032. Neutrality Was Never Neutral: Style Meets Branding, with Brigitta Catinean

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The Freak Show

Eva Couto

36 episodes

6 days ago

Welcome to The Freak Show, a podcast for the weirdos of the service-provider world ready to go all-in on their brand — brought to you by Eva Couto, Ringleader at Flying Colours Creative. Gather round & step right up as we turn your unique personality into your biggest brand asset, and celebrate the bold, quirky & unconventional.

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032. Neutrality Was Never Neutral: Style Meets Branding, with Brigitta Catinean

The Freak Show

1 hour 7 minutes 49 seconds

1 month ago

032. Neutrality Was Never Neutral: Style Meets Branding, with Brigitta Catinean

If you’ve ever felt trapped in a beige wardrobe (or brand), wondering how to break free without losing your nerve, this episode is for you. Eva & Brigida dive into how the messy overlap of style and branding influences the way you show up online as a personal brand.

We unpack why the beige default is holding you back, how to start sprinkling colour into your wardrobe without ending up saying “I have nothing to wear!”, and why your personal style is one of the ultimate expressions of your values and personality. From cybersecurity to fashion, Brigitta is living proof that leaning into what makes you YOU is how you create your unmistakable brand.

Expect history lessons, nerdy tangents, and a spicy take that’ll have you rethinking everything about what “professionalism” looks like.

SPOTLIGHT MOMENTS

✦ The overlap of branding & style as a tangible expression of identity

✦ Why beige became the go-to (and why it’s time to exit that curve)

✦ The difference between choosing neutrals vs. defaulting to them

✦ How to add colour to your wardrobe without tipping into overwhelm

✦ Why your outfit can’t fake confidence (but it can amplify it)

✦ How the rise of quiet luxury, old money and trad wife aesthetics repackage conformity as “taste”

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Mentioned in this episode:

✦ THE COLOUR CIRCLE: Bring the Canva design you’ve been (over)fiddling with for hours

Follow & Connect with Brigitta:

✦ Follow her Instagram

✦ Check out her website

✦ Subscribe to The Show Notes

✦ Listen to The Style Curious private podcast

Follow & Connect with Eva:

✦ Say hey on Instagram

✦ Check out my website

✦ Get my Uncaged emails

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Welcome to The Freak Show

02:10 Brigitta’s Freak Show Audition

13:35 The Overlap of Branding and Personal Style

22:56 Trust Yourself Over a Colour Analysis

25:46 Different Contexts, Different Clothes, Same You

44:13 How to Start Adding Colour Without Getting Overwhelmed

48:41 How to Navigate Fashion Trends

57:55 The Problem Pith “Quiet Luxury”, “Old Money” & “Tradwife” Aesthetics

01:05:10 Self-Expression Won’t Scare Off Your Dream Clients

01:06:32 Closing Thoughts and Next Steps