Chapter IV - The diary
A personal chapter.
I can’t believe it has already been a year since I started Mia Ria. Honestly, I never imagined it would grow this far.
I started Mia Ria during a year when so many things were happening in my life, a year of emotional shifts, uncertainty, and internal change. In many ways, this brand saved me. It's funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different. Creating the pieces, photographing them, and immersing myself in something that truly inspired me awakened a feeling I hadn’t experienced since 2022 when I had to step away from a career I deeply loved and will always love.
Mia Ria gave me purpose when I needed it most, and because of that, it deserves to stay.
There were pauses and new beginnings. Decisions that felt too heavy to take. A continuous process of internal rewiring. Some old dreams had to crack so this one could enter. There was fear, fear of making the wrong choice, moments of doubt, but above all, there was belief. Belief in myself.
When you create something that is truly yours, no matter what it is, it becomes an extension of yourself. You protect it instinctively. Through it, you learn who stands beside you and who supports you.
Having a little brand, requires time, effort, sleepless nights, constant thinking about what comes next, the next release, the next concept and the courage to put yourself out there, and that is not easy.
As a small brand owner, you become the creative, the voice, and the image behind everything you build.
You do not think about judgment as it becomes irrelevant when you realise it often comes from those who never dared to try, so nothing really can affect you.
But never be afraid of taking risks. Without taking risks, you will never know what is out there, you won’t be able to test your capabilities, and you’ll never know whether something could work.
Take the chance. Take the risk. Take a step forward. Be courageous and don’t be afraid to put yourself out there.
I hesitated in the beginning and doubted myself. I was scared, but in the end I realised that if this is something I enjoy and truly love doing, then why not? Remember that God does not place a dream or an idea in your heart if He doesn’t know you are capable of bringing it to life.
This year has been deeply personal on every level, and every chapter of Mia Ria carried meaning. Each one marked a moment of growth, reflection, and emotional evolution. But this chapter feels different. It sits in between, between what has been and what is still forming.
Mia Ria began as a form of survival, then became a form of expression.
Now, it rests in the space in between, where growth is unfolding.
To close this chapter, The Diary introduces a small, intentional selection of pieces, objects that feel personal and quietly expressive. Nothing here is loud. Everything is considered.
The materials are soft fur hats in deep brown and warm ivory bring a sense of comfort and grounding, almost like something borrowed from memory rather than trend.
Silk scarves in black and blue add contrast and depth. timeless, they move effortlessly with the body. These are pieces designed to be worn in multiple ways, adapting to mood, season, and moment.
Leather accessories follow the same language. Crafted in rich brown and dark brown tones, each piece carries weight and permanence. Finished with the Mia Ria metal logo, they balance softness with structure. The leather headbands, equally refined, frame the face with quiet confidence, designed to feel as natural as they are intentional.
Together, these pieces form a restrained but expressive palette. Neutral, timeless, and emotionally grounded. They are meant to coexist to be layered, repeated, lived in. Like diary entries, they don’t ask to be explained. They simply exist as markers of a moment, held close.
This chapter is not about quantity, nor about making noise. It is about presence.
About objects created with care, meant to last and to carry meaning long after this page is turned to become something bigger.