Maggie Gillette - Fashion Homecoming: Building Chicago's Creative Community

Join our host senior style icon and former mental health professional Theodora Krochman, and entrepreneur and documentarian Melissa Pierce as they explore the intersection of fashion, psychology, and culture.

In Episode 6, Teddi and Melissa welcome fashion industry veteran Maggie Gillette, dialing in from a sun-drenched New Orleans garden while her Chicago home undergoes renovations for expanded closet space. Maggie shares a heartwarming story from her childhood about being found hugging a rack of dresses in a department store, foreshadowing her future career spanning nearly every aspect of the fashion industry - from PR to lingerie design, high-end retail to styling.

The conversation flows through Maggie's journey from New York's fast-paced fashion scene to her return to Chicago, where she now serves as a Principal at The Curio, fostering the local fashion creative community. Drawing on her extensive experience as a trend forecaster and industry insider, Maggie offers unique insights into the evolution of fashion media, the future of style, and the importance of maintaining creative communities in cities beyond New York.

Through their discussion of fashion journalism, trend forecasting, and community building, the episode illuminates how personal passion can evolve into professional expertise while maintaining authenticity and connection to one's roots. Maggie's story serves as a reminder that sometimes the path forward leads back home, and that our earliest attractions to beauty and style can shape our entire life's journey.

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Maggie Gillette - Fashion Homecoming: Building Chicago's Creative Community

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