My Fashion Story

I love stories. Not just any stories (well yes, any stories...) but stories about how my friends and fellow bloggers fell in love with fashion. What captured your attention at first? When was the first time you felt something about fashion? What made you want to start a fashion blog?

Rewind a few years ago, I don't know how I came across it...I just did. I came across photos from Alexander McQueen's F/W 2009 collection. That was it, that was the first time i felt something for fashion.

Alexander McQueen's Fall/Winter 2009 show was to be a "reinvention" of the McQueen name and recycled looks from other designers, in his show he used past props and trash from older season's shows salvaged in the middle of the runway, and it didn't stop there. From the clothes to the music, was all recycled McQueen. I didn't find this out until later, but at the time it was the most beautiful and creative thing I had ever seen. I remember going back to the show uploaded on the internet, and watching it over and over. (I still do!) From there began a new immediate love and appreciation for this art.

 

Lee Alexander McQueen's dark romantic goth aesthetic mixed with his extravagant and creative, sometimes controversial structured clothing was everything. Still today, this aesthetic is my favorite. As one of McQueen's last shows, it will definitely be remembered.

One of the pieces that made me fall in love in the first place, was his "The Horn Of Plenty" dress. Made of dyed duck feathers, which made the dress look like a raven. A raven was a romantic symbol of death. I have a framed photo of this dress in my room, and I thought there was no better way to pay tribute to Alexander, than to get it tattooed. I have The Horn Of Plenty tattooed on my forearm with text underneath reading "God Save McQueen" It took about 5 hours, and was worth the pain. Out of my 10 tattoos, this was pain...

When this photo was taken, it was freshly healed and still a bit swollen.


I'd love to hear all of your fashion stories. Who or what made you fall in love? Leave a comment or write a post as well. Be sure to leave a link so I can check it out!