1. Alexandra Fullerton - Glamour UK's Fashion Director-at-Large

In this episode, Katie chats with Alexandra Fullerton, a freelance stylist, and writer, currently Fashion Director-at-large at Glamour UK. Alex has been known to declare that she prefers shoes to some people and founded #thedailyshoe on Instagram. Previously, Alex was Fashion Director at Stylist Magazine. Over her 20-year career, Alex has contributed to Grazia and international editions of Vogue and Harpers Bazar.

Her commercial clients have included Stella McCartney, Amazon, and Marks & Spencer. She has worked with photographers including David Bailey, Victor Demarchelier, Mary McCartney, Ranking, and Ella von Worth and regularly contributes to BBC Radio 4s Woman's Hour and You & Yours.

They discuss her early style influences and how she ended up walking away from her course at the London College of Fashion and learning the tools of her trade on the job. From working night shifts as the gig reviewer for a music magazine through her career to fashion director-at-large at Glamour UK to writing her first book and now teaching.

Alex’s first book How To Dress was published by Pavillion in June 2018 and became a bestseller in Amazon's fashion category and she now has a number of other projects on the go in her portfolio career.

Katie and Alex have a wide-ranging discussion focusing on the importance of sustainability in fashion and circular economies, as well as the joy of the perfect second-hand find. Listen as she offers advice to those starting out on their own path today and tips on how to style your own wardrobe. The importance of role models to the next generation and what inspires her. Do you have ‘the eye’ to be a stylist?

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