While most kids spent their time watching Disney Channel or playing video games, I pretended I was a contestant on the latest Project Runway season- designing & sketching as Tim Gun announced "this week's challenge." Clothes brought me joy with its plethora of colors & endless possibilities of design. Fashion allowed me to imagine a life bigger than the small town I called home. My sketchbook created a world of designs that helped me develop my style. 

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After years of begging my father for a sewing machine, on my 13th birthday, I received the machine I still use today. I made my first dress that day. The construction wasn't perfect, the stitches were crooked, & the fabric choice was questionable, but it didn't matter because I made it. For the first time, I was just like all the designers I had looked up to, waiting for Tim Gun's next challenge. 

 

This day sparked my forever love for the fashion industry. I began teaching myself from tutorials online how to sew & turned my sketches into reality. This continued determination to create clothing that made me feel special and motivated me to pursue a career combining my love of fashion, creative direction & marketing. It is what made me apply to Urban Outfitters for their social media & content internship in 2021. It is what made me apply to join a college fashion publication on a whim. It is what made me love the fashion industry & its plethora of endless possibilities.