Rehma sees what most people miss. In part two of this conversation, the stylist reads Kirti's wardrobe like a memoir — spotting the London blazers, the shift to free-flowing colour, the body that changed and the self that grew with it. They talk about styling through perimenopause without fighting your body, why modesty is built on cultural awareness, intentional styling and emotional wellbeing, and how to tell cultural appreciation from appropriation. Rehma shares why she wore black to stay invisible for thirteen years — and what made her finally choose colour. A conversation about clothes that turns out to be about acceptance, identity, and the quiet courage of letting yourself be seen.

00:00 Back with Rehma, part two

01:01 Styling when your body changes

01:35 Rehma's conversation with her own body

03:35 Letting go of clothes that no longer fit

05:34 Stop forcing your body

06:14 Perimenopause as a season, not a problem

08:25 Conservative London, vibrant Dubai

09:39 Modesty is not a restriction

10:24 The three pillars of modest fashion

13:46 Appreciation or appropriation

15:43 Wear it for yourself, not to fit in

18:30 The boldest thing she ever wore

20:32 The magic of colour

21:11 Rehma reads Kirti's wardrobe

24:00 One suitcase, two lipsticks

29:23 Do we hide our journeys in our clothes?

29:49 Thirteen years of wearing black

33:13 Dressing to be seen

34:14 What she'd tell her younger self

35:16 The one thing she'd leave behind

Drop Your Noise — shortlisted for Podcast of the Year, Women in Business Awards 2025. Hosted by Kirti Daryanani.
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