Welcome to Face to Face, a mini-series proudly presented by Dan Murphy’s. In this three-episode series, we're inviting you to sit down with three ambitious creatives who are cultural tastemakers, making a mark in their industry. They're the kind of creatives we'd love to sit down for a drink – or two – with. Today, we’re speaking to Gladys Lai. Gladys is an editor, brand strategist, presenter, and journalist, and she’s currently the Head of Brand for Vogue Australia. Gladys has a wealth of knowledge about the fashion industry, brand building, content strategy, and the contemporary media landscape. We talk about all this and much more in this episode, from the books she thinks every creative should read to why embracing your weirdness is important.

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Your host today was Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe (@maddisonsullivanthorpe) and Gladys Lai (@gladys__lai) was the guest.

And here’s a link to the reccos Gladys made throughout:

Little Yarn

@amyodell

@louispisano

Ways of Seeing by Jon Berger

Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? by Linda Nochlin

Babel by R.F. Kuang

A Personal Matter by Kenzaburō Ōe

PAULA’S CHOICE 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant

MECCA COSMETICA To Save Face SPF50+ Superscreen

Vestirsi Mia Dark Chocolate Suede East West Slouchy Tote

Nudie Jeans

Vibram Five Fingers

Style-ish's producers are Lucy Hunt (@lucyhunt3) Cait Emma Burke (@caitemmaburke), and our audio engineer is Mike Liberale. And a special thanks to Session in Progress and Made in Katana.

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We’ll see you back here next Wednesday.