Episode 113: The Sustainable Personal Stylist

The Business Awards Show

Alex Standley is an award winning Personal Stylist with an impressive 19-year career in the world of fashion. With an unwavering passion for sustainability, dopamine dressing, and the power of style to create positive impact. Alex is THE STYLE EXPERT for busy women, seeking to rediscover their inner confidence through style.

With a 1st class honours degree from London College of Fashion, and 15 years as a Fashion Buyer for industry giants like Marks & Spencer and Amazon, Alex brings a wealth of experience to her styling clients.

Alex’s pivot in her career 5 years ago, was driven by a passion to create a more positive impact through her work. And her own experience of the power of personal styling in her reinvention after becoming a mum. Consequently she became a sustainable personal stylist, helping women to move away from the fast fashion culture, and buying too many clothes. Luxe Leopard Lifestyle was born.

The latest episode of the Business Awards Show follows Alex's journey from fashion buyer to sustainable stylist. She also tells us about the importance of business networking and how it has powered her rise. Even better, she has become an award-winner, and is nominated for more. Find out what impact this has had on her business.

So successful has Alex become in the sustainable fashion world, she has become involved in organising The Good Clothes Show at the NEC in Birmingham in September. In addition, she is aiming to give a Tedx talk, so things are moving quickly in her world. The Sustainable Personal Stylist is the perfect episode for women looking for advice on how to be more mindful about their fashion choices. You will also learn why sustainability in fashion is so essential, and how following your values is so fundamental to running your business.

{1:30} Why Alex started her business.

{3:35} Alex's sustainable fashion ethos.

{5:17} Why frequent clothes buying is a problem.

{7:23} How to change your shopping habits.

{8:27} Alex's personal styling approach.

{9:47} The impact of buying the right clothes.

{10:22} Alex's role in the St Albans Sustainability Festival.

{13:07} How networking has helped Alex's business.

{15:12} Winning a Shing Star Award.

{16:15} A Rising Star nomination at The St Albans Chamber Awards.

{17:50} Alex's advice for starting a business.

{18:53} Future plans.

{19:11} Being part of the Good Clothes Show at the NEC.

{21:59} Donating the right clothes to charity.

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