THIS SEASON MAG // ALWAYS EXTRA

PHOTOS

BAILEY ERNST

FEATURE

THIS SEASON

My friends down at This Season Magazine did an article on my questionable closet choices. I know many of the people who create content for TS and I even live with their social media manager. They are all such dedicated students, the fact that they find the time to produce a magazine on the side amazes me. At this very moment we are all bubbling in finals. No matter what your major, I feel your stress and anxiety. While I would very much like to tell you that I value my college education I would only be lying to myself. I believe we are all here at this money sucking university for a reason and it's not the signed paper at the end. We are here to find those with common interests, network for the future, and potentially meet that one professor who changes you perspective on everything. Anyone who only came to college to drink their 20's away and find a practical career path is already behind. Creation, this is the meaning of college. Self discovery doesn't often happen in the class room. One internship does not qualify as "experience" in this job market. You have to go out and make these experiences happen and meet the people who will make them possible. There is always something more you could be doing. I'm swimming in ideas that I will never make time for, unless their worth it, but this conscious effort to do more and be more is what will set those who work apart from those who wander.  I have the most respect for my peers at This Season for this reason. I am so proud of their start up and I know all these students will prosper.  Don't let anyone tell you there is something wrong with being extra!   

READ MY INTERVIEW

Much love, TS. 

M

21 WAYS TO FOCUS ON YOUR UNIVERSAL SELF

PHOTOS

 BAILEY ERNST

COLLABORATOR

SHE IN

OUTFIT

SWEATER  //  SHE IN

JEANS  //  UNIF

FISHNET TIGHTS  //  EBAY

O-RING COLLAR  //  EBAY

CREEPER PLATFORMS  //  T.U.K.

BACKPACK  //  TARGET

I am a turkey baby! Whether the holiday lands on my birthday or not, Thanksgiving seems to always consume my day. I am very grateful for my family and friends, but this year I'm taking back my birthday. No, working on my day. No more excuses for not celebrating, and no more pretending that pie is a substitute for a party. I'm to old for that shit and if no one wants to join I guess I'll just have to pop the champagne by myself.

Turning 21 presumably opens an amazing new world of adulthood. Although I don't feel that this coming of age will change me drastically, it will be nice to not be the only one in my circle who can't socialize after hours.  I have decided to sit back and embrace the crazy adventure that is 21. I want to be selfish and soak up all the love I can. I wish to give my friends something to look forward to that will bring us all closer together. And I'm ready to cash in all my 'Maddi in shining armor' points for a list of babysitters who will happily hold my hair back and drag my ass to bed when I get too drunk. There is something tempting about being a damsel in distress once in a while. In honor of my 21st birthday I have compiled  a list of ways to focus on you, because the first thing we should all be thankful for this year is existence and our universal self.

1. Treat your body with the respect before it's too late.

2. Never accept being treated less than you deserve by others. Know your worth.

3. Surround yourself with those who will positively impact your life and escalate your goals.

4. Wear what you want, when you want to. Crop top season is a myth.

5. Spread love and kindness to everyone, empathy is too scares these days.

6. Never take no for an answer. If you really want it you will find a way.

7. Create. Innovate. Progress.

8. Follow your dreams no matter how impossible.

9. Guide your peers and spread your knowledge.

10. Respect your elders. They have a wealth of experience to share.

11. Learn to lead. Never settle for the life of a sheep.

12. Find your own path and manifest what you need.

13. Never compare your grind to the highlight reel of others.

14. Fight for the rights of yourself and others, because we all matter.

15. Be exactly who you want, and accept what you cannot change.

16. See the world while you can, some things are more important than money.

17. Invest in your passions. Never fear the future.

18. Always trade up in all categories of life: relationships, jobs, goals, etc.

19.  Remember that everything is interconnected and cyclical.

20. Speak your mind and only hold your tongue at your own expense.

21. Embrace each day as you would a lifetime.

DOWNTOWN GIRL

PHOTOS

 TREY REED

OUTFIT

PU Crop Jacket - Make Me Chic*

Dark Maiden Bodysuit - Dolls Kill

Marble Sunglasses - Free People

   It's official, I am now a city dweller. I moved where the people are, Downtown. I spend more time on my feet than in a car and there is never a quiet moment. I couldn't be happier about the quaint apartment I share with my friend and fellow classmate Neo, and I think my house plants rather enjoy the large windows, too. I'm hoping that living within such close proximity to people my age will force me to be less socially awkward, but that might be pushing it. So much has changed in such a short period of time that I don't know how my anxious little heart is still beating. Even with all the crazy transitions I have realized one thing, Stoop Kid never leaves her stoop, but that doesn't stop the stoop from evolving. No matter where I reside I've always found tranquility outdoors. Melancholy memories of my old views, freshly cut hay bails on the plains and the noisy corner of 33rd Street with a couple of barking dogs, keep me from fully embracing my new home. But the scene of the sunset from my balcony is breathtaking enough to ease my thoughts. At eye level with the horizon there are no tall buildings penetrating the pink and violet gradients that frame the occasional cloud.  Surely someday I will have the privilege to look out onto sky scrapers and miss this view from the 4th floor. 

SKINNY DIPPING

PHOTOS

BAILEY ERNST

MADDI MCFARLAND

COLLABORATOR

SHE IN

I chose this dress for midnight strolls on the beach, and summer love affairs.  I became the cover of a romance novel in this drawstring wrap dress.  Below are retrieved photos from a drunken night with one of my greatest friends, Bailey. Neither of us had ever been skinny dipping before, so it seemed we needed each other in order to document bucket list activities.  Thanks to SheIn I now have evidence of mermaids. 

Please click the link below and check out SheIn, they really are very affordable and have so many different styles. Promise it will be worth your time because it was well worth mine. 

Stay positive,

M

Local Love - The Daily Nebraskan x NP Telegraph

 These past few months have been an exciting blur of opportunities. I have met so many amazing people, it just blows my mind that anyone would show any interest in me. I would not be in any position of praise if not for everyone whom I have worked with, those who promote what I do, and everyone who supports me back home. Small towns can be rough, but it's only a matter of perspective. Recently, Nebraska has been showing me a lot of love. First, I was interviewed at the University of Nebraska Lincoln by Jineo Saito, where we also did a small photo shoot on campus. The Q&A was for a feature in The Daily Nebraskan, which you can find here in the link below:

 The Daily Nebraskan - Thought on Threads: Q&A with UNL fashion student, bold fashionista

  Being a North Platte native, my article caught the attention of Tammy Bain of the North Platte Telegraphy. She asked if she could interview me over the phone for a bit in the local newspaper. We talked for about an hour, but I felt like we could have chatted all day long if I didn't have to rush off to class! I really appreciated all of her in-depth interview questions as well as her input. It was a great way to spend International Women's Day! After the article was posted, I was heartbroken by all the remarks of my loved ones back home. It's hard to go so many days, months, and years without seeing some of your closest friends. Even if we can't talk everyday, they are all always on my mind, and I truly am grateful and totally undeserving! Which leads me back to how unbelievable this week has been. Two local articles within the span of a few days. That's crazy. You can only imagine my surprise when my grandmother called me saying, "I saw you on the front page of the Telegraph!" I didn't realize that I would be on the front page. North Platte may not be the most eventful place to live, but I never imagined that I'd be on the front page of their newspaper without doing something completely reckless. I really enjoyed Tammy's article and I hope you do, too! You can find my interview with the NP Telegraph here in the link below:

North Platte Telegraph - Passion for fashion

Photos Courtesy of Jineo Saito

www.neoxsai.com

My Hot Models - Portfolio Pictures

   There is only one thing scarier than losing trace of all SD cards filled with blog content. That is knowing your room is clean and they are still nowhere to be found.  You won't be seeing any outfit posts for a while, at least not from me. *Sighs casually while still dying inside* Say a prayer for me.  In the absence of my SD card, I have something new for you all!  I have been taking an Intro to Photography course this semester.  At this point the course is so basic that it's almost a joke, but my portfolio needed updating anyway.  Unfortunately, I took the class on the wrong day. From what I've heard the professor of the 8 AM class is mouth watering.  Isn't that just my luck.  Anyway, my gorgeous friends Regina Khoo and Bailey Ernst have both volunteered to model for me.  I don't know what's more challenging, the photography, or trying to fit into the demanding schedules of fashion students.  All of these photos were taken so last minute that I was late to my classes after every shoot.  Quality over truancy I always say. Luckily it is simply impossible for these babes to take a bad shot, and they slayed these projects.  SO THANKFUL. I have much love for these ladies, follow them on Instagram!

@reginakhoo   &   @baileyernst_