Fashion Trailblazers and The Modern Internet

Like any other modern young adult, I love TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and other forms of social media. What I love is the abundance of creative content creators on these apps. From musicians, painters, sculptures, and filmmakers, there is a never-ending selection of art to consume. In particular, I love fashion influencers. As someone who has always been interested in fashion, there are so many creators who specialize specifically in fashion history, creation, or trends. So for my blog topic, I will be highlighting a few of the fashion influencers that I find make an impact on their small corner of the internet. Over the next few weeks, I will be choosing different fashion creators to write about who are unique in one or more ways. As a reader, you can expect to read posts about lesser-known fashion influencers and hopefully, you can find someone new that you can take inspiration from. 

The first influencer that I am highlighting is M.T. The college-aged influencer hails from the northeast, which is made abundantly clear through the preppy inspiration in her fashion. M.T is clouded in a bit of mystery as consumers do not know her real name. With just over 200,000 followers, @thegoldcoastermt, shares her love for all things fashion and fashion history. Her style is truly unique. Blending vintage and modern pieces, M.T herself says that she is very inspired by her everyday activities. One of these activities is sailing, so the content creator often incorporates nautical touches into her everyday looks. As a whole, M.T says that she is very inspired by decades of the past, and this is abundantly clear through her use of vintage clothing, accessories, and hairstyles. 

Last week I decided to emulate some of the styles  that I love to see M.T talk about. On Friday my classes did not start until the afternoon so I decided to recreate one of M.T’s famous blowouts. The hair took me roughly 45 minutes to do, but the results were so worth it. Just like M.T says I felt “totally fabulous.” I also paired the blowout with a simple pair of vintage Levis straight leg jeans and a 80s floral grandma sweater. The combination was comfortable, put together, but still casual and cute enough for everyday wear. As a consumer, I love M.T’s refreshing take on fashion and her love for being unique. I implore you all to go check out her social pages, her comforting vibe, unique style, and vintage finds will leave you wanting to return for more.