Mission

Hi my name is Makayla Cole and I am the Editor-in-Chief of FancyMouse Magazine or Mag. About three years ago I was a 17 year old girl who did not know much about blogging and who barely used the internet, but I always knew that it was something that I wanted to do. When I was in high school I dealt with an eating disorder: Bulimia. Bulimia is basically when you binge eat and then purge it all back up. During that time I felt like no one really got me, or no one really supported me. I felt alone and as someone who is very creative the only things I had were my faith in God, my music, my art, my poetry, and my fashion blog. That is what I turned to! One day sitting in my room reading my bible as usual the page just flipped to Psalms 139. I remember being that lost teenage girl, but then a lightbulb lit up over my head. Those words on the page struck me so deeply I remember reading out loud, " For you formed my inward parts you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well." Psalms 139:13-14. It was at that exact moment that I realized that God and I had way more in common than I thought. God was an artist and at the time I was an aspiring artist.  I thought that it was so beautiful that God actually took the time out and knitted me to be what I was at that moment. I also felt sad, because all this time I was complaining and unhappy about how I looked, but God really sculpted and molded me. I knew that His steadfast Love was for real. That is true love and I wanted to experience that everyday. Then I thought if God did it for me well He can do it for other girls as well! And that was the birth of FancyMouse Magazine. It wasn't because I thought I was so cute or wanted clothes but because I wanted to inspire people specifically young women and girls. And as I started to grow and mature I began to face deeper issues. More like an intersectionality of things: body image issues, coming from a violent city, and as a Black woman not being accepted as other women were by society. 

The Mission of FancyMouse Magazine is to empower young girls and women, ages 13-30 through my own fashion posts and by receiving testimonials from girls are the world and nation. To show that there are different body types in the world then just the "ideal body". To shed light on the issue of not enough Plus sized clothing in the fashion industry. To empower women as a whole, and women of color. To represent my city in a positive light: that not everyone growing up on the West or South side of Chicago is involved in gangs or violence. To bring awareness to Eating disorders, violence in urban areas, misogynoir in the Black community, and self hatred. We will use multiple platforms of self expression whether through fashion, art, music, writing, dancing, etc. I am not forcing anyone to follow God, but I will talk and glorify Him a lot. Always remember you are wonderfully and fearfully made in Christ's image.

Thank you so much for taking out the time to read this please enjoy and feel free to check out my contact and submissions page!