Girlsourced Chats

In this episode, we sat down with the awe-inspiring Philo from Image Mission that we have been supporting since launching in 2020. Image Misson is a registered charity in Singapore helping women gain confidence, secure employment and build a better future for themselves and their families. They have empowered more than 800 women since 2015, through campaigns such as  Dress for Success® Singapore and their IM Ready programs.  In our latest collaboration we launched Image Mission's very first online store to sell preloved wear that their supporters have donated, through Girlsourced. All proceeds from the sale of Image Mission items on our website are channelled back to the organisation to support their mission. At Girlsourced, we are all about empowering women and were delighted to have Philo share more about how Image Mission has impacted the lives of women in our community. Tune in to learn more about how you can support them and visit www.girlsourced.com/shop/imagemission to check out their preloved wear range now!

In today’s episode, Karisha sits down with the beautiful Eileen, the founder of Singapore’s largest (wallet-friendly) vintage & rework store, Vintagewknd. Vintagewknd specializes in styling & creating sustainable fashion for the mass market. They stock original & re-worked vintage pieces in a huge variety of styles from the 50s to the Y2K eras. As Girlsourced is a brand that also advocates for the sustainability in fashion movement, we thought Eileen was the perfect guest to tell us a little more about sustainable fashion and how she makes it fun and fresh! For more style tips or to partner with Girlsourced, find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlsourced Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsourced LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girlsourced

Sharon Ismail is undoubtedly a force of nature. She is an actress, host, educator, writer, and mother. In this episode, she candidly speaks about how her passions grew and the struggles she faced to achieve it all. With her wealth of knowledge after an illustrious career and life, you may just feel inspired to do it all as she truly believes it is just a matter of drive and perhaps a little bit of luck. For style tips or to partner with Girlsourced, find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlsourced Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsourced LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girlsourced

Grace started with a simple idea to make customized quality eyewear that acts as “sunscreens” for our eyes while still being fashion-forward and unique! Lenicc’s sunglasses are an intersection of personalization and haute couture, handcrafted with a specially designed raised-fit. She believes that If we can mix and match our clothes, why not our sunglasses as well? Let's hear more from Grace on how her business came to be and how it's making an impact on our world today! For style tips or to partner with Girlsourced, find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlsourced Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsourced LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girlsourced

Our host for 2022, Karisha Partabrai goes on a journey to learn more about sustainable cosmetics and interviews Mugdha Hedaoo the co-founder of GoPlay Cosmetics that created the world's first hyper-personalised modular makeup innovation the LIPSKIT. The LIPSKIT enables you to create your own shades of lipstick in a fuss-free and sustainable way, mixing primary colours in correct proportions to give you almost any colour you want. So think up a colour, find the recipe on the GoPlay App and create it in less than 20 seconds on the patented LIPSKIT. The LIPSKIT has garnered a fair amount of traction on the internet with consumers comparing GoPlay products to that of major beauty brands such as YSL. As a 100% plastic-neutral company, GoPlay is on its way to making a huge impact on our world!  Hear Mugdha's thoughts on the importance of sustainability in the cosmetics industry and find out how you can make the switch to cleaner cosmetics. You can also now purchase products from GoPlay Cosmetics on Girlsourced! Shop at https://girlsourced.com/shop/goplay-cosmetics.  For more style tips or to partner with Girlsourced, find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlsourced Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsourced LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girlsourced

Welcome to the 2022 edition of Girlsourced Chats.  We kicked off Girlsourced Chats  with the intention to share more about various aspects of fashion and women related topics. In 2021 we talked to guests about sustainable fashion, supporting mothers in their careers and many other topics that are at the heart of conversations taking place in today’s society. As part of those conversations, we are doing a special recap in this episode of the most important advice that they had to empower women like you. Whether you are just starting out in your career, juggling your life with kids or trying to balance kids and work, we hope their advice brings you some inspiration and sets the stage for the rest of the year ahead for you in your personal or career lives. Tune in to hear the tips from Anisa Johnny, Renata Grebliauskaite, Natacha Chapon, Sher-li Torrey and Dr Dawnn Karen and stay tuned for a special announcement at the end of this episode! Be empowered with your very own Girlsourced stylist. Consult a Girlsourced stylist to get 2022 started in the right outfit! Visit https://girlsourced.com/product-category/styling to check out our list of styling services. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlsourced Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsourced LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girlsourced

Shopping for new clothes is a favourite past-time and stress reliever that most turn to for some respite. Whether it is in treating ourselves to a new dress for a wedding or buying that new loungewear set for comfort during those lockdowns, we will find every excuse to make a purchase. And by the end of every year we try hard to declutter our overflowing wardrobes. Yet, come the new year, we do it all over again. Is there any way around to finally setting our resolutions to breaking those habits in the new year? To understand more about why we do what we do, and to plan our wardrobes (and budgets) consciously for the new year ahead, I speak to the pioneer behind the field of Fashion Psychology, Dr Dawnn Karen, Author of Dress Your Best Life and Founder of Fashion Psychology Institute. Dr Karen, also known as the "Dress Doctor" has spent years studying the relationship between attire and attitude.  Tune in as she shares why emotions play a huge part in those shopping or style decisions we make and how we can take control over them to dress our best lives.  Get ready for a more mindful wardrobe in 2022! About Dress Your Best Life (adapted from Amazon) Harness the power of your wardrobe to achieve your dreams with this timely take on personal style from a world-renowned fashion psychologist. You may get dressed every day without really thinking about what you're putting on, but did you know that what you wear has a powerful effect on how you feel? Or that your clothes influence the way others perceive you? By making a few adjustments to your wardrobe, and learning to style from the inside out, you'll not only elevate your look, but level up your entire life. In Dress Your Best Life Dr Karen goes far beyond well-known makeover advice, pushing you to ask yourself: Are my clothing choices hurting me or helping me to achieve my life goals? Her book will help you discover your unique style story, become a smarter shopper, use color to your advantage, match moods to clothing choices, and embrace new or different standards of beauty. This knowledge is a power that you'll exercise every time you open your closet door or walk into an important meeting in just the right outfit. Packed with practical tips and cutting-edge advice, Dress Your Best Life will teach you to harness the power of fashion for the life you want to live. Dress Your Best Life is available for purchase on Amazon.  To learn more about Dr Karen's Fashion Psychology courses or to book a session with her, visit Fashion Psychology Success. Girlsourced customers are entitled to a special promotion for a consultation with Dr Karen, sign up at www.girlsourced.com/register to benefit from  this exclusive promotion now! Consult a Girlsourced stylist before jumping into your next purchase. Visit https://girlsourced.com/product-category/styling to check out our list of styling services. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlsourced Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsourced LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girlsourced

Being a mom changes a lot of things for a woman. While the most obvious change is that in your body, there are a lot more changes to that than meets the eye. In this podcast episode, I speak with Sher-li Torrey, founder of Mums@Work, a platform helping mothers in Singapore find work-family balance since 2010. Like many other professional mothers in Singapore, Sher-li Torrey couldn't find meaningful flexiwork jobs when her first child was born. This inspired her to set up Mums@Work to list genuine flexi-work, offer career fairs and training workshops, creating a network of like-minded mothers. And she didn't stop there.  Most recently, Sher-li initiated the 40 Over 40 awards to challenge the culture of ageism at the workplace. In a society that highlights the spunk and never-ending energy of the young, this project embraces the transformational journeys of 40 women in Singapore, over 40 years of age – sharing their tales of ‘taking a risk’ to breathe life into their career aspirations, despite the odds. Tune in to find out how you can benefit from the work that Sher-li and her team does, and be inspired that whatever changes you face in life as a woman, be it motherhood or tipping over into 40, there are others like her out there to cheer you on and to support you.  Visit http://mumsatwork.net to find out more! If you are a mom rediscovering your identity, why not do it with a Girlsourced stylist? Let our stylist help you revamp your wardrobe, and curate looks so you can be yourself all over again and not just someone’s mommy. Visit https://girlsourced.com/product-category/styling to check out our list of styling services. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlsourced Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsourced LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girlsourced

When one thinks of upcycling, the simplest interpretation would be to sell preloved clothes to someone else or creating a pair of denim shorts from jeans. Natacha Chapon, founder of The Thread Loop takes us further behind the scenes of her low impact fashion boutique that upcycles deadstocks, offcuts, over-production and vintage fabrics to produce high quality bags and accessories.  In this episode, we discuss why quality matters in upcycling - whether selling secondhand or creating a new line of products, and why taking that bit of effort to be sustainable can make a world of difference. Tune in as Natacha reveals the amount of waste that occurs in the textile supply chain that is rarely seen by the end consumer and why working in the industry inspired her to start The Thread Loop in Singapore. Find out also how she uses her textile expertise to adapt products suitable for both the Asian and European markets, yet keeping things local to ensure sustainability. If you are in Singapore and want to support a local brand, consider The Thread Loop for its functional designs and durable quality. The Thread Loop can be found on Girlsourced at: www.girlsourced.com/thethreadloop Follow The Thread Loop on social media at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethreadloop  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thethreadloop For more style tips or to partner Girlsourced, find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlsourced Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsourced LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girlsourced

We build up clutter in our closets through many different means.⁠ It isn't unusual then that pieces are often worn once or twice before they are tossed at the back of our closets, all forgotten and mouldy. ⁠Do you have a closet full of forgotten clothes that is disturbing you right now? Then perhaps it's time to think about elimination. ⁠ In this episode, we speak to Girlsourced Stylist Renata to find out how she went from being a fashionista to a minimalist and why she launched the Wardrobe Restart on Girlsourced to help ladies declutter and find better style. Tune in to hear how she transited from having a roomful of clothes to only 20 pieces in her wardrobe. Want to achieve the same minimalism for your wardrobe? Renata tells it all, from the clients whose stories inspire her everyday to 5 reasons why you would want to get on the Wardrobe Restart with her today. To get a Wardrobe Restart by Renata, log on to https://girlsourced.com/wardroberestart! For more style tips or to partner us, find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlsourced Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsourced LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girlsourced