Archive for Fashion
I’m going to make a little nonsense.
Lately, I’ve been constantly thinking about fashion. Okay, sure. That’s not too surprising considering who I am and what my interests are, but usually I’m not so irritated at it. I’m not sure what it is, but I have a vague belief that it has something to do with the lack of energy that I see in it.
If you are a lover of plain colors, ghastly prints and shapeless clothes then I do not mean to offend you. Fashion is, after all, all about the way you feel opposed to the way you look (I’ll revisit this later, but for now let’s continue). However, what about the color and the life? Just because it’s the fall it doesn’t mean we have to throw out every other color palette. Yes, the fall colors are lovely! The reds and the oranges make one feel so warm and fuzzy! It doesn’t mean we have to dress ourselves like a tree.
The colder it gets the more layers that become necessary. Just because we are wearing layers of solid colors we tend to think that we have put a spark in our outfit. Doesn’t anyone think it’s kind of…boring? Kind of safe? We don’t have to wait for the summer to be daring. It doesn’t take skin to be tantalizing. We can dramatic with the simple addition of a power print.
We can be outrageous with two – or maybe even three!
Only those who are willing to go beyond the safeness of solid colors and accepted prints will understand what I’m trying to say. Fashion is about a statement. It’s about…presenting ourselves in a way that makes us feel confident. It’s about feeling good, because don’t you feel good when you have properly conveyed what makes you happy?
A woman who feels alive in four inch heels will wear four inch heels and feel the superior for it. A man who prefers a kilt over a pair of designer jeans is more aware of his self than the man who hides behind his sweater vest. Being accepted by society is worthless when we must adhere to rules we did not even agree with in the first place.
Can’t we just…break those rules down?
