These past two weeks have been event after event, and I haven’t had a lot of time to process what has been happening. Everything is going superbly, and I am glad that I have the chance to sit down tonight and explain everything.
First, I am sitting down with a former Vogue creative director tomorrow. We met last week, and they asked me to join them for a performance happening tomorrow night. I am hopeful that we will have an open dialogue about fashion, and building a career within the field. I made this connection by being open to new possiblities. This is just the beginning of something bigger. I can feel it.
Second, I turned in an article to my professor that was promptly returned with a big fat “this won’t work” through the middle. I expected myself to be upset, but to be honest, I didn’t put a lot of work into my first draft. They could probably sense that. I know I can do better, and know that writing was completed late the night before it was due. I requested they’re advice, and was given some creative liberty in response. Not a bad outcome if I do so say myself.
Third, I have taken a lot of time to ponder my earliest signs of success. I have been fortunate to attend several NYFW shows, parties, and events. During these events I kept on doubting my reason for being there. I was experiencing imposter snydrome, and it has taken a lot of time to remind myself that I am in these spaces for a reason. This entire month has been a lesson in gratitude, and I am just now realizing that you can exist in the both realms— being happy that you’re in certaine enviroments an remembering how you got there.
Tomorrow will bring a lot of joy. I can feel the love already,
TJL