My Story

Halo!*

I'm a real foodie who has a big dream. I always want to have my own businesses that can give values to people. Back in 2009, after graduating from ESMOD Jakarta and developing my fashion design knowledge in Phalie Studio, thanks to my parents, I managed my own kick-start apparel business in Jakarta, Indonesia. I named it after me, Thaliya Lisieux. Then I joined my family business, I ran a restaurant with the bakery and pastry shop for two years in 2012 without leaving my creative side. I fully embraced my creativity as I worked as a freelance makeup artist and fashion designer in 2014. At that time, I worked with various creative teams, including photographers and other makeup artists. It was absolutely incredible as I discovered and learned new things.

In 2017, I came to Paris, France. I decided to challenge myself to restart my life literally from zero. My goal is to turn myself from nothing into something, no matter where I am. I'm still striving to pursue my dream, but I believe that I continue making progress so far. Stumbled around as a student working part-time jobs, caught in the conventional path and started to lose my identity, I finally launched my personal website on 2 February 2020, exactly three years after leaving my lovely country. By creating this website, I remind myself to get back on my track, make the most of my creative skills. On the other hand, I wish people could know me better about what I do, and it's always been my biggest pleasure sharing and spreading my happiness with people. #positivevibesonly

A year later, thanks to the famous pandemic, I couldn't find an internship and finally failed my studies. Faced with common problems like many immigrants do, I had to choose between continuing my studies or taking a risk by starting my own business in order to obtain my residency permit. Therefore, I decided to take a risk with my very limited skills and resources. I didn't have a clear idea of what I was doing, kept myself busy living my life just to pay the bills until I fell into severe depression, and my life shifted dramatically during and after the recovery process. I started to discover my life's purpose and finally decided to leave Paris this year.

As time goes by, this series of events made me realize not only how much I really want to promote the Indonesian craftspeople as well as Indonesian products but also help other entrepreneurs or small business owners to create and grow their businesses in France and hopefully across the globe. I'm still exploring how I can make this happen, but I believe it will happen.

I also discovered that there are so many people struggling through the same problems as I do. They're fighting alone to carry out their life project. Some of them are still in the game, including me, and the rest have already given up. Lots of times I think about how lucky I am, being surrounded by amazing people. Mental support is really important for us to stay positive and to be able to enjoy every moment in our life. This is why I create the Art of Sharing contained on my website. I hope I can cheer everyone up and hey, let's step forward together with a positive healthy mind! #artofsharing #dontquit #strongertogether

Last but not least, stay tuned because my new chapter has just begun!

Cheers,

Thaliya Lisieux

* Halo: hello in Indonesian