Hey Nike!

romper (similar)//shoes//jean jacket//nails

Hey Nike, 

Your shoes are super cool and make me feel like a rockstar. Consider this post my official request to model your shoes. 

xo, Hannah 

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Okay, now for what I actually have to share with you lovely people today. I haven't really talked about modeling here on the blog. It is something I kind of fell into. I always knew I wanted to act, and when I got my first agent at age nine, I was signed for both modeling and acting. I started working a lot; shooting at fun locations, getting dressed up, making friends, and having PURE FUN. As a little kid, my experience with modeling was nothing but confidence boosting! 

As a junior higher, I was basically a 5'7'' string bean, and I started to feel this shift from lifestyle ads to more high fashion stuff. I remember being at a casting when I was fourteen and being told that I needed to "stretch out." That was code for grow an inch and lose ten pounds. Doing that wasn't even a question in my mind. My mom and I walked out of the casting and she took me to go get french fries. Thankfully, I have an incredible, encouraging support system of my agents, family, and friends. After that experience, I fully embraced that God gave me a round face and real, actual hips. But I definitely became aware of my own insecurities. Modeling as a teen made me actively choose to feel confident. 

This shoot is one that I feel totally, completely, and wholly amazing in. Nike heels and a workout romper definitely aren't my usual fashion choices, but boy do I feel radiant and joyful and confident. Confidence is weird. I feel like the word is thrown around like the key ingredient to happiness and success. Yet when we post a selfie online or talk positively about our looks, we are negatively labeled as conceited. Well I am here to say, post that selfie! Wear clothes that make you feel like a rockstar. And talk about your beauty. Because you are so beautiful, on the inside and out. Have a spectacular, happy, and confident day!

PS: My source of inspiration and more shoots by Jay Dixon here, here, and here. 

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Neutral Tones

Being serious for more than two seconds is just impossible. 

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Photos by Bill Payne

This is one of my new favorite outfits! I had been searching for a pair of booties forever and finally found these Vince Camuto's hidden on a shelf and on huge sale at Nordstrom Rack. #score When I got home from shopping, I dug around my closet and put together this outfit! I have always been hesitant with mixing neutral tones, but now I think the "never mix black with brown" philosophy is completely wrong! I love this look because it is perfect for a casual day out, but the heels and hat add a dressier aspect as well. Aside from how this outfit looks, it's one that I just feel really confident in. And that's what matters when it comes to style. 

Do you have an outfit or specific piece that boosts your confidence? Share below! 

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