A Long Dress & Winning a Fashion Stylist Award

In 2009/2010, I first started developing and working within the fashion industry as a stylist. One of the first things I realised, was, that, first of all, just like any art, fashion is a subjective one and different people will have differences of opinions. Also, there’s no real way to quantify how well you’re doing. Sure you can get an idea from how much work you get booked for and how much praise or negative feedback you receive but it’s still not mathematically quantifiable.

I won the first ever Fashion Stylist Award back in 2013 and the motivation and confidence that the award gave me was indescribable. Finally, I had something that proved I was on the right track, that I was doing something right. Winning the award for the second time last night at the Chamilia Malta Fashion Awards leaves me close to tears. I know I work hard at it – but whilst hard work does pay off, I’m not the only hard worker and all my fellow nominees work hard. This acknowledgement of my work and skills comes at a time when I really needed this boost – over the last year, I’ve unfortunately encountered some bitchiness and backstabbing within the industry that at times left me feeling like I wanted to quit. Now I’m glad I didn’t, I’m glad I persevered.

Thanks to all of you who have ever clicked on one of my posts, read what I have to say, liked any of my photos or worked with me on any job – this award is not a one person effort but rather a communal effort from all involved. Thanks, guys!

Anyway, here’s what I wore last night – as you can see I kept it mainly simple, nothing too overdone.