I love Rebecca's style- it's the perfect amount of cute and chic combined! She has provided me with a lot of inspiration in the way I dress. Not to mention that she also finds the most interesting locations for photo shoots which is also inspiring! And after interviewing her, I've realized we share some similar qualities, too such as a love for old films. Take a moment to become acquainted with her and her blog- she is quite the gem!
Tell
me a bit about yourself and your blog.
I'm Rebecca, or The Clothes Horse as I tend to
go by online. I started my fashion blog as a hobby while I was in college
studying business, but it quickly became an obsession and now I can't imagine a
day without it.
What
inspires you most in your style?
Oh
goodness, I'm not entirely certain! I grew up on vintage films and I definitely
think that quiet refinement and aesthetic has rubbed off on me. Additionally, I
find a lot of inspiration in other personal style bloggers--just the fact that
other girls compose intentional outfits every day inspires me to do the same. I
also keep up with the latest collections and read some fashion magazines;
honestly I'm just looking at inspiring things so often it's hard to pinpoint
the original source of inspiration!
I've
noticed a theme of horses in your style! How did that love come about?
The
horses actually come from my blog's name. An actual clothes horse is a frame
used to hang clothes on to dry (we use one in my house), but a number of people
are unfamiliar with the term (it's a bit antiquated) and naturally people think
I just have a thing for horses. Anyway, it's rather fun for me now to collect
horses since I do go by "the clothes horse" so much, it's sort of a
joke now. I move a lot so instead of collecting horse figurines that take up
shelf space and collect dust, I collect horse-themed clothing because then it's
things I "use."
Some of your photo shoots have taken place in an abandoned train! How
did you end up coming across that treasure?
Taking
pictures is one of my favorite things about blogging and I'm always looking for
new places that will provide an interesting location for my photographs. When I
moved last summer I went driving around with my mother a lot, just exploring
the new area we were in and we spotted these trains on one of our trips. From
the road we didn't really know the cars would be so interesting or that we
could get inside them, but we spotted them, parked, and started poking around.
What is
it that you love about fashion and blogging?
I like
the same aspects in both really--being able to express myself. I'm rather shy
and quiet, so in some ways dressing in a way that feels very "me" is
a way of communicating to the world without actually having to speak; it sort
of introduces aspects of myself to others visually and immediately. I also feel
more confident and outgoing when I'm wearing clothes that I feel good in. For
blogging it's the same; it's the perfect medium for a quiet person because I'm
able to compose my thoughts through text and share some of my passions with
others. Now that I've been blogging for so long it's also a nice catalog of
some of my experiences and interests.
What are
you doing when not taking pictures or posting?
Answering
e-mails, working on collages for a collaborative art blog I do with a friend,
watching sci fi shows on Netflix, baking some, etc. A lot of rather nerdy
things. Lately I'm working on a new website with a friend that I'm pretty
excited about.
Thanks so much, Rebecca! You can find her here:
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