from the pall mall ashes rises a brave new blog.

I used to write a fashion blog. And for some reason I couldn't push myself to do it any longer.

There were a lot of reasons, personal and otherwise, but I want to start again. The caveat: I want to do it completely differently.

There was a lot I didn't like about the way my blog worked. For instance: my interest has never lain in high fashion, which is okay. The last time I was on style.com, I went straight for the Glastonbury photos. I prefer to see what real people wear, and to think about why they wear it. Furthermore, I don't really do much shopping, since I've just moved out of my parent's house and my finances go more to keeping myself alive.

I'd prefer to focus on thoughtful fashion. May I never chronicle another Forever 21 shopping spree, or respond to someone else's post with "well that sure is cute" in order to get more comments on my own blog. May I never feign interest in couture just because that's what everyone else is doing and I want to seem like I know as much as they do.

This blog is intended to represent who I really am, and celebrate other people as they really are. It may be a tall order, but if you're willing to take the leap, then jump on board!