Hi I’m Kamilah Jones aka Hard Decora and I am an illustrator and jfashion known person. If you’ve been following my work for a long time you know that I used to make apparel on the regular basis, participate in fashion shows, and post my outfits often on social media. And if you’re still following my work you know that I no longer do so. This is for a host of reasons I will go into in another blog post but one big reason is because I want to focus on my comic work and building a different relationship with the jfashion community. This new website is a fruit of that journey. In this post I’d like to share with you what I’m enthusiastic to explore in this new venture!
A Dedicated Home For Hard Decora: The Comic
One of my new goals is to make the HD comic the core of my brand which is going to take some work. To start, I have all the comic episodes uploaded here in a format that is very similar to webtoon! Having a dedicated comic site is a common occurrence in the webcomic artist community. I feel so proud to have it finally!
I think this would be the best place to post fun character prompts and story inspiration. I imagine things like character outfit swaps, character pov shopping lists, and in character Q&A s!
Personal J-fashion and Kawaii Lifestyle Insights
I don’t know why but I just can’t be a very open book on social media. I know that what is written in this category would also work on Instagram/TikTok as videos but I just can’t think creatively there.
You know where I can have more freedom? In my notes app lol I’m typing away snuggled in bed with only the light of my phone in front of me. Not a very hygienic sleep habit but this is when my thoughts keep me up anyway. I plan to discuss…
– Jfashion insights from my perspective as a black asexual queer woman
– More detailed event recaps than what I give in my newsletter
– Perhaps some outfit rundowns or refreshes
– Indie brands that I’ve bought from or want to buy from
– And more 😱
Comic and Zine Reviews
Sometimes I read comics or zines that I think the alt fashion community should know about. I have a sneaky goal of wanting more handmade zine culture in kawaii fashion and jfashion indie comics! I love supporting the indie magazines that we have! They are full color, well designed, and have beautiful submissions. If you have time or ability to put together a team please do it!
On the other hand, zines (not magazines) or comics can be more accessible to folks without a team to tell their stories! Like what if trading personal zines were like a common occurrence at jfashion meet ups to introduce yourself, update peeps on what your community is up to, or talk about a rabbit hole you went down? I want to show examples of what you could make with these art forms! I plan to make zine versions of some of my blog posts :3
Another idea is a kawaii fashion comic web-ring but let me do this blog first XD
Games???
Kind of similar to the comic/zine reviews except I don’t have a grand vision XD I just play and watch cozy games that I make me think of different jfashion styles which leads to me blurting this out in blog form sometimes haha
So that’s what I have planned! I’m aiming for a monthly post on the 15th. My first topical blog post is already up! It covers what comics inspired me to make the HD Comic 😀 Is there anything you’d like to hear from me about specifically? I am accepting topic ideas in the comments! I’ll see what I resonate with. Please comment here as I won’t be as active on sms. Thanks!
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