When I Fell in Love

With summer behind us and the weather changing, I can't seem to stop thinking about fashion. So today I thought we could have a fun conversation about when we fell in love with fashion.

I'm convinced I was born with a love for fashion that I wouldn't begin to understand until I was a tween. As a mischievous tot, my mom would put me in cute little outfits that I took pride in not getting dirty and showing off to our neighbors.

When I was five, I encountered my first fashion obsession: a pair of white cowboy boots with a patch of rhinestones that I wore everywhere I went until they broke. Twice. My poor mom replaced them, but after the third pair she just wasn't able to find them again. But I also went through a short tomboy stage for a few years during my elementary school, however by the time I transferred to middle school I was back in love with fashion.

And then came that fashion moment that made me look at fashion from an artistic point of view:

Toni Braxton's white cutout dress from her 1996 video: Un-Break My Heart.

The only thing more amazing in 1996 than this song was this dress.

I'm not exactly sure who made it though I think it was during Tom Ford's stint at Gucci from the limited details the Internet provided. This was the dress that solidified my obsession with fashion and would forever make me excited to watch red carpet season during awards season (which is also just around the corner again.)

Here's the entire video so you can revel in the glory of that dress:

Here's a look at some of my other red carpet fave gowns:

Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford.

Nicole Kidman in Balenciaga.

Hilary Swank in Guy LaRoche.

Michelle Williams in Vera Wang.

Penelope Cruz in Atelier Versace.

Jennifer Lopez in Valentino.

Sharon Stone in a black seemingly backless Vera Wang.

When did you fall in love with fashion? Was it a moment? A dress on the red carpet? A fashion show? A music video? A store window?

Sound off!

P.S. How chic is the white dress Toni Braxton wore that we can totally rock in 2013 because cutouts are so on trend :)

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