Musings Archives – Story Behind The Cloth

The Strength of Accepting Weakness

by Alissa Ackerman | Jul 13, 2020 | Alissa's Style, Fashion Psychology, Musings, Quaint Fashion, Quaint Style, Symbolic, Story Pieces, Witchy Lifestyle, Witchy Style

Accepting weakness begets strength. I began my day depressed and anxious and exhausted as soon as i woke up. I didn’t want to go to group therapy– i just wanted to wallow in frustration and go back to sleep. But i recognized my responsibility to myself and...

Connecting With Emotion

by Alissa Ackerman | Jul 8, 2020 | Alissa's Style, Fashion Psychology, Musings, Quaint Style, Whimsical Style, Witchy Lifestyle, Witchy Style

The Beautiful Power of Connecting With Emotion. Spending some extra time deciding on my outfits is my favorite way to recognize my emotions and prioritize my mental health. Connecting for an extra moment with all options i have for color, pattern, and the way each...

Fashion Anthropology: What Is THAT?

by Alissa Ackerman | May 7, 2018 | Fashion Anthropology - Style Around the World, Featured Blog Posts, Musings

The Anthropology of Fashion. Or Fashion Anthropology. Disclaimer: I am not an Anthropologist…Yet. Anthropology has become one of my great passions and i am still in the process of going back to college and persuing a degree. I hope to double major with degrees...

Spectrum of Truth – Is Truth Really Black and White?

by Alissa Ackerman | Mar 4, 2017 | Musings

THE FOLLOWING ADVERTISEMENT HELPS KEEP THIS SITE RUNNING: What do you think? Is truth as clear as black and white, or is it grey and less defined? We’ll get to this in a moment. I am planning on focusing on colors, color theory, and color psychology for the next...

I’ll Be Honest – Fashion and Depression

by Alissa Ackerman | Feb 4, 2017 | Fashion Psychology, Alissa's Style, Musings

I think honesty is important. Especially when it has to do with your emotional well being. I’ve been dealing with depression and huge personal changes. I don’t feel capable of writing anything else on this blog if i don’t open up about this. 2016 was...

The Story Begins – Fashion as a Form of Storytelling

by Alissa Ackerman | Nov 21, 2015 | Fashion-ology, How Fashion Tells a Story, Musings

Story Behind the Cloth, “Chapter 1”: How Fashion is a Form of Storytelling, Why that Matters, and What You Can Expect from this Blog. I don’t think there’s anything i’m more passionate about than stories; especially life stories....

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🌼 The Girl Behind 🌼 “Story Behind The Cloth”

🌼😊 Hi there!
My name is Alissa and i’m a 20-something who loves all things creative–whether i’m part of the creative process myself, or just watching in admiration of the creativity of another.

My favorite form of creativity is personal style.

Why?:
Because it's intimate and accessible and everybody participates in it to some extent (or at least can), it's with you wherever you go, it builds confidence, and the options are nearly endless for expressing yourself your way if you open yourself up to explore, and with each passing year we get more ideas to work with as designers play with new silhouettes and create new fabrics.

I enjoy exploring personal style in light of life stories--Our clothes are capable of speaking something deep about who we are if we allow them.

My passion is seeing people honestly, genuinely and fearlessly express themselves, and fashion is a beautiful and comfortable step in the journey of self-discovery and expression.

My desire is to help you discover the styles and pieces that best express who you are, and why that is, and give you the confidence to own that.

I'll also mention: i don't capitalize "i", except for emphasis, as a statement of equality--i'm no greater than you, him, her or them...so why should i capitalize "I" and not "You"?

I'm excited for you to join me in a journey of self-discovery as we uncover why we dress the ways we do, and how we can confidently express who we are!