KIA ORA,
MY NAME IS RACHAEL LOUISE (MUELLER). I'M 22 YEARS OLD AND I AM STUDYING FASHION DESIGN AT MASSEY UNIVERSITY IN WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND. I AM ENTERING MY HONOURS YEAR IN 2025. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS I UNLEASHED MY CREATIVE SIDE AND LET IT GO WILD AND IT'S THE BEST DECISION I MADE.
IN 2019 I STARTED STUDYING SCIENCE, BUT I REALISED THAT I WASN'T LIVING OUT MY DREAMS OR MY FULL POTENTIAL. I DECIDED TO DROP OUT. I KNEW I WOULD HAVE TO FACE MY FEARS AND GO AGAINST WHAT I HAD BEEN TOLD IS THE "RIGHT THING TO STUDY". I JUST KNEW I HAD TO DO IT. THIS CHANGE GAVE ME THE MOTIVATION I NEEDED TO PUSH MYSELF BEYOND WHAT I THOUGHT I COULD DO.
IN 2020 I MOVED TO WELLINGTON AND STARTED STUDYING DESIGN AT THE MASSEY COLLEGE OF CREATIVE ARTS TO START MY CREATIVE JOURNEY. I DABBLED IN A FEW DIFFERENT FOUNDATION DESIGN COURSES INCLUDING SPATIAL DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY AND TEXTILE DESIGN.
I FOUND MYSELF FALLING IN LOVE WITH TEXTILE DESIGN. I LOVED CREATING PATTERNS AND LEARNING THE PROCESSES OF SCREENPRINTING HOWEVER I FELT IT WAS QUITE WHERE I FITTED.
THESE CREATIVE ADVENTURES MADE ME REALISE THAT WHAT I WANTED WAS TO BE DESIGNING, MAKING AND STYLING CLOTHES WHICH LED ME TO MY NEW HOME IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY, FASHION.
I LOVE TO COMBINE ALL OF MY PREVIOUS CREATIVE EXPERIENCES INTO FASHION. THE SKILLS I HAVE LEARNT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS ARE INCREDIBLY USEFUL AND TRANSFERABLE.
I AM EXTREMELY PASSIONATE AND DRIVEN TO ACHIEVE MY DREAMS.