Alicia Fashionista is a place for the millennial everywoman who loves to travel, sees beauty in the ordinary, and aims to live wholeheartedly. Established in 2008, these stories are created with love in hopes of genuine connection, or at least to make you smile.
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
In 6th grade, I wanted so badly to be on the middle school newspaper, that I harassed the editor until she agreed to give me the only remaining vacant spot as an advice columnist. I coined it ‘Dear Courtney’ to maintain complete anonymity, which allowed me to provide the most cringe-worthy pieces of guidance an 11 year old would give. Thanks to that Rory Gilmore sized journalistic ambition, I suppose 
I’ve always known that I wanted to write.
Alicia Fashionista began in my early twenties, while I worked as a stylist/digital media specialist for a local clothing company. I had also just moved to the city, was in school for marketing, and teaching dance on the weekends. I’d wanted a place of my own to express my creativity, share outfit ideas, and tell stories. Now here we are, 8 years later, at this tiny little corner of the internet that has grown into far more than I’d ever imagined.
Where does that leave us? Well, I turned him down on the dancefloor 10 years ago, but I’m now married to the most hilarious, intelligent, handsome, sarcastic, and supportive life teammate that I could ask for. We live in a 700 square foot apartment in the vibrant East side of the city that has actually been flooded…twice in one year (both not our fault, just bad luck). We are slowly but surely re-decorating since the most recent water damage “renovation”. In 2016, Adam and I adopted the cutest rescue pup named Reggie. Over the last few years, I have been aiming to find more balance in my life and took on blogging full time. I’m also in the midst of a bit of a spiritual journey and am doing my best to live wholeheartedly. I’ve discovered a love for travel writing and have made seeing the world a priority over the next few years. This blog is my passion project turned career and I really have all of you to credit for that!
Thank you so much for being here and for your ongoing support. Now, grab a cup of coffee. You’ve got some reading to do!
xoxo
Alicia
