Today we’d like to introduce you to Natonya Medford.
Natonya, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
Ever since I held my first Barbie, I always promoted change. By cutting my own clothes and designing the fabrics to fit my dolls, I realized I was innovative, strategic and resourceful. With my bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, I finally found a way to walk down the fashion runway and it’s through style writing.
Fashion PR combines the two worlds of fashion and communication. After contributing to magazines, guest posting on blogs and collaborating with fashion companies in affiliate marketing, I am ready to plant my stilettos into fashion writing. I want to change the direction of the fashion industry by focusing on inner beauty first then style.
Ultimately, my main two goals are to launch my own magazine and clothing line that embraces all unique figures and give back to the community in some form of helping women feel beautiful spiritually.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Blogging is not easy. You look on Instagram and you see the glossy images but you have no idea it took 120 shots to post that one photo. Sometimes writer’s block slows down the process of finding new material to publish. Just like anything in life, you need faith, discipline, and commitment to achieve your goals.
Although my blog is almost one and half years old, I learned consistency is key because you’ll never see results if you try something once. You have to keep at it and not stop when you don’t see immediate results. All great things take time and patience to develop.
Never doubt your abilities. Always stay true to yourself. Forget the numbers. Do NOT compare your content to others.
We’d love to hear more about JustNatonya (Fashion/Lifestyle Blog).
JustNatonya is a fashion/lifestyle blog, which focuses on living a carefree yet stylish life. Think of me as your online fashion guru, your personal stylist or bestie who has all the fashion secrets and motivational advice. Not that I have insight into the industry personally but as someone who has a passion to help others, you can believe I will find out everything you need to know.
As a fashion enthusiast, I wanted to share my style tips, wearable trends and importantly, inspirational stories so women can feel good on the inside as well as the outside. I also feature male fashion bloggers/models in an interview series #StealHisStyle, which highlights stylish men in the blogging world. Recently, I launched an Instagram page @sheICONIC, which promotes body positivity by celebrating ALL stylish women.
I’m proud of my blog because it sends a positive message about encouraging people to love the skin their in by embracing the body God gave them. My blog is different because although it’s a female geared blog, it features men’s fashion and highlights ALL body shapes.
Which women have inspired you in your life?
My main female inspiration is my mother. She is incredibly strong, empowering and devoted to taking care of her family. My mother always taught me to have a personal relationship with God, which will help me learn who I am as a person and discover my purpose in life. I admire my mother because she is a quick thinker, organized and responsible. Even though she has tons of things on her daily to-do list, she never forgets to smile and laugh. She is very supportive and taught me, “there is always room at the top, never feel like there is no room for you”.
Contact Info:
- Website: justnatonya.wordpress.
com - Email: justnatonya@gmail.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/justnatonya
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/justnatonya
- Other: Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/justnatonya and Lookbook: www.lookbook.nu/justnatonya
Image Credit:
Natonya Medford
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