When I was younger, I found a stray cat clinging to life. He was starving, every bone in his tiny body was visible, hair was falling out in multiple places, death was singing to him, his frail body swaying to the

In my line of profession, only a few designers become household names. The masses can only give attention to so many things after all. At the end of the day, most clothes are utilitarian and disposable. To make people want your name caressing

When forging, you must build with the strongest materials in your arsenal. Materials meant to last. After all, Hephaestus wouldn't want it any other way. Now for crafting outside of fabric, I wouldn't know what materials would last but I know something more

There are only two things certain in life: Death and taxes. As for the former, we could wax whimsically about what happens to us after, the vast spectrum ranging from complete and utter nothing to everything your heart desires. The truth and

Control. It's all anyone cares about. From Zeus who knows he has it to those in the slums that do everything just to get a taste. Then there are those in between, those who feel like they have a grasp on what matters

We have to meet in better circumstances next time was something I always heard from distant relatives at funerals. We all knew this was exactly where we'd see each other again, the only thing that would change is who we're

Amidst the chaos of life, beauty awaits those who embrace the storm. After one of my first models divulged all the information of her traumatic household, I made it a point to learn everything I could about the people I worked

Have you ever been to a fashion show? I didn't know what to expect when I was invited to my first one. All I expected was watching some models and fans like me curious about the new trending piece. What I was not

Everyone in this world is one of two creatures, a cat or a dog. It all boils down to how they interact with what the universe provides. For instance, grab a string and dangle it close enough for a cat to reach

What's the most important thing someone can wear? Their smile, my mother ingrained this lesson into me as she forced me to brush my teeth until my gums bled. She would regale me with a story she had learned from her mother. Once

If there's one thing people know about me, it's my life's mantra. There is beauty in everything. Not many people know exactly where it started. You see, I had some learning disabilities growing up mostly when it came to reading. I have dyslexia so

I remember the first time I saw one of my mother's ads. It was near one of Arcadia's higher learning institutions. The very first thing you noticed was her perfectly manufactured image. The curves that every man wanted without the fat. Fiery eyes that

Do you know how to tell the difference between gold and fool's gold? I learned the hard way. When I was designing for Zeus's court, I wanted to create outfits that showed the importance of those in power. I wanted to show the

When your house is a den of darkness and people only show up to get what they want, you tend to ignore everyone who comes close to you. The people who actually care about you are the rare bright spot in

While a wolf has countless positive traits devoted to it, there is one that is universally shared. It's not the physical traits that the world sees. No, the universal truth of a wolf is the excruciating hunger they continually experience. Due to this,

When you have something of value, there will always be someone trying to leech off it. When I first started out in fashion, I was desperate for any sort of approval. Any modicum of validation that I was worth something, that all

Do you know the saying I know it like the palm of my hand? Yeah, I can't relate. Every morning, my hands sport a new detail. Where the calluses end, the broken skin begins. Too many pricks of a needle to count riddle

"Say Cheese!" The photographer says with a smile as fake as the one you're about to make. You say the words, the light flashes, and your false happiness is immortalized. Framed within the glass structure, the ideal version of you that everyone brags

So many people have asked me what got me into fashion design but no one asks the real question, what made me stick with it? Her name was Carlene, a model who was as new to her industry as I was

In a world where the climb is all there is, some get to the top climbing rung by rung. Others choose to climb wrong by wrong. My mother unfortunately was the latter. She was proud of it too. You see most people in