feyisope52
Dec 28, 2017
Undergraduate / Fashion design has always intrigued me. Application essay. [3]
Fashion design has always intrigued me. When I was younger, I had a doll I named Piggie whose dress I changed almost every week from scrap materials I got from a seamstress down the street. I'd carefully sit on the floor in my room to draw sketches(albeit sloppy ones) and then get to work with me pair of scissors, some thread and a needle. Piggie gets a new dress-and a bow too sometimes - a day or two later.
I chose to enroll in a fashion school after my secondary education. Graduating two years earlier than the acceptable age of admission into universities in my home country, I decided to learn more about something I've always been passionate about. I could finally learn how to sketch my designs properly, cut the material to fit the design and also put the pieces together on a sewing machine. It is always so fulfilling and satisfying to hold a dress you made from the scratch. It feels like magic when a mere image and figment of your imagination is transformed into something you can actually see and wear, something different and unique. For me, fashion design lets me express myself and show my creativity in ways that will be impossible through other means. So whether it is a short off the shoulder gown with bold flower prints or a more subtle long strapless gown made with lace material, I am definitely trying to make a statement.
My paternal grandfather was a tailor so I guess it is genetic - maybe. The last time I visited his house and sat to use his sewing machine, I felt a kind of connection to him though he died long before I was born.
I do not intend to build a career on fashion design. I always say it is something I want to remain personal to me and that one thing I do for myself. I want it to remain something I do leisurely at my own pace and when I want. Am I crazy for spending two years in fashion school when I know I don't want to make money from it? Probably but in the end, I feel it's not always you money but the pleasure and satisfaction you get that matters.
Fashion design has taught me to be disciplined and believe in myself. I've learnt that there will definitely be situations that you'd have no control over but just as a beautiful dress van be made from an uninteresting looking material, you have the power to turn any circumstance to your advantage . I've learnt that real strength comes from the ability to make the best out of even the worst situation. I believe that this will really help me in college.
my passion for design
Fashion design has always intrigued me. When I was younger, I had a doll I named Piggie whose dress I changed almost every week from scrap materials I got from a seamstress down the street. I'd carefully sit on the floor in my room to draw sketches(albeit sloppy ones) and then get to work with me pair of scissors, some thread and a needle. Piggie gets a new dress-and a bow too sometimes - a day or two later.
I chose to enroll in a fashion school after my secondary education. Graduating two years earlier than the acceptable age of admission into universities in my home country, I decided to learn more about something I've always been passionate about. I could finally learn how to sketch my designs properly, cut the material to fit the design and also put the pieces together on a sewing machine. It is always so fulfilling and satisfying to hold a dress you made from the scratch. It feels like magic when a mere image and figment of your imagination is transformed into something you can actually see and wear, something different and unique. For me, fashion design lets me express myself and show my creativity in ways that will be impossible through other means. So whether it is a short off the shoulder gown with bold flower prints or a more subtle long strapless gown made with lace material, I am definitely trying to make a statement.
My paternal grandfather was a tailor so I guess it is genetic - maybe. The last time I visited his house and sat to use his sewing machine, I felt a kind of connection to him though he died long before I was born.
I do not intend to build a career on fashion design. I always say it is something I want to remain personal to me and that one thing I do for myself. I want it to remain something I do leisurely at my own pace and when I want. Am I crazy for spending two years in fashion school when I know I don't want to make money from it? Probably but in the end, I feel it's not always you money but the pleasure and satisfaction you get that matters.
Fashion design has taught me to be disciplined and believe in myself. I've learnt that there will definitely be situations that you'd have no control over but just as a beautiful dress van be made from an uninteresting looking material, you have the power to turn any circumstance to your advantage . I've learnt that real strength comes from the ability to make the best out of even the worst situation. I believe that this will really help me in college.
