FAITH

                    Welcome back readers, it's been a while since I began writing and I made it my new years revolution to write in my blog and I know that it's already Febuary, I know, I know.... but better late than ever. This new dress is called Faith. So you can imagine what I'm going to talk about. That's right you guessed it....faith. Without further ado meet my latest creation.

        The definition of faith means to have trust and CONFIDENCE in someone or something. When I drew Faith I drew it with complete confidence that it was going to be beautiful, I thought of how it was going to make others feel. If I was a fashion designer I'd want my dress wearers to have complete and utter confidence. Fashion isn't just  an acessory it's how you feel about your self, it's a statement. That's exactly what I wanted to do is make a statement. I drew the long sleeves for purity and grace, there is just something about sleeves that reminds of class and I believe it's so timeless and pretty. I created an embellished bodice because I wanted something that was going to be subtly glamorous. Iadded a soft pink belt, because I love pink especially a soft dainty pink. I thought it was perfect with what I was trying to say. I wanted a soft feminine look to Faith. The whole gown is white because I just think white is the symbol of purity, and it's so crisp and clean. However, I wanted to have fun with my dresses which is a typical Dani move because I love a little color and I love drawing my dresses and creating something fun. Now for random life advice lesson sorry I just had to....Being away from my blog has really brought my eyes to open with inspiration. I really needed time to myself to re-evalate my whole creative outlook. I didn't want to write on this blog if I really didn't feel the need to motivate and create stunning creations. So here's my life lesson to you always contain faith and hope that everything is going to be ok in life. We all go through times in our life where we just give up on everyone and everything. We think there is no meaning to anything and we stop getting motivated to do what we want to do. This is like my own personal jounal when I write on here because I can truly be myself through my writing and I'm going to be honest with you guys, I fell on my own behind a couple of times all last year, I've lost touch with myself and who I'm supposed to be and I know I sounded like a sap on my previous blogs but I don't want to blame the world or anyone anymore. This is me having faith in myself and with my life. I can write with complete confidence that it does get better, and you are going to make it trust me. Put your mind into anything you want and you shall recieve, trust me every time I thought I was getting ready to give up I always told myself. You can do it Danielle, and nothing is ever as bad as you put it to be. That also leads me to my next piece of advice, always have confidence in yourself. You can do it. I struggle with insecurities big time. I wake up thinking that I'm not as pretty as other girls, I'm not as funny, I'm not as smart, and I'm not as unique. Sometimes I wonder of my purpose in life. However, I have confidence that I can conquer my own demons, and I have confidence to pursue my own dreams and make them happen cause I am not a quitter I fight and push back a 100 percent and it takes a lot to get me to give up. Despite my own insecurities I will previl till I am stasified with myself so I will always tell myself something nice just a little bit a day. So reader everyday write yourself a note, or look in the mirror and tell yourself something nice a day. Because the more you say something enough it'll come true, you'll be a little bit more healthier, and a little bit more happier.

Anonymous says, "Where there is hope there is faith, where there is faith there is miracles." Readers have hope because when you are hopeful you will experience faith, and that's when you will experience a miracle. Be happy. Be you, trust your instincts, and most of all be confident in anything and everything.
                                                    XOXOXO DANI LYNN

Esperanza

          Hey guys! Introducing Esperanza. She is my favorite dress in the poisoned collection. There is something so magical and inspirational about this dress that I'm in love with. Without futher ado let's get started.
           
         I was inspired by the Mardi Gras concept. I used the purple, green and gold colors in my favor. I was also playing with the renissance slash baroque look with the bodice by making it look almost like a corset. In 1718 New Orleans established these elegant society balls that became Mardi Gras. I wanted to capture some sort of elegance and class into Esperanza. By the late 1830's masks were brought into the beloved tradition. I know I didn't create a mask or thing like that but I love a good secret disguise. Going off topic if I could I would love to attend a masqarade ball. Who wouldn't right? However this is what I Pictured in my head if I were to attend such an event. I feel like it's such a jaw dropping dress that is perfect for something grand and elegant. In the 16th century corsets were a form of fashion that was a trend at the time. Women back in the day loved to wear corsets as outer wear because they flattered their body. It gave women the illusion of accentuating their tiny waist and pushing up their chest. When I think of something grand and elegant I pictured a 16th century bodice it's fun for this time. If I could go back in time and collect notes on fashion trends and marry them in different ways I would. I love tulle, a lot of my dresses incorperated tulle. I feel like it's the old ballerina in me who just loves tulle. It's just so girly and fun and truely dazzling. I wanted to ass some fun to Esperanza because if where going to a masked ball we are going to have fun. I added a fun little pattern with the beads to the top of the dress to give it something a little extra. We want to sparkle and shine and be the Belle of the ball. In Spanish Esperanza means to hope or desire something. I wanted this to be the name of the dress because it screamed desire to me, just picture cinderella she went to the ball in desires of one free night away from being her stepmothers slave. Everyone wants something out of life we all aspire to gain something where ever we go. We all have hope. I desire a degree and a job. I aspire for this because my biggest wish is to own a big beautiful home. I want a place of my own where I can go to and create memories. With little hope I will get it someday.

     "At the end of the day, all you need is hope and strength.Hope that it will get better, and strength to hold on until it does." So readers I hope you all have hope in your someday or  your maybes. Never lose your strength or your hopes and dreams. I really hope you get that nice car someday, or live in a serene place. I hope you make a difference in someone's life. I hope you get reconized as talented because yout are. I hope you get those kids you want someday.And I hope you age gracefully. My wish is that you get it all.
                                      XOXO Danii Lynn

Danii Lynn

               

          Hey my beautiful people! I'm back and better than ever! Introducing Danii Lynn. Yes it's named after yours truely... how obnoxious. lol. I wanted to name her Danii Lynn because I was in love with this dress when I drew her into paper. So when I'm in love with a certain dress as in I eat, sleep, and dream that certain dress then you know I'm obsessed.....This is also introducing my new collection Poisoned. I named it poisoned because the name just smacked me in the face. I wanted something werid and different, and twisted. The concept of being poisoned is to murder. I know it's a dark idea but I'm murdering my old life. I'm changing it and a piece of me is already gone. I also wanted something wicked I thought of the story of snow white and she was poisoned by the wicked witch. It was so evil and I thought hey what a great different idea to fashion, let's do something that's different, something that's bad! I'm obsessed with the blacks, the plums, and the reds. Don't get it wrong a lot of these dresses are sweet as apple pie. But trust me all the wicked, poisoned dresses are coming up next week, if I'm lucky I'll introduce to you Ernie, and it's damn sexy. I'm just trying to do something different and out there with my designs. Sooo without further ado here is Danii Lynn.

    This mommas baby! Danii Lynn and she was inspired by nature, and oddly enough branches on a fall afternoon. I started with a sweet, yet seductive sweet heart neckline. You know my weakness already. I gave Danii Lynn some decorative beading at the top of the dress for some sparkle and shine. I thought it would make the dress pop out more. I did the same at the waist line to compliment any woman's waistline. I created a cool funky pattern at the bodice because I was inspired by the whole demask print, because I adore the print, it's like the next zebra print for me. I wanted a pop of red for her because it's such a bold color. That's what I really wanted for this collection, I wanted something bold to stand out above the rest... Think of a disney villan they're never subtle or non flashy. I know everyone wants to be a disney princess but lets face it we end up becoming the villians instead we can't help but become whats second nature to us... lol. I added curly waves coming out from the top of the skirt because I thought of droopy branches it was almost haunting. Danii Lynn haunted my every dreams in a sense that I couldn't get her out of my brain. I'm in love with roses so I added some to the skirt with the "branches" underneth. In a way I could of been thinking about beauty and the beast on this one, or just roses in general, however, it's classic and iconic hence it goes. Lastly I added what I always add for extra glam... rinestones for the entire dress. I know I colored her yellow but I feel like I would of made her gold if I were to recreate Danii Lynn. I'm not to crazy for yellow. Yes
yellow is fun and bright but I gag... I just don't do yellow. Don't ask why nobody quite knows the reason. This dress is Me guys. It's charming in it's very own way, different, unique, and a little bit classically romantic. I feel like this dress represents me in a way that I went to my sktech book to quiet down my own thoughts. I struggle with myself sometimes that I go to my designs for sanity. I believe that we shouldn't destory ourselves but rather what is eating us on the inside. As someome who  has severe anxiety I cope with myself in a way where I put it all into my art. I find strength within myself when I'm doing something creative with my life. I find it so hard to quiet all the noise that goes on inside my head, but I'll end up picking up a pencil and drawing. One time I even woke up at 5am to draw a dress because I was anxious over something random and I started thinking of a dress in my head, I even woke up at 3am the next day to draw a dress I dreamed about. They always say it's better to work on something creative at night because your mind is at most creative at night time.,..explains why I'm such a night owl. So this dress is me, being strong and dealing with all the insantiy that goes on in my life.

     The Dali Lama says, "When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways- either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength." So my fellow readers, when faced with a diffcult obstale or tragedy you can face it one or two ways let it destroy you or let it change you for the better. This year has been a real eye opener for me and I thought I was going to lose everything that gave my life purpose, but even when I fell down I always pickeed myself up and said...Nope I'm good and kept  on moving. Nothing is the end of the world whatever you go through you can always pick yourself up and keep improving the situation. Also never stop fighting. The day you stop fighting is the day you have truely given up. Please don't  give up on yourself.

                              XOXO Danii Lynn

Angel

                 Hey guys! This is Angel. This dress makes me feel like my heart skips a beat. I'm so in love with this baby. I just want to wear it.

            There was no inspiration for Angel really... I gave Angel a sweet heart neck line because I love a sweetheart neckline it is really sweet. I added a floral bodice because I love the idea of a floral pattern, it's just so feminine. It never gets old. If  I could wear a flowers everyday I would. I wanted more of a corset bodice because it's so vintage yet sexy at the same time. I wanted a very day dream feel to it. I wanted to make the dress look like it was a two piece set. I adore the idea of a two piece dress or an outfit with matching separates. One is great but two is better. I created the mermaid skirt because I love a tight fitted dress. I added a two toned ombre look for some fun and flare. I also like the fact that the dres looks as if it were on fire.

              And what kind of person would I be without my random quote of the day... I know this entire blog post was super random today and there was no theme no inspiration today, but what kind of blogger am I if I didn't give advice...so here it is....." Your mistakes don't define you." See I know the name of the dress is named Angel and you see I started thinking of my own Angels and demons. I believe that no matter what we do wrong we should always be forgiven, as we should also forgive others. Everyone deserves a second chance. Who you are isn't defined by the amount of things you've done wrong. Who you are is based off of your own personality and that should always make you unique.
                                                           XOXO Danii

Alessandra

                Hello my beautifuls...Meet Alessandra! The best way to describe her is beautiful!beautiful!              beautiful! This is grand amd demands attention.
         
          So my inspriation for Alessandra was many things, but first of all my inspiration was Belle's dress from beauty and the beast! I think it's the most iconic disney dresses in disney's history. I mostly love how opluent it is and how the skirt of the dress contains pleatings all around the skirt. Almost drapping it like a curtian. I know that's an odd thing to say for a fashion, who wants to look like a curtain but I find it very stylish. I also adore the off the shoulder look lately. It's beautiful it covers the shoulder but revels the bare tops of the shoulders. The over the shoulder look was very popular in the 90's. I've been noticing that the 90's style is making a come back in the fashion world. I was born in this era so I guess that's why I love this kind of silhouette, it takes back to when I used to strut around in my little dresses pretending to be someone else for a day or simply just being the fashionista that I've been since birth...that's just my moms fault though, she was always buying my clothes and dressing me up. Even my aunt Lynda was part of the reason why I turned out to be such a fashionista, she was always buying/ making me clothes and bows for my hair... So yea I like to pretend that I'm still playing dress up. The bodiest is very regal and princess like. I like the idea of being a princess for a day, it always takes my breath away. I wish I could be a princess for a day. That would be a dream come true. Maybe someday....I wanted a high low skirt because I wanted a very vintage victorian style to Alessandra. I'd like to thank our ancestors for this gorgeous idea. I find that it's quite grand which is what you expect from a princess dress. I picked this beautiful teal dress because 1. Belle's dress is blue in the begaining of the movie and I think the color is quite stunning as well. 2. Because teal represents growth, and strength. See there are many people who contribute to who you are as a person. But I'd like to thank the little people who undermine my success. There's always going to be that one or two people who will try to put you down and make you think that you are worthless. But I'm glad that I've met the people that I have met. Because of their constant taunthing and looking down at me, they have made a very strong girl. I had to learn that not everyone has your best intrest at heart, not everyone wants to see you succeed, and not everyone is worth your time. I'm most greatful for all the heartbreaks and the let downs because I've grown as a person. I'm starting to love the woman that I am. I have been so lucky to look at all the mirrors of people in my life and I can see who is worth it and who isn't. I can see who I don't want to be like. So thank you for making me a better person than you.

         Anonymous, "Be thankful for all the diffcult people in your life and learn from them. They have shown you exactly who you don't want to be." So from me to you be thankful for every person who has made your life brighter or darker. Because they truely made the person that you are. Cheers to the diffcult times, and cheers to the good times. I look forward to the best of me.
                                             XOXO Danii

Aaliyah

           Hey guys! I'm back. Meet my new piece Aaliyah. Aaliyah is representing me merging my past and brand new Danii 2.0. I know it's an odd thing to say but I feel like I  got a fresh new attitude and I'm making new approvements to my lifestyle. So this is a hello again from me to you.

         So without further ado this is my new baby, but she isn't as new as she appears and the next four dresses will be completeing my last collection of dresses. I call it youthful. Just because when I came back to drawing dresses I was a year younger or two. I was so excited to start my old hobby but I started it in when I was at such a bad place. I felt I needed to channel my sadness and anger into something productive. I actually fell in love with my art all over again, my art is a part of me. I'm the type of girl who likes theater, black and white movies, painting drawing, singing,dancing music, and digital media. I love reading and writing. I just found myself when I tought I lost myself for a while. Aaliyah is fun and crazy and a bit chaotic. She is drama to the T. I wanted a beaded sequined  top with a lace bodice because what girl doesn't like glitz? I feel like Sequins are the life of the party it draws attention when you walk. Like come on who doesn't like the attention when you look extra fab right? The lace is subtle but very vintage. I love vintage, if  I could go antiquining I would definetely go. Off topic here but my boyfriend took me to this cool fabric stores in October and I saw a lot of beautiful vintage fabrics they were so wow! I love to get inspiration from patterns and fabrics because I can craft an idea for a dress and I think it's so fun yet so out of the box! Girl to girl though vintage is so in ladies, look at all the boho looks and 1940's hair and 1950's makeup making a come back. SO keeping up with the trend I placed lace on my gal Aaliyah. She has that crazy new feathering of tulle because I wanted something completely different and crazy it reminds me of chaos in a dress it's intense but I think it's gorgeous! Plus I  see all you young girls wearing it on your own dresses don't lie I see you boo! XOXO. Aaliyah is ombre because ombre is very different yet trendy at the same time and like me always changing. It's the same color yet different some how.  I'm just trying to be a better me and improve myself. When you start growing up, at any age you find that you weren't the same person as you were the yeart before or the year after that. However, if you stay true to yourself and never forget you'll always find who you were meant to be. So weather you say good bye or hello to you past you'll always find that you are always on the path that you were meant to be on.
   
    So anonymous states, "The past cannot be changed, forgotten, edited erased; it can only be accepted." So just accept yourself, your past, present and furture and aim towards being a better you.
                                        XOXO Danii

Samantha

Hello readers, happy Friday! Today's dress of the week is Samantha. And todays blog post is all about the confidence.... and this obnoxious color lol.

Samantha was inspired by the none other Samantha Jones character from the TV  series Sex in the City. Samantha Jones is best known for her confidence, and her bold wardrobe choices. A few of you may know that Sam's style somewhat resembled what I liked to call a modern 80's look. Sam could be seen wearing bold colors and big shoulder pads occasionally throught the show. Sam grew up in the 80's so it only makes sense that Sam would incorporate a bit of the 80's into her wardrobe. Which is why I used this bright greenish- yellow color in this dress because I feel like it's something Sam would wear applying that old 80's vibe in there because the 80's is known for being outragous and everyone wearing bright colors back then. Samantha was all about being herself, she didn't care if people stared at what she was wearing as long as they were staring right? So I gaver her a full on beaded rinestone bodice because it draws attention and we all know Samantha loves the attention. I love the idea that style is what we make of it, we can completely make something our own by maybe adding a tutu skirt with some nice pumps and a leather jacket because we just feel like it. I wanted a big dress because I feel like it makes it more personal to Samanthas unique and cleaver style. You'd never be caught wearing a ball grown on the streets of Matthattan but perhaps at a giant Gala event were all eyes can be on you. If I were to go to some sort of fancy event I'd want something out there to be more appealing to the eye and just because a little attention isn't that bad. With style there is no right or wrong anwser so just be yourself girl... Fashion is all about expressing yourself because is an art and it shows who you really art. Even though Sam is a bit over 30 I didn't care that a rinestone skirt is a bit childish, It sparkles, it's girly and fun. Samantha Jones never acknowledged her age because age is just a number so why not wear something that sparkles for a change. I hope I'm as confident as Samantha and I'll be rocking a bright color when I'm 80 years old, maybe even a dash of glitter because glitter is fun and heck there's so such thing as age. Fashion is a representation of who you truely are. I've been told that my style varies from time to time I don't care what others think of how I dress I  dress for myself because I want it to reflect how I am feeling on the inside out. I like following new trends but the great thing about new trends is you can create something new and make it your own. The key to confidence is being yourself and who cares what others think of you as long as your happy in the end you'll be untouchable and opinions won't matter. I've always said that the best thing a girl can wear is confidence so find it and wear it well. 

Samantha Jones said " I love you but I love myself more." I want you to love the most important person out there to love, you! The more you love yourself the less people's opinions will matter so put on your heels and your confidence and head out the door to happy-ville.