Helen Murphy is a Munster fashion influencer and model who became an overnight sensation when she went to her very first ladies day in Galway in 2014 and won best dressed lady with her Christian Dior 1950's silhouette look and a strong resemblance to the sophisticated and elegant Audrey Hepburn. Her blog Daily Diva Diary has followed her journey as she has reinvented her style since having her four children and as well as her part time career as a teacher, Helen now models for well known brands and is in demand as a judge for fashion competitions.
Helen talks about being very tall as a teenager and not always comfortable in her own skin and how she lost her sense of her own style for a time but a radical haircut into a pixie style began a process of redefining her look which she describes as classic with a twist and she says we must dress to please ourselves and not anybody else.
Helen also shares her advice about why we shouldn't impulse buy, her top three staples for our wardrobes and tips for adding a few gorgeous pastels to our look this season. We also talk about how confidence does grow with age but so too do the pressures to stay looking young. We also touch on juggling life's demands, where Helen talks about imagining those things most precious to us as glass balls that we can't afford to drop and this advice has really stayed with me at those times when I've been struggling to prioritise. We had a real spring in our step after this chat and we hope you will too.
We talk about:
- Growing into confidence
- Why you shouldn't impulse buy
- Reinventing yourself
- Pressures of social media and ageing
- Botox
- What to wear for summer
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