A Dropout's Life Story

First off, I would like to introduce myself....I'm Jessica Martinez, 21, live in Northern Virginia and I'm a fashion school drop out. I started blogging because I can't contain my passion for fashion-very cliché and corny I know, but every die hard aspiring fashionista has at least used the term once. On a serious note, I really began this to simply put my ideas out there and hopefully get people interested in what I have to say and most importantly to network with people who have a serious interest and dedication to anything related to fashion.

I'm someone who actually wants to get into the industry and design-not just someone who jumped on the fashion bandwagon. I can truly say that my earliest memories as a little girl was putting "shows" together (I would get my younger sister and cousin to model my moms dresses and shoes while I sat in the "front row"). I have memories of always wanting to be a part of the fashion industry and I have never lost sight of that. Long story short, I’ve always had big dreams and ambitions to pursue a fashion focused career, In 2005 I left for school in Los Angeles only to return not too long after because to be very honest, I couldn’t afford living downtown and tuition was crazy. I should’ve thought of that way before I left but I packed my life and left believing this was my only shot at actually making every dream reality.

I now attend George Mason University in Virginia and I’m majoring in Communication with a concentration in Journalism-very odd right?? I’m using what I’m doing now to my advantage, communication is not related to fashion design at all but after I graduate I plan to move back to California and pick up where I left off and possibly use my degree for a career in fashion journalism. I will eventually design, but at the moment I’m also trying to teach myself how to. Who says you can’t follow your crazy and out-of-touch with reality dreams? I’m a huge believer in doing anything you have to in order to get where you want to be, just pay your dues and never lose sight of what you want.