Stylist + fashion-aficionado Adia Domenech is making big waves in the industry. The Barcelona-native is a self-proclaimed “rebel,” often noticed for her edgy, Femme Fetal fashion sense. Luckily for us, she’s willing to share her style tips + tricks! In 2009, Adia launched her fashion blog Dulceida, inspired by the likes of Cory Kennedy. Since then, Dulceida has received much critical acclaim; in 2014 it was named by Starlight as the “Best Style Fashion Blog.”
The 21st century girl doesn’t pertain to any stereotype. She’s a chick of many talents, one moment she’s in Europe, the next she’s in Asia. She’s working on several artistic projects at once and killing at every single one. She’s a mix of races – picking up different cultures as she travels. She’s the mysterious girl at the party you want to know her life story who everyone has their eyes on. Here we have sat down and chatted for you.
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Introduction by Camden Gaultney
Interviewed and photographed by Lauren Engel
Tell us about your childhood and upbringing
I had a very common childhood. I’ve always been very happy with my family. I used to be a bit capricious girl and I always had all that I wanted. I spent most of my time between Barcelona and La Costa Brava (Girona). My adolescence was a bit more rebellious: I didn’t like to study and I used to skip class.
How did you get into fashion and blogging?
I started to like fashion when I was 14 or 15 years old. At first I didn’t dare to wear some kind of garments I liked, such as hats or high waist jeans. When I wore something different, my friends criticized me. That’s when I opened my own Fotolog account, a very successful social network where I started to create my personality. I saw other girls create blogs like Cory Kennedy and I decided to create Dulceida to show more about me and my vision about fashion.
Why is Balmain your favourite designer?
I love to wear all their clothes. They’re fashion and art at the same time for Femme Fatale girls.
How did you get into acting and DJing?
Some of my friends who worked in PR told me: everybody
(DJs)… You really enjoy music.. Why not? And I said… Yes, you’re right… Why not?
Tell us about your choice in breast reduction and what did you learn from the overall process? We see that you have made a lot of people more confident about having a full chest!
Since I was a young girl I used to have big breasts and I never liked it. When I was 16 I told my mother I wanted to get a reduction and she supported me from the beginning. We went to see my doctor and he told me that it was better to wait until I turn 21. I was so afraid throughout all of this and I’ve never been through surgery before but it was something I definitely needed to be happy. My surgeon was an angel, although I spent a few weeks unable to move because of the pain, it was the best decision I had made in my life. I posted it on my blog because I wanted to share my experience with all my followers and help some girls.
What’s your perception about real love?
Sometimes falling in love is painful but I love to fall in love and live all that feelings when you have love.
How did people around you react–your friends and people online when you came out about being bisexual?
I’m surrounded of great and open-minded people and I’ve never had any problems. My mother knew it from the beginning. Few years ago I had a little love story with a girl and I told my mom. She accepted me since the beginning, like if it was a boy. When I posted my coming out online, I was so nervous because I think it more difficult to say you are bisexual than gay or lesbian because a lot of people don’t understand bisexuality. But I didn’t have one critic. Most of my followers supported me and accepted it. However some of them said I was taking advantage of the situation to gain more followers… That’s not true. I love my girl, I’ve been with her for a whole year and I want to spend my life with her.
Did you always know you are bisexual or how did it came to be?
No at all. Few years ago I had a love story with a girl from Vienna. When I met her I thought: Wow… She’s is so cute (or he?) because actually I didn’t know if she was a guy or a girl. Days later, I realized that something happened in me when I saw her and when I spent time with her. One day we kissed in a night club and I really realized I fancied her. It was a bit weird but I always followed my intuition. We were together for a few months because she lived in Vienna and we were far from each other. After that, I had a boyfriend. Then I met Alba, and something similar happened to me. In both cases I spent lot of time thinking about myself because I was confused. However, I’ve never worried a lot about that. At first I thought it was just one girl and I was still straight, but as time went on, I realized that I wasn’t. I don’t even like tags.
