CLAIRE

THREE WEEKS LATER

The time passed faster than I expected, I spent the first week obsessing over every detail of the photoshoot, making lists and plans and then remaking them when I changed my mind. Julian finally took my notebook away one evening and told me I was overthinking it.

"The photos will be good because the clothes are good," he said firmly. "Stop trying to control every single element."

He was right, so I forced myself to focus on other things. I worked on the website with the designer Julian had connected me with, choosing fonts and layouts and writing the copy for my brand story.

It took...