My Fashion Love Affair - Michelle Mortensen

When I was a little girl, I didn’t dream of becoming a model or a princess one day. I was a very determined child who instead wanted to change the world. Even in elementary school, when people asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would said one of two possibilities. I was either going to be the President of the United States, or a TV journalist. I was very serious about pursuing both fields. For example, in high school I ran for every elected office I could and won all of them. I was also editor of our school paper. I was an over achiever to say the least. And while I did normal teen things like join the cheer leading team and went to parties, I never really focused on fashion. Trust me; I have the pictures to prove it.

Perms were in, trust me.


How 1990’s was I???



I had some big hair for a Californian

When I went to college, I became more aware of fashion and more aware of the fact that I knew nothing about it. I was a Californian with no fashion sense going to a school in Texas where fashion was everything. It was in college I learned about Big Name Designers and popular shopping stores, but I still never really grasped the concept of fashion. As a double major in Broadcast Journalism and Politics (shocking I know) I focused more on my future career than how I looked. Trust me; I have the pictures to prove this, too!

I had the “Snooki Bump” before it was cool!



Dorm… Look at that sweater???? At least my dorm room was cute

When I graduated from college, I immediately began my career as a TV News Anchor & Reporter. To this day, I am amazed anyone hired me, because I was a fashion mess!! I cut my hair to look like a stereotypical TV anchor: a really, really big bob. I looked more like an old fashioned Donna Reed than young news professional. I wore dark suits so I wouldn’t appear young, but as a result I looked like a younger Barbara Walters. There was nothing fashion forward about me. Trust me; I don’t just have pictures, I have hours and hours of video to support this.


(Anchor in TX – Now that’s big TX hair.



Anchor in Ark – Again … my hair is a nightmare



Reporting in front of the capitol … AT least I got good assignments)

I didn’t really grasp the world of fashion until 2005, when I took a job in Northern New York. As luck would have it, I often had to go to Montreal, Canada, while I was there.

Montreal is an amazing city. For many, Montreal is the Paris of North America. It is very fashion forward and, in my opinion, very fabulous.

One day while in the city, a man came up to me and said he watched me on TV all the time and would love to help me with my makeup and fashions. He owned his own makeup line and worked with models around the world. I gladly took him up on his offer to help me get a bit more fashion forward.

Within weeks I had mastered the art of hair and makeup and was ready to take on the world of fashion. I began to study fashion, clothing and designers. Before I knew it, other anchors and reporters were coming to me for fashion advice. The tables had truly turned. The ugly duckling had finally become a swan.






When I was younger, I ignored fashion in an effort to be taken more seriously or appear smart, but the opposite happened. I just looked like a mess. Embracing fashion can actually make you be taken more seriously. And fashion doesn’t have to be crazy. Lady Gaga may be one of the most fashion forward celebs around, but you don’t have to dress like her to be fashion forward, yourself.
Over the next few weeks, I am going to share some of my fashion secrets, talk about fashion trends, and of course, jewelry in the new blog called, The Fashion Fix.

Together, we can talk about all things fashionable and really take our looks to the next level, because if you are going to be a star in your workplace and at home, you should look like one!!