Style & Beauty

An editorial look at personal style and beauty as part of visibility, identity, and leadership.

Why the Most Successful Leaders Are Quietly Redefining Ambition
Kristin Marquet Kristin Marquet

Why the Most Successful Leaders Are Quietly Redefining Ambition

For years, ambition had a very specific look. It was loud. It was constant. It was built on expansion for the sake of expansion. Bigger launches. Bigger teams. Bigger numbers. More visibility. More press. More hustle. Ambition was measured in how fast you scaled, how many hours you worked, how much noise you made online, and how aggressively you chased the next milestone. And for a long time, that version of ambition worked. It built unicorns. It created headlines. It rewarded burnout with praise.

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Quiet Foundations: Two Elevated Knits for Thoughtful Living
Kristin Marquet Kristin Marquet

Quiet Foundations: Two Elevated Knits for Thoughtful Living

Personal style reaches a moment when adding more no longer feels satisfying. Instead, intention takes precedence, and fashion shifts from chasing trends to choosing pieces that quietly enhance daily living and last more than one season.

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ZAM Jewelry: Where Meaning Meets Modern Craft
Kristin Marquet Kristin Marquet

ZAM Jewelry: Where Meaning Meets Modern Craft

There’s a shift in how women approach luxury. It’s no longer about accumulation or status. It’s about intention. About choosing pieces that hold meaning, tell a story, and feel personal rather than performative.

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Faceplant Dreams: The Pieces That Hold You When the World Won’t
Kristin Marquet Kristin Marquet

Faceplant Dreams: The Pieces That Hold You When the World Won’t

There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn’t show up in calendars or planners. It lives somewhere deeper, in the sigh between tasks, the moments of collapse after performance, and the silent longing for spaces that don’t require presentation. For founders, especially women building businesses while navigating home, identity, expectation, and rest, this is not a luxury issue; it’s cultural.

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Clarity Carried: What a White Feng Shui Wallet Really Represents
Kristin Marquet Kristin Marquet

Clarity Carried: What a White Feng Shui Wallet Really Represents

A wallet is a tool of daily life: a vessel for essentials, a quickening of transactions, a quiet companion as we move through the world. But what if a wallet could be more than just a wallet? Not louder. Not louder for visibility’s sake, but layered with meaning in ways that align with a founder’s inner architecture of intention.

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The Pants You Build a Life In
Kristin Marquet Kristin Marquet

The Pants You Build a Life In

There’s a progressive shift happening in how women dress for work, and it has nothing to do with trends. The old uniform of “looking the part” no longer fits the realities of modern ambition. Today’s founders aren’t commuting into boardrooms five days a week or living inside rigid schedules. They’re building companies between meetings, school pickups, travel days, and long stretches of deep focus. What they need from their wardrobe isn’t performance—it’s partnership.

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A Subtle Luxury Staple: Poetry Fashion Cashmere Cable Sweater
Kristin Marquet Kristin Marquet

A Subtle Luxury Staple: Poetry Fashion Cashmere Cable Sweater

There is a particular kind of confidence that comes from wearing something that doesn’t need to announce itself. Not every piece in a founder’s wardrobe should be sharp, tailored, or commanding. Some pieces exist to support the woman behind the ambition—and this pure cashmere cable sweater from Poetry Fashion is exactly that.

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Founder Favorite: The Tote That Carries Your Life (and Looks Good Doing It)
Kristin Marquet Kristin Marquet

Founder Favorite: The Tote That Carries Your Life (and Looks Good Doing It)

If you’re the kind of founder who needs one bag to do everything, the Eleanor Tote in Chocolate Leather by R.Riveter is the rare find that actually delivers. Crafted from rich, durable leather with a structured silhouette that still feels effortless, this is the tote you reach for when your day includes back-to-back meetings, a laptop, a notebook, and whatever else life throws in along the way.

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