I am not liyng if I say I am a wreck of nerve
right now. I am scared and terrified but in a positive-kind of way I guess. Ok
let me start from the beginning:
I have always loved sewing and designing but
for some reason I have always tried to keep it a secret as I thought it was
weird for someone my age. I started sewing dresses for my friends and me when I
was a little kid; I remember taking my grandma’s sewing kit and repeatedly asking
my mom for some cool-colored fabrics. I would always have a project in mind –whether
it was a dance to perform for our families or a photoshoot to pretend we were a rock band- and then
I’d plan and think of every detail to carry it out: make up, dresses,
choreography, songs, speech…
I have been a planner my whole life; as I grew up there was always some kind of
crazy project I had in mind involving creativity and imagination skills. I
never realized how my personality shined through these projects/skills/behaviors,
it all always ended up overshadowed for what we –me and my parents- thought was
important: school.
As a teenager I focused on my grades and put my
target into getting into college –which wasn’t hard as I have always been a
good student- and, just like most of my friends, I got into Uni. I’ll be
starting my forth year next September and I have been doing fine. Just like “it
is supposed to be’’ anyone might think: you graduate from high school and go to
College and then get a job and a husband, you have kids…. But wait, STOP.
It would all be just as perfect as it sounds if
it wasn’t for the fact that during this whole process of
growing-up-and-realizing-who-you-are-and-who-you-want-to-be I didn’t consider
at all which my true passions really are. So after some help/advice from my
friends and family I have decided to let my abilities shine and forget about what people might think. So now I state
loud and strong: I LOVE SEWING AND STYLING AND DESIGNING AND CREATING and I am
finally out to work for what I really like doing because it is what ultimately
makes me happy.
Now that you know my story, it’s time to
introduce you to the project behind it all. I have decided to call it Tania
Tomas x –there is not a particular reason for the x at the end just the
fact that the name by itself was already taken on Instagram haha. I don’t know
exactly what it is or what it is going to become all I know is that I am ready
to give it my best. Think of it as a kick-start platform to show/share with the
world my work and get in touch with anybody who might be interested in it.
As one may expect, I am still discovering my
boundaries and experiencing with all kind of shapes, fabrics, textures, patterns…
I plan to expand my –skimpy little- knowledge in regards of fashion/design as I
have finally realized that it is not only a hobby and I want to pursue it.
I know this is a stupid blog post that rarely
anyone is going to read but with all being said I hope I can finally feel free
of judgements –my own most of the time- and let go/grow my imagination. Now if
you have read this I deeply appreciate your time, if you want to head over to taniatomasx.weebly.com
it’s the site where I’ll be working on everything I have told you about.
I hope you have a nice day and that you get the
chance to do what makes you happy J
PS: I thought it would be fun to show you some of my very first dresses as a tiny 9-year-old designer so I looked for some old photos I had developed. I know there has to be more old treasures like these somewhere around the house but I have no clue where -crazy analog times. Anyway, enjoy them:
Tània
