My love for fashion design started when I was a child. While all the other kids were talking about being fire fighters, marine biologists, and doctors, all I talked about was being a fashion designer and making sparkly dresses. As I grew up, my access to materials and knowledge of fashion design were limited, and to replace fashion, I turned to graphite and watercolor as my first loves in my creative journey. I cultivated these skills all through high school, and even thought I’d end up as a professional artist at some points. I loved— and still do love- creating surrealistic images in both graphite and watercolor. Even though I heavily focused on the fine arts, I always ended up straying towards fashion in some way. Though, at the end of the day, my fine art skills took precedence, and I put fashion design on the back burner.  

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I was finishing up my senior year of high school during the height of the pandemic, and I started to consume more fashion content. As I looked deeper into fashion, I came to the slow realization that maybe fashion design could actually be a career choice for me. Contrary to fine art, fashion had so much more than just sitting down and creating. I had developed a love for all types of creative mediums, and fashion design had it all. Not only could I develop clothing, but I could also form textile patterns, create motifs/graphics, plan and execute photoshoots, and engage my analytical side through pattern drafting and line development. I had finally found a career that engaged with my interests, while allowing myself to be the creative I have always wanted to be.  

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I started pursuing fashion design seriously during college, and it is the best choice I have ever made. While I do not design sparkly dresses—not even close in fact—I think little me would be proud to see that I am pursuing my passion to be a creative, and ended up right where she wanted me to be.