And suddenly…Milan ✨
Milan Fashion Week. One of those things I have always admired from afar, through images on TV or social networks. Every designer's dream. But that's exactly what it would have remained, I thought. Instead, no, the universe had decided otherwise. It was a day at the end of September last year when, suddenly, I received a message.
“We are happy to have you with us at FW, your brand would be displayed at the end of a fashion show.”
It all seemed too strange to me. Was it really happening? To me? I, with my little brand that had been on the market for just a month, had been invited to Milan Fashion Week? I reread that message at least 10 times before deciding to respond. But I didn't know exactly WHAT to respond. However, I thought that maybe, precisely because it was happening TO ME, I had to get on that train. Literally, in fact just two days later I was traveling to Milan. Together with a trusted friend because I could never have faced something like that without emotional support. It was Fashion Week after all!
When we arrived at our destination, Palazzo Barozzi, a whole new world opened up. The frenzy and beauty of those pre-show moments, people running left and right and there I was, in the middle of it all, still in disbelief, with my dream in my eyes, as always. They even reserved a seat for us in the front rows to watch the show and it all continued to seem absurd to me. My friend and I kept looking at each other and saying: “it's really happening!”. Just the thought that soon OTHER PEOPLE would see my creations parade in front of them was making me jump for joy!
And in that moment I realized: it was happening TO ME, for real, and it was because, let me tell you, I deserved it a little. It's not presumption, it's just an awareness of the fact that yes, dreams can come true, after hours, days and years of sacrifices remember that the moment will come when all this will be repaid. I myself still have a long way to go to reach the finish line and often, even today, I stumble and find myself facing moments of stalemate. But I know that, sooner or later, that finish line will arrive, in fact, it's already there in front of me waiting ❤️