The Style That Binds Us podcast

We are excited to have fashion historian, Caroline Milbank on our podcast today. She is a Fashion Historian, Author, Writer, Curator & Appraiser. She has written 5 books called: Fashion: A Timeline in Photographs: 1850 to Today, Resort Fashion: Style in Sun-Drenched Climates, The Couture Accessory, Couture: The Great Designers & New York Fashion. Her Instagram, @jupeculotte, was recently written u...

Claire Bidwell Smith is an internationally renowned author, speaker and grief therapist based in LA. She has written 3 books: The Rules of Inheritance, After This, and Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief. By the time Claire was 25, she lost both of her parents & has been able to work through this loss & turn it into an incredible career helping others navigate this crazy thing called life! She has...

We are excited to have Jim Kuerschner, President of KULE, on our podcast! KULE, the eponymous ready-to-wear label was founded in 2015 by designer Nikki Kule. The KULE aesthetic comes from her love of iconic quirky Americana prep & her love for all things French. Nikki’s parents had a clothing brand, so Nikki grew up in the fashion industry. Her father was known as “The King of Pants” in the 1970s....

We are excited to have Karine Dubner, CEO of Brochu Walker on our podcast. Prior to working at Brochu Walker, she worked as the COO of Joie and an EVP/COO at BCBG. Brochu Walker is the perfect brand for our audience & clients, because it allows you to easily & quickly get dressed, but be super chic AND comfortable!    Link to our shoppable blog post: https://thestylethatbindsus.com/quality-over-qu...

Jane Winchester worked in the fashion industry for 20 years working in PR at Calvin Klein Cosmetics, Barneys New York (Delia worked there too!) & Lilly Pulitzer (Delia worked at a Lilly Pulizter store in college after she decided she wanted to work in the fashion industry!) before launching her eponymous jewelry brand at 45 (Alison started her styling business after 50!). We recently met Jane duri...

Jovana Mullins is the Co-Founder & CCO of Alivia. Alivia is a direct-to-consumer social impact brand that makes beautiful clothing inspired by the expressions of creators with developmental disabilities. Jovana went to Parsons & Central Saint Martins. Jovana has interned or worked at: Michael Kors, Diane von Furstenberg, alice + olivia & Sam Edelman. She started her own consulting agency for print...

We are excited to have Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Shirley Madhere, on our podcast! She has a podcast called Forever F.A.B., which I was on last year (thank you for having me!). She is a graduate of Boston University and the Dartmouth Medical School/Brown University School of Medicine combined program. She is incredible, smart & accomplished and we can’t wait for you to learn all about her practice & the...

  We are excited to have Gaby Basora, Founder & Creative Director of Tucker on our podcast! She launched her women’s lifestyle brand in 2006. This brand is ADORABLE and has been worn by Reese Witherspoon, Drew Barrymore, Katie Couric, Cameron Diaz, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Busy Phillips & many more. We met Gaby when she moderated our recent panel at Ludlow House and immediately fell in love with her and...

Dr. Rachel Herz is a Canadian and American psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, recognized for her research on the psychology of smell. She is a TEDx speaker, and is frequently quoted in the media on the subject of scent. She is on the faculty at Brown University and Boston College. She has written 3 books: “Why You Eat What You Eat,” “The Scent of Desire,” and “That’s Disgusting.” In this e...

We are delighted to interview Ron Robinson, who is the Founder & CEO of BeautyStat Cosmetics on our podcast. Before starting BeautyStat, Ron worked in product development at Estee Lauder, Lancome, Clinique, Revlon & Avon. In this episode, you’ll get to learn about the buzz behind this highly awarded brand. Everyone from Allure, Vogue, The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, and many more have given BeautyStat...

Lola Rykiel launched her brand PomPom in November of 2019. Her brand uses velour, which is a fabrication her grandmother, Sonia Rykiel, frequently used. Her paternal grandmother, Joan Burstein, started Browns department store in London. Lola is fashion royalty! Lola grew up in Paris & lives there now. We can’t wait for you to learn all about her brand! http://pompom-paris.com  

  Learn all about an incredible charity making a difference in foster children’s lives, My Stuff Bags, from the CEO, Janeen Holmes in our latest podcast episode. They are a wonderful charity organization that gives duffle bags to foster children who arrive at the shelter most often with no possessions. These duffel bags make a huge difference on an extremely difficult day in this child’s life. Som...

Ramy Brook Sharp started her namesake brand in 2010 after she couldn’t find the perfect date night top. She was in her 40s when she launched the business out of her Upper East Side apartment with a few tops & a dress. Cindy Crawford, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Hurley, Selena Gomez and many more have been spotted in Ramy Brook. We hope you enjoy learning about the founder of this incredible brand!! Li...

The Style That Binds Us’ mission is to help others live a stylish and fearless life. In this episode, Alison & Delia discuss ways you can live your life in a fearless way. We are giving you permission to dream big and create the life you want to live! We hope you enjoy this episode. http://thestylethatbindsus.com

Want to better get to know the co-founders of The Style That Binds Us? In this episode, mother daughter team, Alison Bruhn & Delia Folk, ask each other 21 rapid fire questions. You’ll get to learn their favorite movies, pet peeves, what they wanted to be when they grew up, what they were like in high school & lots more. We hope you enjoy it! https://thestylethatbindsus.com/

Our Co-Founder, Delia Folk, worked at Barneys New York on the buying team for 4 years. After leaving Barneys to pursue The Style That Binds Us full-time, she started working with emerging brands as a brand consultant to help them with brand & business strategies for wholesale & D2C. Delia talks to us about how she works with brands to give them lots of tips & tricks + insights into the life & mind...

We are excited to be here today with Amanda de Montal! She began her life spending time at the Armagnac cellars at her family’s property in Gascony. She traveled the world & returned to Paris for her latest chapter. She previously worked at L'Oreal and has started 3 companies, a bikini brand, a consulting firm, and most recently, Amanda de Montal which has fragrance, diffusors, candles & more. Eve...

We are excited to have Angela Kim, Founder of Savor Beauty on our podcast. Savor Beauty is a plant-based skincare line, inspired by Korean beauty rituals. Each product is handmade in small batches with certified organic ingredients, and used in their 3 holistic spas (West Village, Upper West Side & Upstate NY). Angela is also a concert pianist. The products smell incredible, and are very calming t...

We are excited to have Karissa Bodnar of the vegan & cruelty-free brand, Thrive Causemetics, on our podcast today! She started her company from a small apartment and has grown it into a multi-million dollar business. Her company gives back to a variety of charities which include: domestic abuse, cancer, homelessness, re-entering the workforce, and veterans. We have tried out the products & love th...

In our latest podcast episode, we interview Amanda Reiss who is the Chief Marketing Officer at Living Proof. She went to Cornell & got her MBA at Wharton. Before starting at Living Proof, she worked as a consultant at IBM, as the VP of Strategy & Analytics at Digitas, and was the CMO at both UNREAL Candy & Saucony. Living Proof was created by stylists working with biotech scientists from MIT. Thei...

We are interviewing Lauren Pearson & Emily Lassiter from The Wealth Edit to talk all things finance. Women, especially from the South, have a hard time talking about money, & we want to help change that. Lauren worked at Merrill Lynch for almost 9 years as a Wealth Management Advisor & Financial Planner. She started Somerset Advisory in 2016, which is a boutique financial firm. Emily worked as a l...

Breanne is from Detroit, MI. She had the opportunity to attend culinary school in highschool, moved to NYC & immediately started working at Michelin-starred Rouge Tomate. She co-founded the Women’s March, worked at Facebook as a pastry chef & is now the founder of Stir The Nation. She considers herself a Cheftivist. She was recognized as Glamour Woman of the Year, “International Woman of the Year”...

Today we are with Delano Saporu of New Street Advisors Group! New Street Advisors Group focuses on providing financial planning and investment management services to his clients. He worked at Credit Suisse in Investment Banking before starting his own company. We are excited to speak with him today & ask lots of financial questions that we think you’ll find helpful! Delia was on his podcast, Your...

Chloé Bollore is a pop artist based in Paris. In this interview we learn all about how she creates her work, her favorite spots in Paris, how she balances being a mother of four & working and so much more! https://www.chloepopart.com/

Lydia Courteille is a trained gemologist. She is from Paris. She has an incredible jewelry brand and store that is a must-visit the next time you’re in Paris. She’s been making jewelry for 30 years (which started as a hobby of collecting antique jewels), and has had the store for 20 years. Her pieces are truly works of art. Some notable clients of hers include: Madonna, Catherine Deneuve, Elizabet...