@adriiana.do

Fashion design, Year 3

23 years old

Bologna, Italy

 

Schools have been among the first institutions to adapt to the new measures of quarantine. How did your school react to the state of emergency? In your opinion, what are the pros and cons of online classes?

Not moving, the amount of time saved is quite significant, especially on a "normal" day outside of lockdown. The fact that you can't interact fully with other people is sad, because in this industry sharing ideas, dialogue and advice are important. We miss the artistic environment very much.

 

The Fashion and Design Industries have been aggressively afflicted by the state of quarantine and social distancing. As a consumer, but also as a future insider of those systems, what do you think the worst consequences of this crisis will be?

I cannot speak as a consumer because most of the clothes I wear are made by me. This is due to the fact that I totally disagree with the production methods undertaken today, which include, for example, child exploitation and do not consider the environmental emergency. Perhaps first of all I would re-evaluate the real needs of fashion, fast fashion in particular. I hope we will return to a more balanced and conscious rhythm. 

 

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?

Nature, which once again played a role in refining my creativity. The same goes for the concentration and reflection on the essentials . It is a moment of powerful pause during which I can organize my thoughts and my entire course of study. I think that creativity gives its fruits only as a result of stimuli, a situation of isolation, discouragement and death can only lead to a new search for beauty and ideas, with a higher awareness than suddenly everything could end.