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BECKY BURGUM

My look is quite bold and garish. I’ll

wear as many animal prints, patterns

and colours as possible. I don’t really

feel like me if I wear something plain.

I think working in the fashion industry

definitely lets me be braver with my style.

And if you have out-there clothes, that

becomes your thing. People just assume

you’re confident. It’s the ‘fake it ’til you

make it’ approach. When I was growing

up, I quite liked my clothes being the first

thing people noticed about me, instead

of my body or how I looked.

I used to feel quite self-conscious in

a long dress or anything below the knee,

because it felt too grown-up. But now I

love the feeling of taking up space with

a larger-than-life dress. Big dress energy

is real and it makes me feel powerful.

MODEST FASHION BLOGGER

DINA TORKIA

As a Muslim blogger, I want to show that you can mix faith with

style. Growing up in the noughties, with so much bodycon around,

modest dressing was definitely a challenge. We sur vived by

layering, which is cool now, but didn’t look so good back then.

I used to wear my headscarf every day, but in the past year

I’ve decided to take the pressure off myself and just wear it when

I feel like it. I’ve had a bit of backlash and it would be easy to

focus on the negative. But, actually, most of the comments have

been overwhelmingly supportive.

I still struggle sometimes with confidence. It’s a journey. But

since turning 30, I don’t care as much. Everything’s acceptable

now, style-wise. If you’re confident, you can pull off anything.

Shop your new-season power

looks at very.co.uk

Coat, £80, and

trousers, £32,

both V BY VERY.

Jumper, £85,

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AT VERY. Boots,

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