RECLUSE.

The start of a new chapter. A new me that has actually done

something. I have created a clothing brand RECLUSE. I have come so far and as I write this with my room full of shirts waiting to be designed on that people have ordered, I feel so proud and so happy that I have made this choice. Despite the uncountable failures I've had with this, I loved and will love every bit of it, honestly.

I had a dream and the word 'recluse' had popped up. I didn't know what it meant so as soon as I woke up, I googled what it meant straight away so I wouldn't forget about it like the other dreams I've had and I couldn't relate any more to the word at that time. A few weeks later I decided to customize my jumper that I never wore because it was so plain. What I did was simple, a checkered pattern down the side of one arm and the word 'Sup?' boxed in the middle chest. I wore it out with pride and I had gotten so many compliments and people telling me that what I did was so cool. From then on I decided to stop being such a wimp and start designing clothes whether or not people would like it and buy it or not.

When I initially started the brand and when I posted for the first time on Instagram, so many people re-posted and shared. Everyone I could think of gave me support. I laugh because last year, I was a negative, depressed, stubborn, childish and a strong atheist and fully believed no one could change but now I see the irony. People would often compliment how my feed on Instagram looked amazing with the monochrome feed but deep down, most of the posts were meaningless to me. None of it was about my happy moments in my life like going out with friend or family or doing something extraordinary. Although I love monochrome colours, it was all just black and white literally. It was all objects. Now if you didn't notice, my feed has so much more colour in it and has more meaning to the posts. More selfies as I have learned to love myself for who I am, more about my friends and is more about my brand that I have an overflowing passion for. I have changed so much and I've never been happier in my life at 16 years old.

Now look what I have achieved. Honest to God, I never thought I would even make one sale and I have never been so grateful to the people who have surrounded me with positiveness. Thank you. Thank you so much. If you haven't already, please spare a few minutes and look at my new released t-shirt 'procrastinate'. Thanks.

Instagram: @recluse.w