Leave Things in a Better State Than You Find Them- Lucy Kebbell

Lucy Kebbell is the founder of The Vendeur which is a media platform focused on sustainable and ethical fashion, beauty and lifestyle.  She is a champion for small sustainable brands.  She is also the host of a podcast called ‘Style with substance’. In this episode, we talk about Lucy’s glamorous experience and what led her to sustainable fashion. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST Lucy’s love for fashion and jewellery started at a very young age and by 13 she’d realised that it was possible to get a job doing what you loved.  She discovered that Lucinda Chambers was the Fashion Director of Vogue, that she was a stylist and that was a job that people did, and Lucy realised that that’s what she wanted to do. She shares the details of the start of her journey and you can still hear the excitement!  With over 15 years in the fashion industry, and working with fashion magazines, jewellery was always the main feature in that journey.  Until she began working on her own business, Lucy was with Harpers Design’s Town and Country magazine.  She then freelanced and worked as an editor and again she focused on fine jewellery and watches. It was while working as a freelancer that she came across sustainable fashion after watching ‘The true cost’.  Lucy created and founded The Vendeur after the realisation that she was perfectly placed with her experience in the fashion work to learn how she could do better and in turn teach others in the fashion industry how they could do better because at the time she could not find the resources that were sharing what she wanted to know. The Vendeur have also launched a membership called the WIP (work in progress) to further support brands who are working sustainably and give them the community they need to continue the work that they’re doing as well as practical business training. Legacy for Lucy is leaving things in a better state than you found them.  She believes in pausing and figuring out how to make it a more positive thing or experience. When talking about jewellery passed down Lucy has quite a lot passed down/given as she comes from a family where jewellery was personally important to them.  She was given pieces that her grandmothers liked and it gave them pleasure to see Lucy wear them. Other pieces were promised to Lucy from them, for when they were gone. She also has pieces from her dad, her mother and also pieces from her partner.  She has wonderful pieces that she talks about and all are etched with memories and sentiments. For her advice on living a meaningful life and leaving a legacy, Lucy goes back to thinking about how you leave things; with people and with the planet.  Slow down, be mindful of the now and be in that moment. Lucy's new project, The WIP is a digital membership platform for sustainable brand founders and entrepreneurs. Find out more about our Kickstarter campaign and launch by subscribing, links below. LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE The WIP - https://thevendeur.co.uk/the-wip/ The Vendeur - https://thevendeur.co.uk/ The Vendeur on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vendeurfashion/ Style with Substance Podcast - https://thevendeur.co.uk/podcast-style-with-substance/ Lucy Kebbell on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lucykebbell/ Roseanna Croft Jewellery Website -  https://www.roseannacroftjewellery.com/ Roseanna Croft ebook - https://www.roseannacroftjewellery.com/ Find Roseanna Croft Jewellery on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roseannacroftjewellery/ Find Me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roseanna.croft/