable in what you’re wearing you can be fully present in your life – Lana
- You can’t be too busy for yourself – Lana
- Life is strung together by moments you need to show up in – Lana
- Personal style allows you to be present in your life – Joanna
- Make an investment in yourself – Lana
- You can’t change culture until you make culture – Lana
- Build a life that makes sense to you – Lana
Journal Prompts:
- Do you have what you need to live the life you’re living
- When you get dressed do you feel like you
- What story are you telling with the clothes you have
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