Enjoying coffee this morning and gearing up for the weekly Rothe Training triplicate workout; run, core, ride. Which I actually think "yay, easy day" when I see it. So at the moment, I'm doing none other than perusing the web with my favorite bookmarked media that have been neglected. Like checking out Marc Jacobs spring rtw 2012 collection and I'm wondering what he's going to close the show with. Then I get close to the end of the slides and I noticed this unusual face, muscular legs, real arms, etc. Then I realized she is MJ's closing look. Hmmm, I've gotta do a search on this bizarre girl. So here she is, my muse for the moment: Kelly Mittendorf http://kmitt.tumblr.com/
On one hand I'm impressed with the her reception - a real girl, strong face, average height. And on the other I think I'm drawn to her story because I love the idea of being different and finding your way anyway, and when you get there, you see the top isn't as far away as you once thought. Sometimes I feel like an outsider who's found her way in a world she never quite felt a part of, but then I realize we've all got our own story, we all feel different. It's conquering the feelings of isolation and intimidation and feeling confident anyway. That's when I breakthrough can happen for anyone.
Photo by Billy Kidd