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4 Years of Blogging


Lexi Likes is now four years old. It’s hard to believe that I’m celebrating four years of blogging. I’ve taken this moment to reflect on how I started this blog and how it, and how I, have developed over those four years. 

 Last year I marked the anniversary with a series of interviews with three of my internet pals on their blogging careers. This year I want to talk about choices.

When I decided to start this blog, it wasn't a 'do I' or 'don't I' question. It was more 'let's try this, it looks like fun'. At the time, the choice was easy.  It was an experiment. It transpires that the experiment was a fate-altering fork in the road.

Looking back, the choices at that time were fairly simple - what to write and what to photograph for the blog.  What to read, what to watch, what to wear. Do I catch the early bus to go to school?  What games choice do I make?  Yes, choices became more difficult – what subjects to study for GCSE and then A level.  But even with those, there wasn’t a wide range of choices.

Now, four years down the line, I'm making much bigger choices. I'm deciding what to study at university, where to study it and what I need to do to get there. It's a natural progression on the conveyor belt of life, but the consequences of these decisions are potentially much greater than those I've made before.  Life is more complex, more challenging.

I'm looking at a range of options. As it stands now, in a year's time I could be about to move to America, or a new city in the UK, or stay in London, or take a year out of study and embark on journey of travelling and working internationally. For the first time in my life, I don't know exactly what I'll be doing next year. That's terrifying and exciting in equal measure.

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3 Years of Blogging: Mattie

To continue my series celebrating three years of blogging I've asked one of my oldest internet friends (and now real life friend) Mattie to answer my questions. Mattie started as a young girl with long flowing blonde hair, writing about festival outfits and DofE. Today she is a blue haired punk princess, about to go to Uni and (possibly) start her roller derby career. Although she doesn't blog anymore, she has a twitter feed that never ceases to amuse me.
What do you remember about your early days of blogging as a teen?

I started blogging when I was about fifteen, purely out of love for clothes. Although my intentions were initially for blogging to act as a bit of a creative release, once I started gaining an audience it very quickly became the tight-knit, supportive community of bloggers and blog readers that made me fall in love with blogging! Making Internet (and real life) friends with girls with such similar passions to mine ALL over the globe, as someone who no longer blogs, is the lasting and fondest memory of blogging that I have (and will have til I'm old!). 


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3 Years of Blogging: Khensani

 I have fond memories of my early days on the internet. There was a dedicated community of bloggers, all of us around the same age, who would religiously comment on each other's posts. All young girls, passionate about our new craft of outfit posts and mood boards, which were produced almost daily. It was such a tight knit network, and I still value it. One of the most beautiful attributes of it was the anonymity. We knew each other's first names, blog URLs, and roughly where in the world we all lived, but we didn't really know each other. Yet it still felt like we were friends, maybe even outsiders banded together like a teen cliche, all communicating digitally through our love of art. It was really special.



Things nowadays are a little different. Three years down the line, some of us still blog, most of us have grown up and are moving on to prospects such as higher education, three dimensional creative careers barely blossoming. But it's nice - we've grown up together. Through our small but special digital portals we've seen each other grow and change. I feel a sense of pride, even though we barely know each other IRL, watching us all move on in our lives. A good example of this was a recent article in The Tab, listing the 25 most successful fashion bloggers under 25. I was incredibly flattered to be on the list myself, but to be alongside so many other bloggers I've grown up with online or looked up to really was wonderful and a proud moment.

Despite the fact we are all going in different directions, and are busier and more distant, most of us are still in contact via some form of social media. To celebrate my anniversary of blogging for three years, I've decided to ask three of my long-term internet pals three questions. This week it's Khensani of Glitter Daiquiri. Between her clever words and coloured eyebrows, Khensani has a unique charm online straight from South Africa.


   A photo posted by Khensani, Khensani (@baddie.k_) on


What do you remember about your early days of blogging as a teen?

My early days were really silly. I think because I was certain that I was writing only to spam bots for the most part. I also didn't have a real sense of identity so my blogging was a cacophonous copy and paste of all the bloggers I admired and aspired to be. But it was probably the most fun, just stumbling around and making a mess and not worrying about having to maintain a certain message or constantly deliver a certain style and look and feel.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEXI LIKES

Welcome to the party of the year, with metaphorical cake (blame the internet) and a look back on Lexi Likes history. Yes my friends, it is the very 1st birthday of this blog, my blogiversary if you will. Although it was created early 2013, today marks the anniversary of my first outfit post, which I think is where it all began. Here are the best moments of our first year.


In October, I was accepted into the Teen Vogue fashion click and my first outfit was published onto their site.


In November I went to two fashion shows held at Asia House in London. The first was the Strand of Silk show, where I was introduced to the brand and some beautiful Indian embroidery. The second was the Fashion Parade, where I saw some amazing and unique Pakistani designers showcase their work.


In December, I went to the Clothes show Live. I watched the show which had such great energy and bought lots of clothes from fab vintage stalls.


In January, I bought my all time favourite shoes from a charity shop and documented that an old man serenaded me on the bus with 'These Boots are Made for Walking'.


I also went to the Scoop international fashion trade show, which was my first event where I had got invited all on my own as a blogger, without buying a ticket or knowing anyone etc. 


Following this, I went to the Pure London Fashion Tradeshow in February. I documented my favourite brands and the catwalks in three parts - 1 / 2 / 3


Also in February, I travelled to Sweden and wrote this outfit post which is my most viewed outfit of all time. I think it's one of my favourites too.


In March, I turned 14 and launched my youtube channel. Here is my first video. I'd like to think I've become slightly less awkward in front of the camera now, and I also have got rid of those braces.


In April, I was invited to the Good Results PR press day. I had a half day at school and then took the tube down to Soho. It was held in an apartment in the Soho Hotel.  It was all very exciting, and definitely a very Hannah Montanna/double life moment.


In May, I did an awesome collaboration with Makies dolls and designed an outfit for them! You can check out the design in store HERE and read my post about it HERE.



And that my friends brings us to the present day. Thank you so much for reading my blog, I  plan to stick around for a while. What was your favourite Lexi Likes post this year?

 -Lexi xo
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