STORY OF MY DESIGN

So all of this started when I was about 15 years old. One of my summer vacations, I started designing. Sketching these girls with dresses and faces, I felt connected to them.Their eyes spoke to me. I spent hours making the designs flowy, intricate and colourful. From skirts, to pants to wedding dresses. The girls came to life with hairstyles and matching accessories.Whenever I felt disconnected or lack of inspiration, I would start sketching, colours dancing in front of my eyes and I would be transported to another world. A world of design where I could create. Before realizing, my sketchbook was full.And many more sketch books later, an engineering degree, an MBA and few years in computer science industry, here I am at Academy of Fashion Design in University of Westminster London! 😊Excited to attend the first session where I made my own mannequin and was introduced to Draping. Every single shape and texture of fabric, even paper, leading to organic designs, started opening the mind to limitless possibilities.Intense and tiring, the day flew by with lecturer’s useful tips and inspirational content. Meeting like minded people passionate about fashion fuelled the motivation. The session ended with a glimpse of mind maps and how we could bring our ideas to life. The inspiration lingers on.. waiting for mind maps to take shape. Wondering what could be…