As the concept pops into your mind like a quick blink of the eye, the idea quickly becomes reality as it jumps out of your mind and onto paper. Rough drafts. They are messy but unique and the beginning to any great piece of work. Whether I am writing a short story or perhaps setting my hand loose to dance freely against a blank canvas, rough drafts are the genesis to all great works. In fashion, where would the greatest couture designs be if it wasn't for Alexander McQueen, or Karl Lagerfeld's imagery set to paper? I can assure you those mystical yet gravity-defying gowns would't have made it to the cat walk with out a rough draft to make these abstract concepts more concrete.
I began sketching at a relatively young age, in fact, I included one of my sketches I did a few years ago in this post to show that, although rough around the edges, a sketch is always organic and free-flowing. Writing is very similar in the sense because every great piece of literature began with multiple rough copies. The evolutionary process that a piece, whether it involves writing or fashion, is necessary in order to better the piece of work with each draft, each time bringing it closer to perfection.
We all remember brainstorm bubbles back from the second grade, when writing an essay involved the stringing together of four sentences. Writing rough drafts is a concept that has been instilled in our brain for many years because it helps us perfect whatever it is we are doing. From the cat walk to the New York Best Sellers List, they all had a rough beginning.
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