10 Slow Fashion Creators Encouraging Us To Embrace Our Personal Style
By Stella Hertantyo
To help you step out of the trend cycle and start experimenting with outfit combinations and items that truly feel like a reflection of who you are, check out these creators who are advocating for personal style in a multitude of different ways.
Alexandra Hildreth (@alexandra.hildreth)
Alexandra is a freelance fashion writer and producer who creates content about wardrobe identity, personal style, and the importance of wearing what you truly love and dressing for yourself.
Amy Smilovic (@amysmilovic)
Amy is the founder of tibi who has coined the term ‘creative pragmatist’ to describe the type of people that her clothing line is designed for. She defines a creative pragmatist as someone “with a unique, highly personal sense of style, who never sacrifices function for fashion” and who “wants clothes that reflect her personality and make her feel like herself.”
Amy has created a series of ‘Style Classes’ on tibi that guide people on how to achieve the essence of a creative pragmatist, finding that balance of pieces that are useful but exciting, familiar but not forgettable, and chic, yet still chill.
Deb (@clothedinabundance)
Deb is a capsule wardrobe enthusiast who shares tips on how to style one item in many different ways and make the most of the wardrobe you already have.
Daria Andronescu (@dariaandronescu)
Daria is the founder of Wonder Wardrobe, which is a styling method that helps you build a personal, multifunctional, well-organized capsule wardrobe containing an ideal amount of beautiful, fully interchangeable outfits that reduce waste and support sustainable fashion brands. Daria also shares loads of tips for creating a capsule wardrobe full of exciting outfits,on YouTube.
Jessica Harumi (@jessica.harumi)
Jessica is a sustainable fashion and capsule wardrobe enthusiast who shares tips and resources for creating the perfect wardrobe foundation with good quality basics or crafting a capsule wardrobe each season, as well as styling one item in multiple different ways. You can check out her YouTube channel for loads of helpful video resources!
Mandy Lee (@oldloserinbrooklyn)
Mandy is a trend forecaster and analyst who shares her expertise and knowledge about trends, across her social media platforms, and is constantly encouraging her followers to focus on their individuality instead of blindly following trends.
Alyssa Beltempo (@msbeltempo)
Alyssa is a sustainable stylist who shares many insightful tips, across her online platforms and YouTube channel, for deep-diving into your wardrobe, getting creative with what you already have, and maximizing your current wardrobe to fit your personal style.
Hadeel Osman (@mshadeel)
Hadeel is a creative director, stylist, and founder of DAVU Studio. Hadeel advocates for being your own trendsetter and embracing your personal style so that you can avoid fleeting trends and overconsumption.
Yolande Macon (@thelanguageofyolande)
Yolande encourages personal growth through personal style and puts together the most joy-filled outfits that will encourage you to dress in the way which makes you feel most confident, and show up in the world with pride.
Jazmine Rogers (@thatcurlytop)
Jazmine is a sustainable fashion and lifestyle creator and #sustainablebaddie who puts together the most delightful outfits and encourages you to wear whatever makes you feel most confident, while also making fashion choices that are kind to people and the planet.
About the Author:
Stella Hertantyo is based in Cape Town, South Africa, and is currently completing her PGDip in Sustainable Development to accompany her undergraduate in Multimedia journalism. She is a slow-living enthusiast and a lover of low-impact fashion.
She is passionate about encouraging an approach to sustainability that is inclusive, accessible, and fun as we try to figure out how to create a more sustainable and just world, together.
When Stella is not in front of her laptop doing uni work, you'll probably find her reading, writing, illustrating, or baking/cooking. A dip in the ocean, or a walk in the mountains, are the two things that bring her the most peace.
