Interview Series - Princess Portal

This interview is with Princess Skye, who authors an wonderful blog, The Princess Portal. Whether you're a modern princess or more of a fairytale princess, you will enjoy her inspirations. Here's to those of us who choose to believe in love, fairy tales and happy ever after endings.....

What brought you to create the Princess Portal Blog? I've always been fascinated with Royalty and Fairy tales and the ideal of a traditional 'Princess.' Aside from the beautiful clothes, jewels and palaces, I wanted to write about what it means to be a Princess at heart, with a love of beauty, romance and virtues such as kindness, grace and self confidence. The Princess Portal gives me a chance to share my adventures as well as Princess Lessons on how to connect with this ideal, and through it I've met some amazing and inspirational people!

Who makes up your blog reader/viewership? Princess portal readers vary in age from 12 to 60 and anywhere in between, although most readers are female and in their late teens or early twenties, I aim to write content that is relevant and interesting to women of any age with the belief that all girls are Princesses.

What's your favorite art history or fashion history period? I love the decadence of the Rococo period and the elegant and sentimental art of the Victorian era. I also have a fondness for Medieval style as re-interpreted by the Pre Raphaelite artists.

Where does your personal inspiration come from? I'm constantly inspired by the world around me, real life experiences, conversations and events give me cause to write on a subject that is close to heart, but I also like to look at examples of brave and beautiful women in history and literature. Some of my posts are features on fairy tale and legendary Princesses and I also love to share a few of the magical books I come across.

Who's on your short list of favorite creative individuals, such as designers, artists, writer, musicians? This list could get pretty large, so I'll just mention a few who are particularly close to my heart: Alfred Lord Tennyson, Peter S. Beagle, Diana Wynne Jones, Macoto, Kinuko Y. Craft, Yann Tiersen, Emilie Simon, Alannah Hill.