I started this blog as a catalyst for a future career in fashion. I knew that I would never be a typical fashion blogger. It really is just a form of advertising and I am bad at promoting myself. I can't see myself being enthusiastic about a bunch of products I do not care about and selling things that I do not believe in. Of course, there are those girls who do blog about things that I believe in. But as a gross stereotype, I have never seen myself in that role. This website is more of a journal for me. It is where I can practice my writing and develop an outfit in a photograph. I used to dream about being a magazine editor when I was younger. However, I really hated writing in high school, so I never pursued journalism. On the other hand, I believe strongly that you do not need to be a writer to have a voice. I do have a voice and I have a different perspective on fashion, so this has been the platform where I can develop my voice a little more. The second reason I started this website was for exposure. I am from Idaho, and as you probably already know, the fashion connections I have are limited. I wanted a portfolio where I could show my potential to future employers. I think also by publishing my articles in one space, I am able to see the progress that I have made. I will admit, some of the articles I have posted and outfits I have shot, I don't really like anymore. I think it took me a while to figure things out after I spent the last four years in athletic clothes everyday. Right now, I am dressing more myself than ever before. And it feels really good. I don't think I would have gotten to this point without my bad Instagram outfit posts and my exploration into different fashion topics. As I am writing this now, I am content with where I am style wise, but I wish I would have posted more on here. Time being one hinderance, as well as the lack of confidence of putting myself out there. I used to think everything needed to be taken on a professional camera with perfect editing and a cool pose. My favorite pictures have been on film, shot by my boyfriend. Just raw with zero editing. To get the results, it takes times and money and I have neither. Recently, I have discovered my iPhone self timer. Revolutionary, I know. But I have to say, it has been liberating. Every morning this last week, I have snapped my OOTD in my backyard on my self-timer, and my pictures have felt the most genuine as they ever have been. Posting on Instagram is now getting kind of fun. Before, it felt like such a task that my love-hate relationship with the app was leaning more to the hate side. I have come to realize that is not the app that is bad, it is one's outlook on the app that makes it bad. As I am looking forward to some more of my own personal photoshoots, check out my beginning outfit selfies below. Of course, everything on Instagram is not #nofilter. Here, I have edited some of them with the app RNI Films for a vintage look. I have nothing else really to say about my outfits. Most of them are not shopable because I wear a lot of vintage. I want you to look at these photos as another step to my future fashion career. It is a small step. But here I am figuring out how to style myself, how to "werk" the camera, and what clothing details photograph well. If I want you to take away something from this post, it would be to just get started. Do at least one thing a day, even small, to get you closer to your goal. Actions build from actions so just keep active and do not be afraid to look silly. To other people, you probably will look weird, but to yourself, it is about setting yourself up to get somewhere. Somewhere YOU want to be.
