Why Do I Want To Be A Fashion Designer?

Hello lovely ladies! A lot of people are always asking me why I want to become a fashion designer. When I found out that that's what I wanted to become. How I have been working my way towards that happening in my life. Why it interests me and what I see in it to make me love it so much. So here I am going to tell you all the story behind me wanting to become a fashion designer.  

It was never like I woke up one morning thinking "Hmm I think I want to become a fashion designer when I grow up." No. It has literally just ALWAYS been my dream. I honestly cannot remember a time when I wasn't thinking about becoming a fashion designer. It's just been something I've always dreamed about and wanted since I was a little girl.

I think I was like nine or ten when I first started working on fashion. I first started off making bracelets out of yarn. Braiding three different colors together. Then I went a little bit more advanced. I got a BUNCH of beads. Thousands of them. They were EVERYWHERE. It was insane. I still find them floating around random places through the years. I got colored string and clear, stretchy string to put the beads on to make bracelets. I would spell my name with the lettered beads and make patterns with the different colored beads. I made a bunch of different styled bracelets. I also made a few rings using some stretchy string and small beads.

When I got a little tired of making the same old things, I started making lanyards. The lanyards made with gimp string. Almost everybody used to make them. It was so popular. So I decided to make them myself. I made a LOT. I got addicted to making them. I went out and got all of the colors of the rainbow of gimp string. I made tons of different designs. I made them twist. I unwinded paper clips and put it in the middle of the gimp string as I would make the lanyards to be able to shape the lanyard into a letter, like a K for Kenna. I sometimes used up to six or even seven different colors of gimp string. I had no idea how many different designs you could make with them. But I tried out a lot and they actually turned out really cool! I went crazy with those things. My Mom still has a black and white one I made her from years ago on her keychain.

As time went on I started getting out of the habit of always working on my lanyards. I got into making things out of duct tape instead. I got the designed duct tape, which is the colored duct tape and the duct tape with zebra print, Hello Kitty, flames, damask pattern, and so many others! I made some intense accessories! I made wallets, flowers, a giant purse, bow rings, cuff bracelets, hair bows, a binder, I made a bunch of different things!

I would actually love to make those things again. I had so much fun using cute duct tape to make fashionable accessories! I don't even remember why I stopped. Sometimes I wish I hadn't. I enjoyed it so much! Other people did too. I actually sold them for a while! 

Then I moved onto recycling mine and even other people's clothes. This is probably my favorite thing I've done! I still do this. I go to thrift stores and yard sales and either get things for free or for SUPER CHEAP. I also ask my family and friends(even guys) for some old clothes that they don't want anymore. I cut shirts to fit me if they don't already. I've made scarves out of the bottom of tee shirts. I distress shorts and pants with tweezers. I tie bows on the sides of shirts. I make slits on the back of shirts. I do almost everything! There's so many different things I do to recycle clothes! I've also designed shirts and scarves for my family and friends.

I actually drew on a pair of white shoes(that weren't white anymore) to try and take away from the dirtiness. I used sharpies and fashion/clothing markers. I covered the shoes in drawings, writing, and added some studs to bedazzle up the shoes a little bit more and make them fashionable. Then I wrote "Andy" on the bottom of the right shoe like in Toy Story.

I've saved the best for last! My favorite clothing piece I have recycled are some shorts. My younger brother gave me some white pants that didn't fit him anymore. I'm smaller than him so they ended up fitting me. I cut them into shorts. Then I used some blue and red paint to make a U.S. flag on one leg of the shorts for The Fourth of July. Then I added some studs to the other leg and on the pockets on the booty. They turned out super cute! Here's a picture of them.

Fashion is just something that I have always loved! Like it's really hard for me to explain why I love it. It's just something that's always been a part of me. I love how your style is something that really defines who you are. I love how there are so many different styles and you can dress like every single one of them if you wanted. It's really just up to you. You decide who and what you want to wear.

I love all different styles. I've also had my stages. I've been punk before. I've been tom-boyish. I've been super girly. Right now I wear anything and everything. One day I can be dressed in a dress and heels and the next I could walk out of the house in ripped shorts, a tee shirt, Vans, and a snapback. It really just depends on what I'm feeling that day.

I love learning about new fashion trends. I love taking pictures of my outfits. I love doing fashion shows for myself in my room in front of a mirror. I love being able to turn that plain tee shirt into a super girly outfit by tucking it into a skirt and adding a cute belt. Fashion is just so amazing and interesting to me. That's why I love fashion and that's why I want to be a fashion designer!

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