04/09/2026
The internet is currently having a minor meltdown because an English woman wore an up cycled New England dress on the Career Ladder with . 🏈🤫
They thought it was a corporate fashion faux pas. They thought I was a clueless bandwagon fan.
The reality? As the founder of , my job is to cross boundaries, disrupt traditional industries, and spot raw potential where others miss it. So when I went on the Career Ladder, I wore a 1-of-1 avant-garde piece hand-scouted from emerging Thai designer .
When I told Max Klymenko that “I upcycle people,” I meant it. We take the “raw materials” of lived experience, challenge ageism, and upcycle individuals into iconic talent.
Traditionalists look for rigid rules. Founders look for irony and creative friction.
I’m currently writing about this exact philosophy of radical reinvention and industry disruption in my upcoming book, I Am Grey. Because neither fashion, nor people, should ever stay in the box society puts them in.
Go check the comments on Max’s reel to see the gatekeepers missing the point entirely. 😉
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