You must wear this!

There is something that this entire world can not escape from. They can not escape from fashion. Whether it is figuring out what to wear for the day or finding out what the latest trends are, it is something that is clearly going to remain with us until we die.

My earliest memories of when fashion played a big role in my life was when I was selected to take a fashion design course my junior year of high school.  I was in the beginning fashion design class so it took a little while until we were able to start making clothing. A big part of the class was to look at fashion magazines, such as “Vogue.”

It was a bit overwhelming to see how their definition of fashion was the opposite of what I thought. Just by glancing on each and every page of that fashion magazine, I was amazed by how detailed their clothes were and how fancy the models were presented.

Another example of fashion is the popular television show, “America’s Next Top Model.” It is a show about women competing against one another for the spot to be the number one model. “America’s Next Top Model” demonstrates that women are only seen wearing the top clothing brands that are in style today, but they wear it to demonstrate on how it can be considered as high fashion. The main theme of the show is presenting high fashion in hair, makeup, and a particular clothing line.

Like the internet, fashion is something that is changing on an everyday basis. Do you remember how certain clothing styles were only in fashion back in the 80s? They are now coming back into fashion today. Even clothing that was never in style to begin with is now coming back. What you wear does make a fashion statement. It’s funny to see how when someone starts a fashion trend, a lot of people tend to follow that trend.

Fashion has a large affect on how on how we as individuals act in society. It’s easy to be able to identify where we shop, just by looking at what we wear. It can also create a stereotype for example, just because a guy wears a band t-shirt and skinny jeans does not mean that person is not social or is “emo,” and just because a girl only wears brightly colored clothing does not mean that person is “preppy.” Fashion should not define how a person will act. Fashion only defines what a person likes.

Everywhere you look, even in big department stores such as Macys is seen mostly featuring clothing that is in style today. Other department stores such as Ross and Marshalls offer the same thing. Ross and Marshalls targets those who like to be in fashion but do not like to spend a lot of money. Because why should fashion break the bank? Fashion should be affordable for any age and for any person.

The good thing about fashion is that it lets individuals express themselves in a freeing way. Fashion is something that will never go away. As time passes on, new fashions are just arriving. For every season, there is a fashion statement that goes with it. It is amazing to see how not only fashion lies within us as a society but it also lies in cultures, food, and on television.

Fashion can have a good affect or a bad affect on the lives of people. We are constantly getting different ideas as to what is considered to be in fashion today. Fashion is still somewhat fuzzy and blurry to me just because there isn’t a clear definition as to what fashion really is.