She knows her choice feels right every time she conveys herself in ways where words don’t suffice. She shares it when she’s designing, and it expresses her desires and need to make people feel great about themselves.
“Honestly I can’t see myself doing anything else. I love art and I have a vivid imagination so it seems like the perfect thing for me,” Vanessa explained.
Not being able to sketch would make her miserable and she doesn’t find the point of living a life without being passionate about something.
What motivates this young, creative mind are some of her close friends that know how to make her smile when she feels like everything is going wrong. But her biggest motivation is her mom.
“She never lets me give up or even think about giving up, she believes in me so much and she shows it.”
Other than her friends and family, Vanessa finds motivation in every single person that has put her down, or simply said “No you can’t do this”, to push forward with her dreams to prove them wrong. She finds that she can look at almost anything and get ideas. “Even people can inspire me,” she exclaims.
Vanessa’s favourite number is eight and she believe that in eight years time she would have graduated from Al Hosn University, her fashion line will be very successful and she’ll have travelled to several countries to learn, grow and expand her horizons as well as her knowledge of fashion.
Being 18 is just as challenging as her eight-year dream, which is something Vanessa had to learn the hard way. She realized that even if your intentions are good it doesn’t mean everyone likes you. Most young adults will only realize this when they grow older but she wants people of her generation to know now.
“I’d advise people to be very careful about who they let into their lives. Only certain people should have that privilege,” she counsels.
Happiness isn’t about being filthy rich or being around materialistic things, according to Vanessa. For her, it’s about doing what you love and always doing your best to achieve what you feel you need to get a sense of accomplishment.
“I wouldn’t want to do anything besides fashion design. One way or another, I have to make sure I do it.”
