introductions are always needed

Hello all and welcome to my corner of the world wide web. I've always been a fan of introductions; it's those first few moments where you pen yourself on paper that make a first impression. What details you devolve, how much you reveal...it's a really a very cool chance to learn how to define yourself in 100 words or less.

So here I go. My name is Hillary. I'm a college freshmen studying art history. I call Denver, Colorado home and Washington DC my playground. I don't like cats, my dog is cooler than yours, and all I want do before I die is fall in love, travel the world and have the Goo Goo Dolls write a song about me.

It's a funny business, studying art history. I love it, despite the lack of obvious real world applications. But in general, I can't quite justify paying tuition at a private university to study something I hate. And lucky for me, I'm not really interested in the "practical" fields of accounting, dentistry or medicine. Not that's there anything wrong with those professions (believe me, my mouth is constant proof of the need for good dentist), I just have no real desire to devote my life to them.

I got to thinking. I like art history. I like art. I like fashion and movies and books. I like to write, hear the sound of my own voice, and have the insatiable feeling that my writing and thoughts are worth the time of complete strangers. Why not start a blog?

I've dabbled in the blogosphere on occasion but now I'm here to stay. I envision this piece of fashion history to be part art history informative, part fashion review and part fashion as art inspiration. While I'm not saying everyone should drop their lives in pursuit of artsy wisdom, I'm a firm believe that art--and fashion, for that matter--are everywhere. How cool would I be if I could forge my own bridge between two? Anyone who says art is complicated or fashion sparks can only start in design studios and magazine is sorely mistaken. Let's see where this goes. I'm excited to get started. Follow if you agree, comment if you have something to say. Art-in-the-dark is about to get a crazy chic makeover.