Something I have been thinking about a lot lately is how much I want to introduce my readers to the women who inspire me. With all the negativity there is online, I want my website to be a place of positivity and encouragement for you. And what better way to do this than to promote the different women I know who are killing it as #girlbosses? Amiright?
So today, I am thrilled to give you my first interview. The girl we’re going to chat with? Rachel Holliday! She’s a talented fashion blogger, has a British accent (but lives in Australia now!), and was one of my first online friends when I started blogging.
So get yourself something to drink, sit in a comfy chair, and read on! ?
I grew up in a really small village called Ruswarp near a town called Whitby in North Yorkshire. Whitby was really small and quite closed minded. Apart from my family and friends, it was a pretty unsupportive and uninspiring place to grow up. Most people who are born in Whitby, stay in Whitby forever. Anyone who transcended the norms or had any kind of huge ambition was looked upon with a raised eyebrow.
I went to a pretty dodgy school where I had to work so hard to get the grades that I wanted and to get into University. I think this has shaped me to be innovative, hard-working and ambitious. I learnt from a pretty young age that if you want something, it’s up to you to put in the hard work and time.
In all fairness, if you ever visit the UK, you should go there – it’s a Victorian seaside town and it’s pretty beautiful. Hahaha!
Always! During high school and university I was actually really into acting and musical theatre **insert theatre geek emoji**. When I was at school, I was a competitive musical theatre singer and I was in a few TV ads and shows. **CRINGE**
My degree was in Theatre and English. However, when I was about 16 the fashion thing really hit me and I knew that I wanted this to be a part of my career somehow.
OK… so this one is sort of confusing! Waaay back in 2011 during my second year of uni, I had my sights set upon a masters in fashion journalism and my friend Charissa (thanks babe) suggested I start a blog. It was called Campus Couture and lasted a few months but my degree got too hectic and it was no more!
After I came to Australia, I volunteered at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia in Sydney as a backstage assistant. Suddenly, all the love I’d had for the fashion industry hit me like a freight train and I knew it was what I wanted. And ‘The Daily Luxe’ was born.
‘The Daily Luxe’ started in March 2014 purely as a hobby, I just wanted an outlet to combine my love of fashion and writing and to get creative on. It actually started as an ‘online fashion magazine’, but then I posted a photo of myself, it threw the rest of my web traffic out of the ball park and the rest is history.
I think a lot of people don’t see it as a job. They think blogging is just getting free clothes, floating around on Instagram and getting paid to talk about slimming tea. STOP RIGHT THERE!
Blogging is more than just one job. You are the writer, the marketer, the content creator, the accountant, the PR maven and the photographer (all in one). In short, it’s hard work and bloggers often put in more than 40 hours a week to create quality content, work with brands and build up a targeted following for their specific niche.
I’m still only a part time J, although I am 100% freelancer! I work for myself doing freelance social media marketing, writing and content creation for other businesses, alongside The Daily Luxe.
I switched to being self-employed around August 2016.
‘Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.’
– Oprah Winfrey
The fashion bloggers that inspire me are the ones who are 100% themselves, yet manage to expand their blog into a full on empire. Margaret Zhang and Zanita Whittington are great examples of this.
Three! Eeee- I think I would go crazy! A little white dress, a great pair of sunnies & a denim jacket. I think I could handle going barefoot 😉
I think my girliness really comes across in everything I wear! Also, my fun-loving nature and willingness to explore and try new things.
I currently live in Cairns, North Queensland in Australia. It’s such a beautiful part of the world. It’s home to The Great Barrier reef and the world heritage rainforest. Plus: it’s always Summer!
Ooo I have many hidden photo-shoot spots! This one below is one of my faves, it’s at the very end of the Cairns wharf!
Haha if my life was a reality show it would be so so boring! I get up around 7.30AM, drink two cups of coffee, feed my pets and then off to my office I go!
I normally have a list of things I have to work through for both The Daily Luxe and my clients. These can include writing articles, making social media plans, photographing products, scheduling Facebook posts, targeted demographic research and blogging.
At least once a week, I’ll walk to the beach with my trusty tripod and shoot some outfits. I genuinely think everyone in my neighbourhood sees me as ‘the crazy tripod lady in ridiculous outfits’.
At about 5PM, or when Jake gets home from work, I’ll stop and we will chill or take Nala for a walk. Then we’ll normally hit the gym, cook dinner and watch a movie.
However, some days I’ll get to do something really out of the blue and fun, like styling events in my local shopping centre.
When Jake is off work, we will often get out and explore local waterfalls, rainforests and beauty spots. I will always have my outfits and a camera at handy. That’s what Instagram husbands are for right? Just kidding!
Well, I hope you enjoyed getting to know Rachel better! If you aren’t already, make sure you go and follow her on instagram. And don’t forget to check out her blog!
Thanks for reading lovelies!
Something I have been thinking about a lot lately is how much I want to introduce my readers to the women who inspire me. With all the negativity there is online, I want my website to be a place of positivity and encouragement for you. And what better way to do this than to promote the different women I know who are killing it as #girlbosses? Amiright?
So today, I am thrilled to give you my first interview. The girl we’re going to chat with? Rachel Holliday! She’s a talented fashion blogger, has a British accent (but lives in Australia now!), and was one of my first online friends when I started blogging.
So get yourself something to drink, sit in a comfy chair, and read on! ?
I grew up in a really small village called Ruswarp near a town called Whitby in North Yorkshire. Whitby was really small and quite closed minded. Apart from my family and friends, it was a pretty unsupportive and uninspiring place to grow up. Most people who are born in Whitby, stay in Whitby forever. Anyone who transcended the norms or had any kind of huge ambition was looked upon with a raised eyebrow.
I went to a pretty dodgy school where I had to work so hard to get the grades that I wanted and to get into University. I think this has shaped me to be innovative, hard-working and ambitious. I learnt from a pretty young age that if you want something, it’s up to you to put in the hard work and time.
In all fairness, if you ever visit the UK, you should go there – it’s a Victorian seaside town and it’s pretty beautiful. Hahaha!
Always! During high school and university I was actually really into acting and musical theatre **insert theatre geek emoji**. When I was at school, I was a competitive musical theatre singer and I was in a few TV ads and shows. **CRINGE**
My degree was in Theatre and English. However, when I was about 16 the fashion thing really hit me and I knew that I wanted this to be a part of my career somehow.
OK… so this one is sort of confusing! Waaay back in 2011 during my second year of uni, I had my sights set upon a masters in fashion journalism and my friend Charissa (thanks babe) suggested I start a blog. It was called Campus Couture and lasted a few months but my degree got too hectic and it was no more!
After I came to Australia, I volunteered at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia in Sydney as a backstage assistant. Suddenly, all the love I’d had for the fashion industry hit me like a freight train and I knew it was what I wanted. And ‘The Daily Luxe’ was born.
‘The Daily Luxe’ started in March 2014 purely as a hobby, I just wanted an outlet to combine my love of fashion and writing and to get creative on. It actually started as an ‘online fashion magazine’, but then I posted a photo of myself, it threw the rest of my web traffic out of the ball park and the rest is history.
I think a lot of people don’t see it as a job. They think blogging is just getting free clothes, floating around on Instagram and getting paid to talk about slimming tea. STOP RIGHT THERE!
Blogging is more than just one job. You are the writer, the marketer, the content creator, the accountant, the PR maven and the photographer (all in one). In short, it’s hard work and bloggers often put in more than 40 hours a week to create quality content, work with brands and build up a targeted following for their specific niche.
I’m still only a part time J, although I am 100% freelancer! I work for myself doing freelance social media marketing, writing and content creation for other businesses, alongside The Daily Luxe.
I switched to being self-employed around August 2016.
‘Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.’
– Oprah Winfrey
The fashion bloggers that inspire me are the ones who are 100% themselves, yet manage to expand their blog into a full on empire. Margaret Zhang and Zanita Whittington are great examples of this.
Three! Eeee- I think I would go crazy! A little white dress, a great pair of sunnies & a denim jacket. I think I could handle going barefoot 😉
I think my girliness really comes across in everything I wear! Also, my fun-loving nature and willingness to explore and try new things.
I currently live in Cairns, North Queensland in Australia. It’s such a beautiful part of the world. It’s home to The Great Barrier reef and the world heritage rainforest. Plus: it’s always Summer!
Ooo I have many hidden photo-shoot spots! This one below is one of my faves, it’s at the very end of the Cairns wharf!
Haha if my life was a reality show it would be so so boring! I get up around 7.30AM, drink two cups of coffee, feed my pets and then off to my office I go!
I normally have a list of things I have to work through for both The Daily Luxe and my clients. These can include writing articles, making social media plans, photographing products, scheduling Facebook posts, targeted demographic research and blogging.
At least once a week, I’ll walk to the beach with my trusty tripod and shoot some outfits. I genuinely think everyone in my neighbourhood sees me as ‘the crazy tripod lady in ridiculous outfits’.
At about 5PM, or when Jake gets home from work, I’ll stop and we will chill or take Nala for a walk. Then we’ll normally hit the gym, cook dinner and watch a movie.
However, some days I’ll get to do something really out of the blue and fun, like styling events in my local shopping centre.
When Jake is off work, we will often get out and explore local waterfalls, rainforests and beauty spots. I will always have my outfits and a camera at handy. That’s what Instagram husbands are for right? Just kidding!
Well, I hope you enjoyed getting to know Rachel better! If you aren’t already, make sure you go and follow her on instagram. And don’t forget to check out her blog!
Thanks for reading lovelies!
great interview! 🙂
Thank you!
Great interview! Very inspiring.
Mich x]
https://michjosephblog.wordpress.com
Thanks Mich!
This was so much fun to read! Have a fabulous weekend, girl!
xo, Katie
Willow and White
So glad you liked it! Thanks, you too! xo
This is awesome, thanks for sharing
xo
http://www.laurajaneatelier.com
Thanks for reading!
Aww it’s lovely to read more about Rachel, she’s such a sweet girl and the tropical settings of her outfit photos are always 100% dreamy. I had no idea The Daily Luxe started as a magazine and then switched to a blog, how interesting!
aglassofice.com
x
She really is and, yes, I always love her tropical photos. So so pretty! 🙂
Loved getting to know more about you! Love that you freelance on the side! I would love to do that!
<3 Shannon
Upbeat Soles
You should! I bet you would be great at freelancing 🙂
Great interview!! Thanks for sharing!
xx
Mónica Sors
Thanks!
She makes some really gorgeous photos!
She sure does! 🙂
This is such a cool feature, lady! Thanks for sharing!
-Ashley
Le Stylo Rouge
Thanks Ashley!
Thank you so much for featuring me beautiful! I love how you’ve included all the Instashots too- its like my little blogging journey 🙂 Looking forward to seeing more of your inspiring ladies series
Rachel xx
http://www.thedailyluxe.net
So glad you liked the instashots 🙂 Thanks for doing this! xo
That is so funny cause I was just on her blog a couple of minutes ago! I actually started following her when we connected on Instagram while I was in Cairns where she lives! I love getting all the tropical inspiration from her!
Tina
http://www.justatinabit.com
Oh how fun! Yes, she really does have great tropical photos and inspiration 🙂
Wonderful post! Thanks for sharing! =)
– Cielo
Mermaid in Heels
Thanks Cielo!
Thanks for sharing! I always love meeting new bloggers!
Amy Ann
Straight A Style</a
Thanks for reading!