When we started the journey of creating Clothed In Gold as a business in the Fargo/Moorhead area, something we set out to achieve was authentic connection with our customers and community members. One of the ways we wanted to achieve this was through education. Our biggest mission is to make fashion accessible to bodies who have the hardest time finding clothing, and we wanted to know why the fashion industry is still excluding these individuals. After brainstorming ideas as a team, we came up with a series idea that we would produce weekly called Education Monday's. The goal of this series is to get first hand knowledge and stories from plus size individuals who are strong advocates for accessible fashion in the community. The individuals we reached out to belong to the Fargo/Moorhead community, have been a part of the Fargo/Moorhead community previously, or are a part of the plus size fashion community in their respective areas. Our first interview was done with Courtney Hanson. Courtney is a senior at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska. I have had the honor of knowing Courtney and the incredible advocacy work she is doing in the collegiate forensic community. Courtney is intelligent, funny, charming, positive, empowering, talented, and authentic. After we brainstormed the idea of the Education Monday's series, I knew that she was someone that Clothed In Gold would love to sit down and have a conversation with. Courtney is someone who has been promoting body positivity and "fat acceptance" since longer than I have known her. She is someone who is authentically herself and she aims to create an environment, both in person and online, that advocates for bodies like hers; but also all bodies. I had the opportunity to sit down with Courtney last Thursday to discuss her fashion journey and how she sees her advocacy work evolving once she graduates from the collegiate forensics scene. Below you can find her interview! Be sure to check out the whole interview, but we especially love the second video segment where Courtney talks to us more about her advocacy work! We so loved getting to sit down with Courtney to hear about her fashion journey, and we hope it is educational and empowering for all who watch! Stay Golden
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