Inspiration. The writers of ancient Greece attributed it to the Muses—the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Muses were believed to inspire all artists, especially poets, philosophers, and musicians. Calliope was the muse of epic poetry; Clio inspires historians; Euterpe of lyric poetry sung to the accompaniment of the flute; Melpomene of writers of tragedy; Terpsichore of choral songs and the dance; Erato of love poems sung to the accompaniment of the lyre; Polyhymnia of sacred poetry; Urania of astronomy; and Thalia of writers of comedy.
I however view it differently. Inspiration is just a burst of neural impulses in our brain creating that next big idea that could turn out to be a romantic song, an award winning film, an inspiring book, a breathtaking painting or a sought after dress. I have studied science after all and this bunch of invisible folks inspiring people just do not sit well with me.
But of late, I do not care if it is a big purple dinosaur who will do the inspiring for me. As long as I am inspired I do not care. I am talking about the fact that as a designer and the person who dresses the stars, I have no more creative juices left in me. I am squeezed dry and I feel like every new design has already been done somewhere by someone. All the fashion designers of my age have already put up some major collection but I can’t seem to draw even a single button. Desperate I begin to scour the net for any inspiration I can find. Maybe there is a muse after all for inexplicably, I found myself staring at Bratz dress up games. “This is weird. How did I get in Bratz dress up games?” Maybe my mind wants me to get in touch with the reason why I began to love designing in the first place. Bratz dress up games remind me of the times when I play dress up dolls when I was a kid. I would make paper dresses to put on to my dolls and the longer I play the more that I seem to be improving in my designs. And that paved the way for my career in designing. In Bratz dress up games, the dresses are already there. All one has to do is drag the dress that one thinks would look perfect for the Bratz character. I noticed that most of the clothes there are rather inspired so I took a closer look at the different dresses studied them and made some adjustments n them. Suddenly, I feel an excitement that I thought was long dead. I was inspired to design again!
I have managed to put up a major collection soon after. People began telling me that it is one of my best works and began asking me where did I get my inspiration. Of course, I am sure that nobody will believe me if I say that I got it from Bratz dress up games.
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