what You Wear Is Who You Are: The Fashion Author Who Is Redefining What It means to get dressed

Every morning you open your wardrobe, pull something out, and walk into the world.You probably never stopped to think about what just happened.Courtney Barriger has. And after this conversation, neither will you.She is an award-winning artist, published author, founder of ReFashion Workshop, and the founder and designer of Holding Court Inc, a sustainable luxury fashion brand built on the radical belief that what we wear is not decoration. It is a declaration. A choice. A responsibility. And sometimes, a health crisis hiding in plain sight.In this episode of Beyond the Draft, Courtney pulls back the curtain on everything the fashion industry does not want you to know. She talks about the microplastics living inside your clothing right now and making their way into your body. About how what you wear affects your actual physical health, not just your mood or your confidence. About why conscious consumerism is not a trend, it is a survival skill.And then she goes deeper.She talks about mythology and the subconscious mind, and where they live inside the clothes we choose every single morning. About storytelling and identity in the digital age ,and whether the self we present online is a story we are telling or a trap we are building. About what it means to remain fully, defiantly human in the age of artificial intelligence. And about why the most powerful stories are not always the ones written on the page.Sometimes they are the ones we wear.With over 100,000 followers and readers across Instagram and Substack, Courtney has built a movement around the idea that getting dressed is a conscious act, and that every choice carries a consequence the industry has trained us not to see.This conversation is for every writer, every creative, and every person who has ever opened their wardrobe on autopilot and walked into the world without asking the question Courtney Barriger has spent her entire career answering.What are you really saying to yourself, to the planet, to the world when you choose what to put on your body today?After this episode, you will never stop asking.🎙️ Host: Imma👗 Guest: Courtney Barriger/ Artist/Author / Founder of ReFashion Workshop /Designer of Holding Court Inc.🌐 Holdingcourt.co / Courtney Barrier📖 Amazon Beyond the Draft/ Where the real story begins after the writing is done.Your words have power. Your story matters. Keep writing.