It’s that time again. Fashion Week is upon us and to me – it’s the stuff that dreams are made of.   I don’t know what it is about fashion but it literally never stops giving me chills when I see a runway show, details of a garment up close or another fellow fashion designer’s illustrations.  What is it that gives you chills?

To me, there is magic in the creation of each piece of apparel and there is an energy that I can really feel when I see any of the “behind the scenes”, even before I created my first collection or runway show.

I love seeing the sneak peeks of any of the designers that I admire so much and to see what goes into the final creation. Today I want to share some with you and help you harness a little inspiration of your own.

Even though this season I am not showing my own collection, I know that fire burns within me and it is what I am meant to do.  If “Plan A” doesn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters. I know there are so many of you who have this burning desire of a dream and I’m telling you never to stop.

Believe in your dreams and do what makes your soul SHINE!

“Dream big and dare to fail.”  – Norman Vaughan.

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau.

Just start, and don’t stop.

If you are thinking, wait its not that simple – then read on because it really is.  It is so simple, yet not so easy.  Follow along and you too will have the path to living your dreams! It takes time, perseverance, blood, sweat and tears but if you want it bad enough, it will be yours.

1. Be Specific. Know exactly what it is that you want to do and write it down.

 

2. Believe and trust wholeheartedly.  If you don’t believe it fully, stop right here and start to trust. The act of believing in something comes from within and the best way to get there is really to trust your inner voice, your intuition.  To sit back and to listen to what it is telling you.

 

3. Create goals.  Now you need to believe that you not only can do it, but that you WILL do it.  Create goals, create a plan and commit.

 

4. Take action NOW.  There is no time like the present. You can do it, so as the ancient greek goddess Nike said “JUST DO IT”.  *That was a joke. More like, as the company named after the greek goddess says!

 

5. Review your progress. You set your goals, now keep track of them and hold yourself accountable.

 

6. See it. Visualize it and decide exactly how it will look in your head.

 

7. Have a support system. Tell your friends and family what you want to do. Read The Secret, and other books on accomplishing great things in life. This is your support system, the reinforcement that you too can live your dreams.

Hope that inspired you and believe me, it is a long and windy road. A path less traveled.  A path in which obstacles will be in your way and you will have to dig up the weeds, climb up the pathless hills and pave your own way.  But, as you look back on the path you chose, the path less traveled, know that you have become a trailblazer, with battle wounds to tell the tale.

Here’s a little bit of my inspiration and Happy Fashion Week!

Alessandra Meskita of Meskita

Jay Godfrey

Adam Selman

Rebecca Minkoff

Dennis Basso

Christian Siriano

Giovanna Randall of Honor

Carolina Herrera

Illustrations courtesy of Women’s Wear Daily

Hope that inspired you!
xoxo
Emily