Alessia De Lucia
IUAD Accademia della Moda
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20 years old
Maddaloni (Caserta), Italy
How has your everyday-life changed? What do you do to fulfill your day?
Since I was leading a pretty chaotic life, it was really weird to completely stop. In the beginning it was boring, but after a few weeks I got used to the four walls of my home; I started taking care of myself; I used my passion for sewing to create different clothes; I rested and took advantage of this calmness. I usually spend my day studying, reading, listening to music and rarely watching tv. I am lucky because I have a garden and I live in the suburbs, so I'm far from any kind of noise. I spend the most of my days on the open air, in contact with nature, especially in these days of spring, with the sun finally out.
Your work is built on creativity. While we’re all in quarantine, what is your solution to keep on being creative? Where do you find your inspiration in this moment?
I always took my inspiration from everyday life, both in the past and in the present, and this time I'm only focused on myself and my purposes, so when I spend my days in the garden and come back inside in the evening I feel very inspired. My solution is to take advantage of this moment and take inspiration from every little thing around us, even the ones that we usually don't even notice, then to read a lot, watch interesting movies and listening to music.
What is your biggest fear right now?
I'm really scared that I couldn't be able to come back to normality, to not finish my studies. I'm really into the academic life I was living before the pandemic, so I've been devastated from the closure of the school, not being able to see my friends and professors. Not that I want to be tragic, but I feel like I'm throwing away the best months of my life and I'm worried that they could become years.
What will you do once all of this is over?
I imagine a future that feels like an illusion. In my future, I see us re-starting from zero, where all the young people like me will be the protagonists of a new scenario, ready to do something huge. Looking at reality without its veils, though, I see that people are going to be scared, panicking even if they will have this opportunity. It's sad that only the ones who will have the economic power to do it will be able to start again.