Fashion – Outside looking in
Posted on | September 9, 2008 | No Comments
It’s all about image right? Status? Labels = Prestige= Celebrity? On most checkout magazines and glossy entertainment TV shows there is no shortage of who is wearing what to wear, and many of us try to emulate this by aspiring to by the same names for the same instant fame. What does this result in though? More of the same, nothing new and a disposable look that changes faster than the season. If you go to the experts you’ll actually get a contrary story than those in the editorials. Fashion is not about what’s on for the minute, but developing personal style. But what is personal style?
Often it’s easy to know it when you see it. Screen legends such as Audrey Hepburn or Marlyn Monroe first come to mind; and closer to home the co-worker who always seems to be put together just right, or that friend of a friend who always shows up to the event looking splendid. Personal style is something that may evolve over time but is nearly never just linked to the fashion pages.
So what’s the first step then in developing a closet of items that are worthy of your personal style? It’s all in loving each and every piece.
It starts with just buying pieces that you love. It can become ridiculously easy to get caught up in quantity – the whole “less is more” adage sounds good, but really…more is much more fun to get. So start right now, today. Only buy pieces that you feel passionately attached to. Things that you could see yourself wearing next week, next year (at the right occasion) and mourning dramatically if they were lost. Buy items because you love them – not because your friends have one and you want one too, or because you saw it in a magazine. Be your own personal style icon and start today.
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