Building up my confidence through fashion
In my opinion, as of now, I have developed into someone who is extremely outgoing and confident in myself and I have personally created a unique image to show through social media. Although it is something I am extremely proud of, and I truly am happy with the person I have become, it has not been an easy route to where I am now. Even to this day, it’s inevitable to not make assumptions based on someone who is always updating their life through socials everyday and strike to be intimidating due to their well known public presence. I struggle with drama that many would never believe one could come across nor be able to tackle, but with the mindset I have developed through these hardships and environment I have been put through my whole life living in cupertino, I am thankful to have been thrown these obstacles or I would have been nowhere near to the person I am today.
I am definitely a creative thinker, and one whose academics is not their strongest pursuit. Of course, if you give me an essay to write, mathematical equations, or the history of Iran; I am easily able to answer those questions. Growing up in an iranian household, there has always been the stress of making sure I soon become someone who will be able to comfortably live out of college which in reality meant to become a “Doctor, Lawyer or attorney or you’ll make it nowhere...” my father always said. On top of that, I was never the most fit kid either. I have always struggled with my appearance growing up and attempted to lose weight on multiple occasions. Overall, the ups and downs of my body image transformed me into the fashionista I am today. Although I love to sing, dance and create music and continue to practice those hobbies everyday and hopefully pursue somewhere in that industry, fashion has been something that has made me stand out and build the confidence I have now. I was sick and tired of being teased and bullied for a lot of my life growing up and going into middle school I knew I wanted to do something many cannot bare imagine. I started pairing up outfits with the clothes I had but if I ever repeated a shirt I would switch out the pants, accessories, etc. By that I mean, since 6th grade I have never repeated a single outfit in my life. I see this as a way to express myself, and not living in the past. To me, repeating something I have already worn is like not trying hard enough to express my creative abilities and helps me step into everyday with a fresh new positive mindset and outfit. You may think it’s crazy and something that may shock you that it has built into the person I am, but without fashion, I lose a huge chunk of the character I have now proudly become.
When people first meet me, fashion is not the first thing that comes to mind or tends to correlate it right off the bat. A lot of different ways I have scoped out to be successful in highschool is not obviously just through fashion and I tend to have different stories behind every personality trait of mine. But one of the biggest takeaways that I want to be able to share to whoever is reading this is there's so many ways to express yourself and truly can help you become the unique individual you are today. Take advantage of the internet, social media to further promote yourself and desires and learn from all your hardships; because if you shy away, you may miss the opportunity to become extremely limitless of a human being! If I hadn't taken the way my weight was perceived and proved that there’s not just “one fit” that a certain body type could wear, I have no clue where I would be right now nor writing this. I continue to show my love for fashion by posting daily fits and organizing highlights on social media and helping some guys out for their first dates. Overall, I have a satisfying understanding of my own abilities and developed an understanding of how to be comfortable in my own skin and interacting with others. And, through my personal experience I suggest that it is necessary to discover a distinctive way to present yourself.
