This week, Laura and Sophie discuss Amazon’s Try Before You Buy fashion line, Eleanor Antoniou going a year without fast fashion, and Christmas adverts. They’re also joined by fashion editor-writer-consultant Laura Martin to discuss whether magazines will make a comeback, Kate Moss, and whether having breast cancer changed Laura’s style. Plus, find out what the girls have on their Christmas lists!
Show Notes
They’re joined by
fashion editor-writer-stylist-consultant, all around multi-hyphenate,
Laura Martin! They discuss whether magazines will make a comeback, their Instagram aesthetics, and Kate Moss. They recap Laura’s rise from fashion product development, to magazines like Elle, to working on the radio, and they also discuss Laura’s breast cancer - working through it, whether it changed her style, keeping her hair, and the power of positivity!
The girls use this week’s Like To Know to tell their families what they want for Christmas. They discuss sticking to Christmas lists, the best presents they’ve received, practical gifts, and the incredible longevity of GHD hair straighteners! They also debate whether the best gift you can give this Christmas is buying homeless people lunch in New Street station through the charity
Midland Langar Seva, or rating the Fashademix five stars on iTunes and leaving a lovely message!
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Sophie Hillier has taught on the fashion business and promotions course for the past 7 years after running her own PR agency in London. Sophie is currently studying for her PHD researching crisis management in fashion retail.
Laura Arrowsmith has taught on the same course for the past 4 years with previous experience running large scale customer facing campaigns in the retail sector with editorial and advertorial work featured in Elle, Grazia, Vogue and so on. Laura’s future focus is on ethical marketing and sustainability.
Both Sophie and Laura have a wide breadth of industry experience as well as the research and contacts that give them their edge of expertise. Commentary from both of them has been captured on ITV news, I newspaper, Birmingham mail, Drapers, Retail Gazette and local and national radio stations.
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