Welcome to Unstyled. I'm your host, Christine Barberick, co-founder and global editor-in-chief of Refinery 29.

Each week, I invite a notable person to come in and talk with us as we explore the funny, inspiring,

sometimes heartbreaking tales of life, work, and love, as told through the things that we wear.

Back in 2010, a 21-year-old New Yorker, Leandra Medine, noticed a shift happening among her and her friends.

Unlike their peers and the generations of women before her, they weren't getting dressed every day with the thought that they might capture a man's gaze, or would even want to.

In fact, it seemed the opposite was true.

Leandro and her friends were getting dressed for themselves, wearing things like acid wash harem pants and shoulder pads.

No matter that regular guys didn't get it, or even felt repulsed by it,

this is precisely when the term man-repeller was born,

and with it, a cultural phenomenon launched by Leandra that mixes up joy-inducing fashion, practical advice,

neo-feminist ideals, and plenty of armed parties.

Since her launch six years ago, millions of readers around the

globe have flocked to man-repeller's no apologies, zero fucks, philosophy on living life authentically.

And that's exactly what Leandra does too. Through her honesty, her personal convictions,

and fearless sartorial pursuits, Leandra has grown Man Repeller from a blog to a

millennial manifesto about the importance of expressing your true self, whether it be in ugly

overalls or on the brink of a major breakup. Now, Man Repeller is a full-fledged lifestyle media brand

with editors, designers, and strategists, bringing Leandra's original vision to life

on a global scale.

With a forthcoming shoe line in collaboration with MetaPorte and design partnerships with

Nina Ricci, Danny Joe, and Etra Cecil, Leandra continues to grow and expand.

But she's also remained candid, and it's precisely that candor, an honest,

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