About

Introduction

Dear Reader,

Hi and welcome to my personal style and creativity blog. I take a postmodern approach to fashion and art. Postmodern culture is characterized by blurring the boundaries between “high” and “low” art and ultimately between life and art. In fact, postmodernism even abhors the distinction. Postmodernism is eclectic, creative, fragmented, reflexive, playful and based on the assumption that reality is at its core subjective and therefore multifaceted. The everyday can be art if you only just see it with the right eyes. I know that may sound pompous, but for me it means trying to see and think from multiple angles. 

I feel that true style is accessible to anyone with a creative and open spirit. Its not about status or snobbery but about  interacting with the world and with yourself. It's about self-expression and the preservation of character against the threat of all-consuming conformity by seeking out and creating beauty and inspiration everywhere. Its about the freedom to have fun looking pretty/ridiculous/sexy/loud regardless of your gender, age, race or background. It isn't stylish if you aren't enjoying yourself. 

I also sometimes post about tattoos and body mod as well as architecture and travel.  

heart,

--m

(Nov. 2010)

Melina on Melina: An Interview

(I've also had the pleasure of being interviewed on Applied Glamour and Disheveled Trend.)

How did you get started blogging?

I started blogging very casually in 2009 when I spent a summer in Yosemite National Park. I wanted to share photos and musings of my hikes in the park and travels throughout California. Back then I never edited posts or included photos of myself. Eventually I started posting thriftscores and in February of 2010 I transformed the blog into what it is now. 

Couldn't you think of a better name than Melina Bee? That's not terribly clever.

Sadly no, I'm not a clever person, just a sincere one. 

What is the point of a personal style blog?

When I was living in Eugene, very few of my friends had any interest in style whatsoever. I started this blog so I could dork out and obsess about clothes and accessories with interested people.

Isn't it really narcissistic of you to take so many photos of yourself?
Yeah, well I'm a pretty self-involved person. However, I gotta say that I do not fit the clinical description of a narcissist.

Holy crap, you have a lot of stuff!! What the hell?
Yeah, I know, it is kinda a problem. I like having a lot to work with plus it's my aries nature to love novelty.

What are the biggest influences on you style?
Global cultures, nature and art history.

Thanks for reading!
heart,
--m
(January 2012)