@camiici_

20 years old

Rome/Milan, Italy

 

How has your everyday-life changed? What do you do to fulfill your day?

My everyday life has changed dramatically, like that of everyone else. I used to spend most of my time on a Milan-Rome high speed train and vice versa. I shared my days at university, with my classmates who gradually became family and wrote articles on the @cattolicadoublef blog. In the meantime I was trying to come back to Rome to dedicate the rest of my time to my lifelong friends, my boyfriend and above all my family; My life was frenetic, I was complaining about class schedules, the internship for that magazine which I never did, the exams and so on. Now that time seems to no longer exist, now that the world has stopped making the habitual noises, I started thinking about everything that makes me feel good, without pressure. In the morning I slowly get up, I enjoy breakfast with my dad who I always met few times because of his work, I study without any kind of anxiety. I started to let my creativity run wild and to write only for me, with no deadline commissions. Time, in this way, does not seem to pass me by anymore, but rather it seems to enrich me with long distance words, looks, fears. In this period I try to occupy my head, my body, but at the same time I told myself that an occasion like this will never happen again (hopefully), so I decided to look from a different perspective at the cage inside which we are closed. This, I told myself, is the right moment to reflect, think, recover and breathe, as you have never done before.

 

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?

The solution to stay creative is to keep working, ranging from writing an article to making a video, or even sketching a dress.  My inspirations are books, Vogue, vintage movies and perhaps even my mother's wardrobe.

 

What is your biggest fear right now?

My biggest fear right now is not being able to achieve my short-term goals; Iʼm afraid I will not come back to Milan and enjoy Corso Vittorio Emanuele at sunset, Iʼm afraid I wonʼt hug my friends for a while, Iʼm afraid of a lot of things; but my positive thinking overcomes my fears.

 

What will you do once all of this is over?

The post-Coronavirus future I hope will be the same as before, maybe with some hugs and a little more solidarity.