From Styling Legends to Becoming A Legendary Fashion Designer: Carlton Jones' Powerful Journey

Step into the world of high fashion and personal triumph as we sit down with the legendary celebrity stylist turned celebrated fashion designer, Carlton Jones, whose extraordinary career has seen him dress some of the most iconic women in the world. Discover how Carlton styled the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, captured pivotal moments with Mary J. Blige, and found an unexpected friendship with Erykah Badu. He even shares his experiences dressing the always elegant former first lady, Michelle Obama. Carlton's career is woven with tales of personal connection and professional excellence, offering listeners a rare glimpse into the life of a stylist to the stars.

Beyond the glitz and glamor, Carlton opens up about a deeply personal journey that reshaped his life—his HIV diagnosis in 1989. He discusses how this life-altering moment spurred a passion for health and authenticity, teaching him resilience and self-love. Carlton's story is more than just a chronicle of fashion; it's a powerful testament to the human spirit's ability to persevere through life's challenges. Tune in for an emotional and inspiring conversation that will leave you feeling uplifted and empowered.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
that's very interesting is I've styled the
queen of soul, aretha Franklindefinitely an iconic moment for
me, wow, and honestly one of thebest images that I've ever seen
of her came from that photoshoot and I'm not biased.
I've worked with multiple timesthe queen of hip-hop soul, mary

(00:21):
J Blige, and at very pivotalpoints in her career I've worked
with the queen of neo soul,erykah Badu, who has flipped my
world upside down and outside ofthe box and everywhere you
could imagine and actually youknow, created quite a friendship
over the years of working withher.

(00:42):
And I've worked with formerfirst lady and always first lady
queen, michelle Obama.
So I feel like those are like,probably those queens kind of
like rise above in stature andjust, you know, something I

(01:02):
don't think I've ever said inthis format is that that was
probably led by being diagnosedwith HIV in 1989.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
Wow, Carlton.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
Yeah, so I had to pull it together to live and a
living.

Speaker 2 (01:28):
You're gonna.
You're making me cry, um, soyou've always.
You take care of your healthfor so many reasons because you
care about health and well-beingis a part of you.
Naturally, you had had one ofthose shock moments in life when
you were like thank you forsharing that with our audience.

(01:50):
It takes so much self-love andso much boldness to be your
authentic self.
It really does.