Desiree’ Nixon shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Good morning Desiree’, we’re so happy to have you here with us and we’d love to explore your story and how you think about life and legacy and so much more. So let’s start with a question we often ask: What do you think others are secretly struggling with—but never say?
Comparison and/or Confidence.
Unfortunately, we live in a world where we are keeping up with more than just the Jones’s and the Kardashians! With the exponential growth of reality television and social media it is inevitable that we will see the most celebratory moments in the lives of those around us. A new baby, first house, big promotion, the list of things to compare is endless. Not to mention, we are always being advertised to. Billboards on the way to work, commercials on the radio, social media, etc. We are being reminded, minute after minute, of all of the things that we don’t have. And constantly being reminded of what you aren’t, or what you don’t have, can be a huge hit to your confidence.
I heard once that the problem you want to fix in the world is likely linked to your purpose. I believe my purpose is to help people see the beauty in the world around them and in themselves. This is where my love for fashion and dressing in a way that makes you feel your best, overlaps with my love for travel and feeding that inner feeling of wanderlust. If I can help just one person feel confident enough to show up in the world as their most authentic self, then I’ve done my job!
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hi! My name is Desiree’ Nixon. I have had my personal styling business, DNN Style for four years now and graduated from Georgia Southern University with a degree in fashion merchandising and a minor in marketing.
Throughout the past four years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with clients of various styling needs. I’m experienced in styling brides, clients going to events, editorial brand photoshoots, clients traveling across the globe, the list goes on. When it comes to styling my clients, there is a process to get us to our end goal. My favorite part of the styling process, is towards the end, when my clients come to try on the looks I curated for them. I’m like a kid on Christmas when I see someone light up in a look that I styled them in!
DNN Style’s focus is travel styling currently, and I have been perfecting my travel styling offerings to create as much ease as possible for my clients. I am happy to report that my work has been praised by my clients saying that the process is both “easy and enjoyable”! The last thing we want to be doing on vacation is being hung up in a hotel room deciding what to wear. However, we also want to look and feel great during our trip. I’m the expert that can help you achieve both seamlessly.
My styling services are special because my aim isn’t just to put pretty things on pretty people. My number one priority is to connect with my client and truly learn about them as a person, so that I can find the pieces that make them feel seen. I never want to hide my client behind “nice clothes” that are actually a mask, smothering their unique style and authenticity.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
Ahh. I was a confident, camera loving little girl with a love for so much!
Like many children, the question “what do you want to be when you grow up” was answered with 101 responses. From a Veterinarian to Ballerina and everything in between, I wanted to experience it. To be honest, the same remains true for me as an adult, there are so many different career paths I’d love to try in my lifetime.
I was a pretty confident kid. If there was a camera, I was in front of it with a hand on my hip! Around my birthday or Christmas I loved to try on my new clothes and give my parents a “fashion show” wearing them. It wasn’t until middle school that I learned insecurity. There’s one moment that stands out in particular that taught me early on “confidence wasn’t cool”. My cheer coach, in a means to get us to relate, suggested that all of the girls on my cheer team stand in a circle and if we resonated with what she said, we would step into the circle. There were a number of questions asked, but when the statement “step into the circle if you have ever felt ugly” came up, I was the only one who didn’t step into the circle. I was about 12 or 13 and was blessed to live in a household where I hadn’t harshly judged my own appearance in that way. There was a girl on the team that said something along the lines of “we all know that Desiree’ has felt ugly, you might as well step into the circle”. As I grew older I received comments that I thought I was better than others because of my confidence, so I quickly learned the Mean Girls scene was true. When other girls talked down on themselves, you were expected to do the same.
In my late twenties now, I’ve had many peaks and valleys with my self confidence. I’m able to build my confidence by trying to see myself the way that God does “a beautifully and wonderfully made masterpiece”. I do my best to stay true to myself and wear clothes that make me feel amazing and like an authentic representation of who I am as a person. In that, I strive to help my clients feel confident, being confident, and unlearn the untrue things they likely picked up along the way.
What fear has held you back the most in your life?
The thing that has held me back the most is overthinking, or maybe a better way to say it would be analysis paralysis. Analyzing the situation so much and getting overwhelmed by it to the point that I paralyze myself and end up doing nothing at all. The fear that I will do the wrong thing or make the wrong choice and make a fool of myself doing it, has more times than not, kept me in analysis paralysis.
Another way to say it is the fear of failure. I would consider myself to be a “Type A” kind of person. I like for things to have order and that included the journey of my own life. As a young girl I was already making decisions while keeping my future child(ren) in mind. I knew how old I wanted to be when I got married, had a child and when to get my own place. There were a few gaps for spontaneity, but I thought that I pretty much, had it all figured out. I’ve always been a very determined person and when I said I was going to do something, I had to follow through. I’m still like that, if I’m honest. So when I had been talking about my life plan out loud and believing it, it was very humbling when basically everything in my plan had been changed.
Of course I know now that things don’t always go according to plan, but how boring would it be if it did? I still have to remind myself that it’s okay, in fact, it’s human to make mistakes or to choose “wrong”. I’ve learned that many times, there isn’t a wrong thing, but instead, a different direction. It’s easier said than done, but I try to live by the motto quoted my Marylin Monroe, “Fear is stupid, so are regrets”.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
Oof, this one is weighty. I think the fashion industry is like that cousin you have to prepare everyone for before they actually meet them. “She may seem a little cold at first, but she’s actually really nice and fun to hangout with!” Let’s face it, if someone needs an introduction before the introduction, they probably won’t end up being your favorite person. And at the same time, she’s MY cold cousin and I love every bit of her. That’s kind of how I feel about the fashion industry. Certain things happen that make me face palm, but at the end of the day I gotta love it.
One of the biggest lies my industry tells itself and quite frankly everyone else, is that “everyone wants a seat at our table and to get one, you’re going to start by licking the floors clean.” There are definitely people in the industry who believe themselves to be better than others because of the work they get to do, the people they get to meet and the things they get to have and experience. Unfortunately there is a fair level of “hazing” in the fashion industry. The things you’ve seen on television and in the movies aren’t that far off. It’s something that isn’t spoken about much, but not everyone in the industry wants to lend a hand to those trying to get in. I think that it’s one of those things that is viewed as, “if everyone gets in, then it loses its value.” The good thing is though, everyone in the fashion industry isn’t like this and there are more and more people in the industry, working to make a better name for fashion overall.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
It’s funny that this question came up because I was thinking about it not to long ago. It’s simple for me though, I think the first thing I would stop doing is waiting to travel. I would just go, without worrying about the right time or the cost. There are so many places that I would like to see and experience in my lifetime. Knowingly having my time cut short would be more reason to try to experience my life more fully and say “yes” more!
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