Shop Secondhand With These Sustainable Stylists
You can’t build a sustainable wardrobe without knowing your personal style. That’s where stylists come in. They’re the matchmakers of the fashion world that help you discover pieces you truly love and can see a future with.
Read on to learn about our favorite sustainable stylists and how to work with them.
Jillian Colin
Who she is: Jillian Colin is a slow fashion consultant and stylist based in Austin, TX.
What she does: She focuses on styling secondhand pieces in an elevated way and works with women and men to re-frame the way they approach their closets. In her Closet Re-Frame service, she works with clients to reimagine their current wardrobe. She can help you identify hero pieces, pieces that need to go, and also help you style those tough pieces that you just haven’t figured out yet.
PLUS! She’s offering Beni users 10% off their first styling session when they use code “Beni”! Check out her Instagram page, then DM her when you’re ready to book a session!
Kasi Martin
Who she is: The founder of Peahen Studio, a leading destination for sustainable style and education.
What she does: She is a wardrobe stylist and fashion journalist whose work has been featured in Glamour, Texas Monthly, Sourcing Journal, South by Southwest, & more. With her deep subject-matter expertise, she takes the hard work out of sustainable dressing, helping you achieve the closet of your dreams with minimal impact.
PLUS! She’s offering Beni users a free 20-minute consult call and 10% off* any service booked (she recommends starting with a Conscious Closet Clean out or a Curated Secondhand Box delivered to your door!).
*Discount applied after service booked.
Lakyn Carlton
Who she is: A personal stylist with nearly a decade of experience transforming wardrobes into reflections of her clients' personalities and lifestyles.
What she does: Through her platform, Lakyn has educated and provided tools to thousands, helping them understand their personal style, respect and rebuild the environment, and empower the laborers who create our clothing. Originally from Dallas, Lakyn has a background in costume design for film and theatre, as well as fashion design and history. With clients in over 20+ countries, she has built a brand synonymous with not only making more sustainable choices, but more stylish ones, too.
PLUS! She’s offering Beni users 25% off her styling services with code BENI!
Rae Allen
Who she is: A wardrobe stylist + upcycled designer based in Los Angeles/Palm Springs, CA.
What she does: She styles athletes, celebrities, entrepreneurs, executives and men/women from all walks of life to build confidence and help them feel empowered through their personal style. Her expertise is building looks by occasion, capsule wardrobes, closet audits and sourcing preloved designer items.
Her passion is secondhand and keeping items out of the landfill. For her styling sessions, she believes in a holistic approach by shopping your own closet while adding in quality secondhand resale items.
PLUS! Beni users can DM her on Instagram to request 10% off their first styling session!”
Robyn Davies
Who she is: A stylist living in Brooklyn, NY who helps women wear their existing wardrobe.
What she does: She works with you to style complete looks using the clothes, shoes, and accessories you already have. You'll come away with ready-to-wear outfits from your closet, recommendations for pieces to invest in, and the feeling of having gone shopping, without buying anything new.
Robyn also writes the style newsletter DRESSED, where she explores the stories behind the clothes we wear.
PLUS! Beni users receive 10% off their first styling session!
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Paulina Petkoski
Who she is: A Detroit-based fashion stylist that has been working with clients for nearly 15 years. She is an alumni of the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BFA in International Fashion Design and AAS from Polimoda in Florence, Italy. In addition to working with her clients, she is an Adjunct Professor at the College for Creative Studies in the Fashion Department and teaches sustainability in fashion.
What she does: As a stylist with a sustainable approach, she meets clients where they are on their own sustainability journey, and draws on her professional design background to transform their wardrobe, confidence and personal style. During her New York City-based career, she worked alongside American designers such as Isaac Mizrahi, Diane Von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, Pamella Roland, and Mr. Calvin Klein. Her favorite place to shop for herself is in local thrift stores, TheRealReal, eBay and thredUp.
PLUS! Beni users receive 10% off their first styling session and a complimentary 15-min consultation.
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Sophie Strauss
Who she is: A Los Angeles-based stylist for regular people (though she also works virtually with people all over the world!).
What she does: She is a sustainably-minded stylist who works with people of all ages, sizes, genders, and abilities. She knows there's no "one size fits all" for anything; her focus is on helping you hone your unique sense of personal style so you can break free from the trend cycle and learn to dress in a way that feels authentic to who you are.
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