Ever since I was a little girl I have always had a keen interest in clothes. Whether it was dressing up or flicking through the pages of magazines, clothes have always inspired me and I can't seem to stop feeding my addiction. I would much rather not eat for a month if it means I would be able to buy myself some new wardrobe contributors.
From a young age I have always tried to experiment with what I wear. My mum used to let me dress myself as soon as I learnt how to. She would tell me stories which I couldn't remember of how I used to come down the stairs wearing everything I owned, whether it be 10 coats in the middle of summer or putting every single hair clip and bobble that I could find into my hair, making me look like I was dressed and ready to go to a Halloween party. Although she didn't mind what I wore, as dressing for yourself is meant to be a fun experience, often if other mums came to pick me up for play dates with their children, I would have to change to spare them the embarrassment of what I had on.
My mum nicknamed me "magpie", I was drawn to anything glitzy, sparkly or full of sequins and to be honest I still am. I love anything that is embellished with jewels or catches the light as it made out of sequins. Every time I enter Topshop I feel like I have stumbled across a treasure chest, like when Aladdin enters the cave full of diamonds and gold in search of the magic lamp for Jafar. My heart beats faster and a radar switches on inside my head as I scan the shop for the treasures that await to be uncovered. This is just one of the many reasons why I love clothes so much, they excite me. Fashion is forever changing, just like the weather, there is always something new and unexpected to hit the runway that makes you sit up in your seat, sometimes you think it'll never work, but it is often these things that you eventually love the most.
The one item of clothing I vividly remember from my childhood was a rainbow, metallic, shiny and sparkly jacket that was handed down to me (for obvious reasons from its description). Although it sounds hideous, you could not make me part with it, I was in love with it and I always felt special when I wore it. I believe that this is the way clothes are supposed to make you feel. They are meant to be empowering and make you feel good about yourself and like you can achieve anything whilst wearing them.
Through what you wear you can create a certain persona about yourself which you want to portray to others. I love the fact that you can reflect your mood through your clothing and you can achieve so many different looks just by accessorising an outfit differently.
Fashion is meant to be fun and exciting, but the main thing you have to remember is that, whatever you decide to wear, you must be comfortable in it, otherwise it shows and you will look awkward. Fashion is about an expression of self, so you have to always make sure you aren't trying to be anything your not. As long as your happy who cares what anyone else thinks of your outfit, after all everyone's different. What might be one person's worst nightmare is another person's dream.
I do remember that sparkly rainbow top well. And Justina's shame of taking you out shopping in it! After that she asked to make sure that you wore 'normal' clothes whenever you wanted to come out with them! I say 'Hurray to the magpie' as a lot of your friends are asking you opinion about clothes now. You were borne with your own sense of style, the world was just not ready to see it then.
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