Lookinggood，feelinggoodBorntoamodelmomandasuitmakerdad，fashionwasactuallyinmyblood．Ialwayshadastrongdesiretodressinacertainwayandtostandoutfromthecrowd．

ImademyowntoyswhenIwasayoungchildandsewedmyfirstskirtatjust10yearsold．Afriend'smothertookonelookatmyskirtandtoldmethatIshouldbeapatternmaker．InhighschoolIstartedmakingmyownclothes，mostlychangingotherthingsbecauseIneverlikedanythinghowitwaswhenIboughtit．Duringthelasttwoyearsofschool，Iworkedpart-timeforasmallbusinessthatmadehand-paintedsilkclothingandbags．Theownerbecametheteacherwhogotmeintodesigninthefirstplace．AnotherusefulbitofworkexperiencethencamewhenIworkedatashowroomduringfashionweekandfounditveryexciting．FromthereIworkedatatopclothingstorewhileIgotmybusinessstarted．

FormybusinessIstartedoutwiththeideathateverythingIdidwouldbehand-madeandone-of-a-kind，speciallymadeforoneindividualwhohopefullyhadthesametastesasme．EverymorningIjumpedoutofbed，wenttomystudioandworkedonmyprojects．ThisjustshowedhowenthusiasticIfeltaboutmywork．AndatnightIevendreamedofnewdesigns!

Fashiondesignis functional art．WhatImeanisthatit'ssomethingclosetoyouandsomethingyoucantouchandfeel，andactuallyinteractwith．Myadvicetoanyyoungpersonwhowantstobeafashiondesigneristogetthebasicskillsearlyon，suchassewingandpattern-making．Evenifyouendupspecializing，it'sreallyimportanttounderstandallaspectsofdesigninordertomakehigh-qualityclothes．

Also，ifyoudreamofhavingyourownclothingline，thebestthingtodoisstartwearingyourclothes．Youhavetotryanddothisbecausethat'sthewayyou'regoingtodevelopsomethingthat'sallyoursandunlikeanyoneelse's．Ipassionatelybelievethattherightclothingcanmakepeoplefeelbetterandgivethemmoreconfidence．

59．Whentheauthorwasinhighschool，she___．

A．worethelatestfashions

B．wasfondofhand-paintedclothing

C．begantomakeclothesonherown

D．dressedinthesamewayasherclassmates

60．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"functional"inParagraph4probablymean？___

A．Pr