Photo by Ally Gillam
Hello there,
Redondo Beach Native. Photo Hoarder. These are my stories about fashion, beauty, and travel. Feel free to explore, like, and share. ❤️
Photo by Ally Gillam
Redondo Beach Native. Photo Hoarder. These are my stories about fashion, beauty, and travel. Feel free to explore, like, and share. ❤️
Ella Kol is a stylized blog I started in 2015. It features a cluster of my photos, mood boards, and collaborations with friends I make along the way.
All my life, I’ve lived in Redondo Beach. To me, it’s one of the best places in the country to live, but of course, I’m biased. The beach is and will forever be my course of inspiration. As I get older, I only come to appreciate the beauty here even more.
During my sophomore year of college, I created Ella Kol. At the time, I was inspired by everyday girls becoming notable names in the fashion world through the rise of social media and I knew I wanted to be a part of this new generation of fashion. I started out by taking photos of myself on my first iPhone and then slowly dipped my toes into the world of blogging. As a natural introvert, I was VERY nervous and shy about sharing or promoting my blog to anyone at first, but over time I developed a love for sharing my passion for the blog with others.
The name Ella Kol is a pseudonym I came up with while I was trying to decide what I wanted to name my blog. Frankly, I just wanted to use something that was easy to remember and simple to pronounce. ‘Ella’ is often tied to Cinderella so I figured most people would be familiar with the shorthand and ‘Kol’ is a nod to my twin brother, Cole.
What does fashion mean to me? My answer to this question is constantly changing. To me, fashion is a journey that travels and transforms with us through the various phases of our life. Fashion is also a means to bring people together to celebrate diversity and self-expression. Fashion is art, freedom, nostalgia, and many stories all at once. Through fashion we tell our stories, share our common interests, and live out our greatest dreams. Fashion is everything and yet in some ways it is nothing. It’s more important than ever that we seek out ways to make fashion more sustainable. Personally, I know I’ll never be perfect, but I do wish to make more environmentally conscious choices, so that beautiful fashion can be accessible for future generations.
Now, I’m in my twenties, feeling every bit of angst for my future to start as I seek out ways to make my mark in the universe. To me, my blog has always been an ever-changing canvas of my dreams, passions, hopes, and visions. My interests are constantly shifting, so that’s why you’ll see a variety of blog categories that I write for. I love creating new stories about personal style, trends, music, travels, DIY, and anything else I can come up with. From transforming vintage clothes to discovering new aesthetics, Ella Kol is a piece of me that continues to grow and change as I do.
Thank you for your interest in my stories and welcome, dearest reader, to my world.
xx Ella Kol
(Kiana Sakamoto)
Dedication: To all my friends, family, and everyone in between who believed in me…this blog is my whole heart and it is my joy to share this with you.