Both women are united in using their personal style as a mode of thoughtful expression. “I want to show myself as authentically as I can, so wearing my hair naturally in locs and having a nose ring are things that I like to do,” says McKinley. And Jean-Baptiste will opt for certain pieces when the time calls for it. “I wear one thing from a Black-owned or underrepresented business for every big meeting. It’s been fun expanding the designers that I know,” she says. And if she needs a bit more oomph? “I power pose in the bathroom!” – Instyle

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