Shrus1992
Jul 14, 2016
Graduate / Hi all! Here's my draft statement of intent for MFA Fashion Design. Need help with editing :) [10]
The worlds of science & fashion mesmerizes me. I took science and became an Engineer and now is the time to explore fashion. Ever since my childhood I have enjoyed designing dresses for myself and my family members. The whole process fascinates me, from bringing my designs to fruition, to finding or creating the perfect accessories, hair and makeup. My mother has been a great source of inspiration and it is she who introduced me to designing a fabric into beautiful, unique, creation of ours.
I constructed my first garment, an Indian ethnic wear known as "Salwar kameez" at the age of 14. I had hand sewn embellishments onto a plane white crepe fabric and had used in my first project. Beginning then until now, I have designed quite a number of garments, mostly experimenting with Indian wear, western and some fusion styles. Me and my sister love shopping and growing up in a country like India, we had wide exposure to varied fashion ranging from elegant Indian ethnic wear to cheap fashionable apparel to expensive classy wear. There were numerous times when I came across an apparel or an accessory , and thought to myself "I can make this". And the next moment I know, I would be figuring out materials I need and how I can recreate it to make it more beautiful than what I had seen.
Whenever I wore outfits I made, I was appreciated by my friends and family. Indeed, each time my friends also said that I must consider making a career in the field since I love and enjoy doing it the most. So yes, lot of motivation and inspiration did come from my friends.
I consider being creative as one of my strengths, thus want to make a career of it. I wish to create a line of clothing that offers comfort & style customized, fusion wear of different styles from different lands, yet that has a personal touch of me. In order to become a professional in the field, I need to improvise, at the same time learn a lot more. Ever since my marriage was fixed and I knew I would be moving to California from India, I decided it was about right time to follow my passion, my dream. After doing a lot of research on fashion schools that meet my set criteria, I learnt about your institute, one among the top fashion schools in the US and across the globe. Accompanied with world-class faculty and state-of-art technologies I am going to gain immense knowledge to prepare and present myself globally. I had the opportunity to visit the Annual Graduation Fashion Show of 2016 and see the amazing student work on display. I also had a chance to interact with one of MFA Textile Design students and learnt more about the university. Recently I took a tour of the campus, I was so inspired by it that I was absolutely positive I wanted to attend AAU.
I currently hold a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical & Material Science Engineering. I wish to combine my knowledge in advanced material sciences and professional designing skills I acquire from MFA in Fashion Design course and explore the growing world of possibilities of technologically advanced, eco friendly smart fabrics that is the future of sustainable fashion. It is this realization that has planted a strong dream in me, to become a Scientific Fashion Designer. Through this, I wish to be able create my niche in the International Fashion Scenario. An area I wish to learn more about is application of 3D printing in fashion. As your institute has state-of-art 3D printers and I have seen exploration of the same in student art works of jewelry making and apparel, I wish to take advantage of the available resource.
I intend to learn everything about fashion designing because a complete knowledge is essential for success. And a renowned institution such as yours, will sure help hone my skills, guide me in the right direction and help realize my dream.
The worlds of science & fashion mesmerizes me. I took science and became an Engineer and now is the time to explore fashion. Ever since my childhood I have enjoyed designing dresses for myself and my family members. The whole process fascinates me, from bringing my designs to fruition, to finding or creating the perfect accessories, hair and makeup. My mother has been a great source of inspiration and it is she who introduced me to designing a fabric into beautiful, unique, creation of ours.
I constructed my first garment, an Indian ethnic wear known as "Salwar kameez" at the age of 14. I had hand sewn embellishments onto a plane white crepe fabric and had used in my first project. Beginning then until now, I have designed quite a number of garments, mostly experimenting with Indian wear, western and some fusion styles. Me and my sister love shopping and growing up in a country like India, we had wide exposure to varied fashion ranging from elegant Indian ethnic wear to cheap fashionable apparel to expensive classy wear. There were numerous times when I came across an apparel or an accessory , and thought to myself "I can make this". And the next moment I know, I would be figuring out materials I need and how I can recreate it to make it more beautiful than what I had seen.
Whenever I wore outfits I made, I was appreciated by my friends and family. Indeed, each time my friends also said that I must consider making a career in the field since I love and enjoy doing it the most. So yes, lot of motivation and inspiration did come from my friends.
I consider being creative as one of my strengths, thus want to make a career of it. I wish to create a line of clothing that offers comfort & style customized, fusion wear of different styles from different lands, yet that has a personal touch of me. In order to become a professional in the field, I need to improvise, at the same time learn a lot more. Ever since my marriage was fixed and I knew I would be moving to California from India, I decided it was about right time to follow my passion, my dream. After doing a lot of research on fashion schools that meet my set criteria, I learnt about your institute, one among the top fashion schools in the US and across the globe. Accompanied with world-class faculty and state-of-art technologies I am going to gain immense knowledge to prepare and present myself globally. I had the opportunity to visit the Annual Graduation Fashion Show of 2016 and see the amazing student work on display. I also had a chance to interact with one of MFA Textile Design students and learnt more about the university. Recently I took a tour of the campus, I was so inspired by it that I was absolutely positive I wanted to attend AAU.
I currently hold a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical & Material Science Engineering. I wish to combine my knowledge in advanced material sciences and professional designing skills I acquire from MFA in Fashion Design course and explore the growing world of possibilities of technologically advanced, eco friendly smart fabrics that is the future of sustainable fashion. It is this realization that has planted a strong dream in me, to become a Scientific Fashion Designer. Through this, I wish to be able create my niche in the International Fashion Scenario. An area I wish to learn more about is application of 3D printing in fashion. As your institute has state-of-art 3D printers and I have seen exploration of the same in student art works of jewelry making and apparel, I wish to take advantage of the available resource.
I intend to learn everything about fashion designing because a complete knowledge is essential for success. And a renowned institution such as yours, will sure help hone my skills, guide me in the right direction and help realize my dream.