♥ style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

"i never thought i would end up in fashion, but it makes so much sense to me now."

time out boston shoot (photo by sarah skolnick.)

during boston fashion week, i had the luck of meeting some very inspiring,

fashion-loving ladies, one of whom is the endlessly talented amanda maciel antunes.

recently featured on time out as a stylish bostonian, amanda has been living

in the city exactly three years and eight months.

originally from the suburbs of sao paolo, brazil, ms. antunes left home to

pursue a full time art career with just a suitcase and $300 to her name.

working a number of odd jobs, while taking a few fashion & art classes

at massart, this modern day cinderella was able to start her

own artistic brand, d.ama design in 2009.

source.

her unique brand encompasses a wide collection of all things

fashion & art-related. from a styling to re-fashioned vintage pieces, to

prints & visual arts, d.ama design is literally brimming over with projects

and stylish possibilities.

concept dress/design/handmade for kate chastain.

(photo by ronen v)

styling for spirited magazine.

(photo by redbird.)

when she is not working on her portfolio for zero2sixtycreative,

where she was signed as a stylist in 2010, amanda is working on her very own

online mag, spirited, which is set to come out three times a year,

and combine all of her passions: visual arts, fashion, literature and film.

she is truly a girl after my own fashion + art loving heart!

(photos from spirited.)