Welcome back to another #TeamTuesday! We are so thankful for all the hardworking sales associates who are dedicated to the heart of Clothed In Gold's Mission: making boutique shopping a pleasant experience that promotes creativity, empowerment, and individualism through style and fashion at an affordable price. Today is all about Ian! Ian is in their first year as a graduate student in the area and comes to us from Burlington, Vermont. Ian creates all the store displays and hand knits a lot of our winter accessory collection! Read below to find out more about Ian and their fashion journey! Ian's Style Guide Favorite fashion accessory?: "Belts, belts, belts! Give me ALL the belts! " One clothing item you could never live without?: "Skirts. There is something so freeing about them. And they are SO versatile! I can wear a t-shirt, sweater, and even a button up with them. I LOVE skirts. ” Favorite color?: “Yellow! Yellow just reminds me of warmth and summer and kindness, which is something I really try to incorporate into my everyday life; the color and the human characteristics!" Jeans or sweatpants?: "Sweatpants but it has to be a matching lounge set. I am IN love with the new sweat sets we have in store!" What is your favorite fashion season?: "Spring Fashion. I have always loved spring because something about the rebirth of the earth after it has been dreary and cold for so long is really metaphorical to me and resonates deep with my personhood. I believe spring fashion is the time we come back alive and can evolve ourselves stylistically from the drab of the winter in this godforsaken tundra. ;)" You’re never fully dressed without what item?: “A scarf. I know, I know- sounds like an old lady! But I think scarves are SO beautiful and can add this whimsical look to any outfit that isn't matched with any other fashion piece. I also just love makeup and face art, so I'm never fully dressed without some form of my face being made-up or covered in abstract art pieces.” How fashion has brought a change in your life?: “Growing up, I never got the opportunity to really feel that anything on my body fit my personality. I knew for a long time that I wanted to wear all the clothing that is available, and not be restricted to a certain section of the store. That's hard to do when the world sees you as one thing, but you see yourself as something completely different. I would watch New York Fashion Week on my little TV that I had in my room back in Vermont and think, 'I love that dress and I love those jeans, and oh wow I would really rock a suit like that.' And then I decided that if I wanted to be happy, I was going to wear whatever I wanted. Understanding that fashion doesn't have boundaries really opened so many doors for me artistically, but also personally. I am a stronger person now that I get to change my look day to day. I am so grateful to have a form of art expression that is starting to be fluid and accepting of people like me. Fashion is meant to be outside of the box and push the boundaries of what is "acceptable" currently. I love the never ending evolution of fashion, and I feel like that really speaks to who I am as a person. I am always changing with the times. For better, I hope. :)" What are some of your favorite clothing brands (besides Clothed In Gold, obviously :))?: "For a long time, I really struggled to find clothes that fit right AND made me feel empowered. Like I said earlier, it's hard growing up loving all fashion, but being told I could only wear clothes from this section because that is what was expected of me. Now I have the opportunity to shop anywhere--okay not ANYWHERE--but I have really fallen in love with the stores I shop at the most often. I my top stores are ASOS, Target, Nordstrom Rack, Gap, Banana Republic, and Halberstadts. Honestly, I just love that I now feel confident enough in myself to walk into any store and think I could maybe wear any item of their inventory! I am no longer afraid to use fashion to express my identity. Why did you choose to work at Clothed In Gold?: "This is the one store in the community that welcomes bodies and people like me. Being nonbinary, I get gawked at every time I walk into a store that doesn't fit how society perceives my body to be boxed in. I love fashion, and I don't think it should be restricted to "male" and "female" sections. It's just clothes and once you get over that, you can enjoy expression so much easier. Clothed In Gold provided me the space to feel confident, and also own who I am and what I have to bring to the fashion world. I feel like I have grown into my skin so much more now that I work here, and I know that the support in this store is reaching others in the community who need a space just like I did. What is your favorite quotation that encompasses the importance of fashion?: "Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time, with all the events. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes. You can see and feel everything in clothes." —Diana Vreelan Stop by Clothed in Gold Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday this week to meet Ian! They are so excited to be a part of this team and can’t wait to style you soon! Stay Golden
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