Fashion journalism and having a voice

For years, I was just a face.

As a model, I had no real voice in fashion. I was there to wear the clothes, to embody a vision, but not to shape the conversation. Fashion was about following the standard, staying within the boundaries of what was considered beautiful, and ultimately, driving sales. Even when we took risks, there was always a limit.

But then, I became a writer. And suddenly, I had a voice.

Becoming a journalist changed a lot for me. It took me out of the commercial side of fashion and into the cultural, historical, and personal side of it.

I went from being in an industry where image was everything to researching moments in history where people used fashion as a tool for identity, rebellion, and change.

That's when I started to see that fashion was deeper than clothes, and that was something I REALLY liked about it.

Also, I wasn't just finding my voice. I was using it in my third language.

There weren't AI tools back then to proofread my work, no easy shortcuts to make sure my writing sounded like a native speaker. I was constantly second-guessing myself, wondering if my words would meet the industry's standards.

So, every time I saw my name on a published article, I felt so proud. And especially after Margherita Missoni retweeted my very first one!