The Billionth "Hello World" on the Internet

 It all started with passion, desperation, and my periodic binge of MGA and THQ's 2005 gaming masterpiece, Bratz Rock Angelz for Sony's Playstation 2. 

Though the game has a poor reputation among the vintage gaming community, this "girl game" (cue predictable outrage) holds a special place in my heart, as I'm sure it does for many other fashion forward women who came of age (or were at all sentient) in the PS2 era. I know it inside and out, along with its three sequel games. Although its successor Bratz Forever Diamondz (can't forget that big blazing "Z") is far superior in every category, Rock Angelz is actually why I'm here today. 

In Angelz, the titular friend group, the Bratz, decide to start their own fashion magazine. Still in high school and without a care in the world, they just... go for it. They buy their own office (coincidentally across the hall from their rival's HQ), get to work, fill a niche, and make their dreamz come true. 

It was that gung-ho attitude and passion for fashion (the girls' famous motto) that inspired me to finally create this blog. I also want to share my style point of view with the world -- I just don't have the resources to start my own magazine to do it! Blogging is a wonderful middle ground for those who aren't yet able to break out into the communications industry and those who despise social media (i.e., me). 

I'll eventually get into my own fashion history and philosophy further down the line, but for now I'll give you the basics: 

• I don't believe in rules or "dressing your age." 
• I believe that every outfit tells a story about the person wearing it. 
• I believe that fashion is an art form, a societal indicator, and a communication tool all in one. 
• I don't believe in loyalty to one brand or aesthetic.
• I don't care about what's trendy, personally, in my own life. (But I'll give my opinion on what's trending for the right price.) 

This blog will essentially be my fashion diary -- a place to put ideas that have no place to go. You see, I am known as the resident fashionista (or the garden variety weirdo. I mean, I am that, but someone has to see the vision), but no one really wants to hear all of my long-winded rants about fashion history, its impact on society and vice versa, my personal style inspirations, or the minute details of my outfit on any given day. 

With that said, hello world! I hope you stick around! I promise I won't talk about Bratz all the time.