What does it really mean to find your personal style? Our bodies change. Our lives change. So why do we expect our wardrobes to stay the same?

In this special Style Issue episode of You're Gonna Want To Hear This, Marie Claire Editor Georgie McCourt and Deputy Editor Mel Gaudron take us inside the pages of the magazine's biggest fashion issue of the year, from Anne Hathaway's career renaissance to the messy reality of getting dressed in the morning.

They unpack what it means to find your own style after motherhood and through perimenopause, why comfort becomes increasingly important as we get older, and how major life experiences can completely transform the way we dress. They also explore the growing acceptance of grey hair, the power of dopamine dressing, and the unspoken fashion rules that make us question whether we're getting it "right."

The episode also looks beyond fashion, exploring the booming bumpfluencer economy and the way pregnancy and motherhood have become increasingly commercialised online. Georgie and Mel discuss the benefits and risks of monetising motherhood, the products being marketed to pregnant women, and why social media can make every stage of a woman's life feel like a commodity.

They also share the extraordinary story of Jess Denham, who survived horrific childhood abuse and has gone on to become an advocate for better mental health support and greater confidentiality for sexual assault survivors. Plus, they discuss Marie Claire's investigation into voluntary assisted dying in Australia, Leighton Meester on success, self-worth and beauty, and why style ultimately comes down to feeling confident enough to be yourself.

This episode covers:

• Marie Claire Australia's September Style Issue and Anne Hathaway's cover story
• Anne Hathaway's career renaissance, The Devil Wears Prada 2 and The Odyssey
• Finding your personal style and the pressure to follow fashion trends
• How motherhood changes the way women dress
• Perimenopause, body image and dressing for comfort
• Going grey and embracing ageing
• Dopamine dressing and using colour as a form of self-expression
• The "bumpfluencer" economy and the commercialisation of motherhood
• Jess Denham's extraordinary story of survival and advocacy
• Voluntary assisted dying and the personal stories behind the debate
• Leighton Meester on success, self-worth and beauty
• Why personal style is ultimately about confidence and being yourself

The September issue of Marie Claire Australia, starring Anne Hathaway, is on sale now.

Further reading from the September Issue:

Six Well-Dressed Women Share How They Found Their Style by Harriet Sim

Inside The Unregulated World Of Pregnancy Influencers by Madison Griffiths

Jess Denham Survived The Unthinkable. Now She’s A Voice For Other Survivors by Nina Funnell

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Credits:
Hosts: Georgie McCourt and Mel Gaudron
Edited and Produced by Helen Smith

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