Episode 30: The Impact of Clothing on our Money Making, with Karen Arthur
If you know me you know how much I love clothing! And todays guest truly lives that passion too. The Karen Arthur lives by the mantra of ‘do what you love and see where that takes you’.
Wearing clothes that made her feel good saved her sanity and so she started #wearyourhappy, which is all about wearing clothes that give you happy memories. Karen is a fashion designer, fashion creative, sewing tutor, podcast host, model, speaker and teacher. Karen’s podcast, Menopause Whilst Black, is a podcast committed to centering the menopause journeys of Black UK women through research stories.
When Karen hit menopause she found herself falling out of love with a teaching career spanning 3 decades. She left under ill health amongst many big changes and grieving the loss of her aunt and stepped out into funemployment. As Karen started to feel better she started to think about the few items of her aunts clothing: a red maxi skirt, a pleated chiffon number and a bangle and found herself consciously choosing clothing to lift her mood.
WE TALK ABOUT…
WE TALK ABOUT
0:54 intro
3:02 Karen in her own words
6:21 Diversity and superficial optics
7:50 Transitioning from teaching to all the different bits Karen does now
15:31 Therapy
18:10 Karen’s aunts clothing and the beginnings of #wearyourhappy
23:35 Fashion for how you feel in your heart and throwing away the ‘rules’
28:41 Intuition thinking in fashion
34:36 Dressing for yourself and spreading happiness
37:24 Being seen and knowing your worth filters into your business
39:29 Clothing, confidence and honesty
43:19 Be yourself and allowing your own growth
44:29 My quick fire questions
FIND OUT MORE
https://www.reddskin.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/thekarenarthur/
https://open.spotify.com/show/5ibCtyPnZvCW75LndQ1Fvl?si=vJedqQrKSxS69bR75B3znw&dl_branch=1
https://www.instagram.com/menopausewhilstblack/
REFERENCED IN THE PODCAST…
Ebook - 8 ways to wear your happy: https://www.reddskin.co.uk/wear-your-happy-shop/nyca2l7tcsgl90kwx3jmps2qubs5gr
Candace Brathwaite: https://www.candicebrathwaite.com
Books:
The Shift by Sam Baker: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/06/the-shift-by-sam-baker-review-funny-frank-and-empowering
Don’t Touch my Hair - Emma Dabiri
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/305/305706/don-t-touch-my-hair/9780141986289.html
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