In this episode of Dressing for Wellness, Taylor (Inherent Clothier CEO) and Steven (Art Director) talk to Janie Bryant, the head designer for the hit TV show, Mad Men. Janie and Taylor have worked together to design a new collection for Inherent Clothier. The Bryant Draper Collection launches in November, just in time for the holiday season!
3 Key Points
- Janie’s decision to abandon working on a large movie project in New Orleans was difficult but proved to be the best decision of her life as Mad Men went on to be wildly successful.
- There is an over-availability of instant gratification that has had a numbing effect on society. Inherent Clothier is working towards bringing patience back to its customers.
- Starting your day with a grateful mindset is vitally important to how your day is going to pan out. Practice positive self-talk every day
Episode Highlights:
- After working on a film that became disastrous in New Orleans, Janie was in need of an escape
- Janie helped design for the HBO show Deadwood prior to working on Mad Men
- Mad Men helped bring back a love for men’s suits and launched multiple incredible acting careers
- Janie made it a point to watch every episode of Mad Men as it came out on Sundays
- Binge-watching TV shows has become the norm but may have negative effects on our minds
- Good shows have begun spreading out their episode releases in order to avoid binge-watching
- Releasing entire seasons at once for binge-consumption takes away from the connection that viewers feel with those around them
- Society as a whole has lost its patience because of the over-availability of instant gratification
- Inherent Clothier aims to fight against waste by only making pieces of clothing when they are ordered
- The process of designing the clothing for the new collection went far beyond just looking great for Janie
- Janie prioritizes a grateful mindset and makes sure to meditate every morning to think of everything that she is thankful for
- We tend to be our biggest critics which is why it’s important to keep a positive and grateful mindset
- While most people try to stuff their critical inner voice, we should all try to switch that to a positive voice that we can still hear
- Janie is able to transfer what is on paper to on-screen performance now, but it has only come after years of failure
- Kids now seem to want to be famous without knowing their reasoning for wanting that
- The most famous people in the world know that it’s a daily grind for years and years to get to that level
- Life, in general, is filled with challenges and failures, but successful people recognize those as lessons
- All human beings are creators, whether they are in a creative field or not
- Inch-by-inch, we all create our own lives by doing the small things every single day
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