As part of my research for Digital Threads, I conducted a interview with Mirco-Fashion Influencer and Tiktoker; Fatima Hassan J H Al-Jaber. also know as Toomy. With nearly 16k followers across her social media platforms, Toomy has grown her following based off her love of sharing her fashion journey with her views. She discusses her experiences using her social media platforms and styling for fashion with us in this conversation.

What is your name and can you define your current style in 3 words

Hi my name is Fatima Hassan J H Al-Jabe, but I also go by Toomy! The 3 words I would use to defined is
Eclectic, Timeless, & Sexy

What was your first experience with styling and how has your sense of aesthetics evolved over time?

When I was younger, I would cut up pictures of outfits from magazines, create outfits out of them, and save them in my binder. Over the years, I realized that I leaned towards creating specific vibes; I look forward to what I am going to wear; when going to events, I look forward to creating an outfit; and I still do that today.

What type of people are you following for style inspo?

I tend to go for people and dress already in the vibe that I want to emulate and also people who kind of have this staples that I have in my closet, also I follow people who are experimental, but not too far from my style

How do you use social media to express your sense of style?

It's just a platform where I get to be like, "Ok, this is where I am at right now," because my style reflects my emotions or just the phase of my life in that moment." And that social media is "...also just a good way to see how my style has evolved in each era of my life.

How has social media impact the way you dress yourself and express confidences? Describe that felt experience. ?

It's impacted the way I dress myself more than my confidence in styling. To an extent, it is really helpful, but in a way, it gets in the way of how I turly want to express myself.

Always! Whenever I am wearing a good outfit, I know it is a good outfit because I am not worried about any part of it making me feel bad. In fact, I know it's a good outfit when I am not afraid to take up space in a room, and that immediately allows me to embody confidences.