THE DREAM OF A SMALL LITHUANIAN GIRL COME TRUE
I'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN FASHION SINCE CHILDHOOD. WHILE OTHER KIDS WANTED TO BE TEACHERS OR DOCTORS, I SPENT MY TIME PRETENDING TO BE A FAMOUS DESIGNER, CREATING CLOTHES FOR MY DOLLS AND HOSTING FASHION SHOWS. MY DREAM NEVER FADED. IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, I ATTENDED HANDICRAFTS ACTIVITIES, DESIGNING CLOTHES FOR MY MOM AND IMAGINARY SISTER.
MY FASHION JOURNEY
LATER, I TOOK A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN MY FASHION JOURNEY BY CHOOSING A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL. I GRADUATED WITH BOTH A SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE AND A DRESSMAKER CERTIFICATE. I LEARNED ABOUT DESIGN, FABRICS, AND CREATING CLOTHING FOR ALL OCCASIONS. AFTER THAT, I GOT MARRIED, MOVED TO THE USA, AND HAD THREE CHILDREN, WITH FASHION TAKING A BACKSEAT FOR A WHILE.
INSPIRING CREATIVITY
SOMETIMES, AS I LEAN OVER MY SLEEPING DAUGHTER, I IMAGINE DESIGNING A FABULOUS WEDDING DRESS FOR HER. TIME HAS PASSED, AND MY CHILDREN HAVE GROWN. NOW I HAVE MORE TIME FOR FASHION, AND INSPIRATION COMES AT DIFFERENT MOMENTS—JUST BEFORE SLEEP, DURING MY MORNING JOGS, OR WHILE WATCHING THE WAVES ON THE BALTIC SEASHORE IN LITHUANIA.