Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself

Hi... my name is Zhané! I love playing dress up and I'm learning to just do things instead of overthink them!

Recently, I was thinking about how in my last year of high school, I was at my highest creative peak (at least with executing my creativity)! Y'all, I graduated almost three years ago!!! My skills and creativity have grown so much more but my execution is pretty much nonexistent now. I used to sew up quick outfits, literally, right before school and used to put so much passion into getting dressed in the morning. I REALLY want to get back to that. I really want to get back to sewing (for myself) and find the fun in getting dressed again, like the actual dressing up part when you try on a zillion things in the mirror just to find the perfect look! I’ve decide that I am going to use my blog for that by showing you my looks, some recreations that I do to my clothes, last minute DIYs I do right before I leave out, and sewing & DIY projects I do for myself. I want to show my readers my process of shopping, getting dressed, finding new trends to try out, and finding (and re-finding) my personal style. Hopefully, people will catch on to what I do, tweak it for themselves, and develop or find their own creative personal style as well!

I'm on like my fourth blog now, I think. I've started over, dropped it, picked it up, changed platforms, created THE one, and now we're here. Everybody who follows me on social media (and those who know me in real life) know that I'm always working on some project but almost never see the final project. The reason behind that is because I always overthink everything to the point that I end up just not doing it. I’ll practically have an extremely detailed five-year plan for this amazing ground-breaking idea or business and get so overwhelmed by it all that I just scrap the whole thing. Crazy, right?

I'm in the process of simplifying everything I'm working on. Simple is the last word I'd use to describe anything about me. For some reason, I think I have to be so extra with everything I do but I'm learning that I don't have to. If I just go with the flow, that doesn't mean my extraness and originality won't still shine through. I'm learning that everything doesn't have to be thought out in extreme detail for it to be done and the actual execution of it all is really the most important part. So that is how we have made it here (this new, revised, and “simplified” blog)!

It's obvious that I'm a fashion blogger but it took me a while to figure out what exactly I wanted to blog about and share with my readers. I know I wanted a place where I could record my looks for inspo for the masses, have something to inspire me to get back to my creative and passionate feels when I get dressed, and somewhere to look back on to view my style journey. I also knew that I didn't want those magazine type fashion blogs. Those '10 Things to You Need in Your Wardrobe to Look Fierce... blah blah blah posts aren't what I'm trying to do here (although you may get a good one every now and again). I'm here to showcase my personal style and help others find theirs while keeping you guys current with what's going on (trend-wise) in the fashion industry.

What I wear is so important to me not because I want other people to be in awe of my looks and fabulous pictures of me (although compliments are nice, especially the extra ones in the Instagram comments!) but because it makes me feel like I'm wearing myself on the outside of my skin. I want to inspire others to feel the same way about taking pride in what you wear. Expressing yourself through what you wear and having that confidence boost from knowing you look good is a not a luxury but a necessity, in my book. I want to show people how they can achieve that whether you're on a tight budget or your funds are unlimited (lucky you!). And, of course, you also get to see my personal growth and follow my life journey in between all the shopping tips, fashion news, and trend updates!

If you're still reading, just go ahead and subscribe (at the bottom of the page) because clearly you're interested. Subscribing will guarantee you a front row seat to all of my looks, styling tips, wardrobe tricks, and fashion info that you're going to want in on. As well as bits of my life I'll be sharing with my readers. Catch up on some of the posts I've dragged here from the last site (and the one before that) and there will be new posts blessing your inbox very soon!

I'm also thinking about starting a motivational/inspirational podcast here on my blog. If you guys have any style questions, blog post ideas, or podcast topics, feel free to drop them directly in my email: zhanealiya@gmail.com, through my Contact page, or just drop them in the comments below!