Isabella Burley: Threadbare T-Shirts, Building Climax Books, and Uptown/Downtown Style
6/30/202633 min
Creative consultant Isabella Burley joins Kay and Alice for the fourth episode of An Excellent Fit. We discuss falling in love with fashion working on the shop floor at cult store Dover Street Market at 17 and Isabella’s style and career trajectory – from being the youngest ever editor-in-chief of Dazed & Confused magazine to launching much-loved Climax Books in 2020.
Discover the looks from episode 4:
ALICE wears:
KAY wears:
Me+Em leather jacket
Me+Em jeans
Hosted by Alice Casely-Hayford and Kay Barron
Executive Producer: Laura Hyde
Video Editor: Molly Richmond
Music Supervisor: Giango
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First 90 secondsAlice Casely-Hayford· Host0:00
Welcome to An Excellent Fit, a podcast on style, culture, and the stories we tell through what we wear, because getting dressed is never just about the clothes. I'm Alice Casely-Hayford.
Kay Barron· Host0:10
And I'm Kay Barron. Today our guest is Isabella Burley- Mm-hmm ... who we both love.
Alice Casely-Hayford· Host0:15
Absolutely adore.
Kay Barron· Host0:16
And she's also one of the most stylish people and coolest- Mm ... woman that we know.
Alice Casely-Hayford· Host0:20
Mm-hmm.
Kay Barron· Host0:20
So what have you chosen to wear for Isabella today?
Alice Casely-Hayford· Host0:22
Well, I am wearing a gorgeous chocolatey brown Me+Em dress that's really beautifully fitted, and I love the way it feels, and I think, uh, flatters my shape.
Kay Barron· Host0:31
It does.
Alice Casely-Hayford· Host0:32
Um, but it's very feminine, so I thought I'd toughen it up with this Shipova Luana necklace that I adore, and I know that Isabella's a big fan of the brand, so I thought I'd wear that in her honor.
Kay Barron· Host0:41
Good tactic- [laughs] ... because then you're immediately finding favor with her- Exactly ... at the beginning. And I also love the fact that you have embraced the weather that we're having.
Alice Casely-Hayford· Host0:47
Mm.
Kay Barron· Host0:47
So it's finally hot in London.
Alice Casely-Hayford· Host0:49
Absolutely.
Kay Barron· Host0:50
And I am still clinging to winter. I love jacket season- Mm ... 'cause we only get about four days a year. So today I am wearing this leather jacket.
Alice Casely-Hayford· Host0:58
It's a blooming good leather jacket, too.
Kay Barron· Host1:00
It's a- I love the shade. It's a great leather jacket, but this is also Me+Em.
Alice Casely-Hayford· Host1:03
Mm. I love that.
Kay Barron· Host1:05
And I've got on Me+Em jeans.
Alice Casely-Hayford· Host1:06
They look great.
Kay Barron· Host1:07
Because I'm always searching for the perfect pair of jeans, and I am somebody who doesn't think you can have too many. And these are the perfect high-waisted cropped, so I don't have to get them altered. Work straightaway on first fit. Um, and they're the perfect shade of blue, too. Just added, um, a silk white vest- Mm ... in the spirit of summer.
Alice Casely-Hayford· Host1:26
Yeah.
Kay Barron· Host1:27
And then I have on a, um, leopard print bra