Life By Design with Sunny Sherman, Designer and Style Influencer @OldFashionGuru

Sunny Sherman aka @Old Fashioned Guru on Fashion Reinvention, Boldness, and Staying Visible at Every AgeDian Griesel interviews fashion designer and influencer Sunny Sherman, known on Instagram as the @OldFashionedGuru about her evolution from fine artist to fashion entrepreneur and her philosophy of style at every age. Sunny explains how she adopted the name “Sunny,” began in the 1970s hand-painting and tie-dyeing T-shirts, and built a career through bold, unorthodox selling and learning manufacturing in NYC factories after a business setback. She recounts major brand successes including bright washable silk and durable crushed pleats, and how Sunny Lee grew into a high-end mass-market sportswear line known for prints and quality details like French seams. Sunny shares how she chooses outfits, styles for her body proportions, embraces gray hair, and uses social media to promote aging with joy, confidence, and visibility.Here's Sunny's Instagram. Give her a follow! https://www.instagram.com/oldfashionguru/Please SUBSCRIBE! I’m Dian Griesel aka @SilverDisobedience to my hundreds of thousands of monthly blog readers. You can learn more about me here:   ⁠⁠https://diangriesel.com⁠⁠ But for starters…⁠I am a perceptionist and communication counselor.⁠ For 30 years I have helped my clients to achieve greater understanding as to how perceptions impact everything we do whether personally or professionally."Raw, truth-driven conversations with fascinating guests — from business & psychology to careers, pop culture & the B.S. in between." Expect bold questions. Unfiltered insights. A few laughs. Real growth. Subscribe & Join the Conversation.SHOW RUN: 00:00 Meet Sunny Sherman00:54 How Sunny Got Her Name03:05 From Painter To T Shirts06:02 Bold Sales Breakthroughs08:06 Just Do It Mindset10:44 Scaling Up Production12:49 Real Clothes And Fifth Ave15:21 Betrayal Factory MBA17:37 First Job Million Dollar Order23:44 Signature Fabrics Home Runs27:55 Closet Cleanout Regrets29:31 Building Sunny Lee Brand30:51 Craftsmanship and French Seams34:02 Old Fashioned Guru Origin36:24 Going Gray New Hair37:57 Getting Dressed Daily42:20 Fit Tricks and Styling45:19 Aging with Joy47:34 Rock Star Style Forever51:47 Closing Thoughts and Subscribe