What's Fashion?

Fashion is something that we see and look for each and everyday, even subconsciously.  People may wake up and get dressed for their day and although they may not think that they care, they will actually most likely choose their outfit based on what they feel like particularly that day.

Fashion exists everywhere we go, whether we spot it or not.  It exists for people to appreciate and fashion actually has a larger impact on individuals by our everyday activities.  Some places where I particularly see fashion most is in movies, music, videos in general, celebrities, at school, work, books and much more.  In our country, our fashion is most likely to be dictated by celebrities and icons of our country.  Some people look for fashion through fashion designers that they most respect and they also just look for fashion in their own mind.  Each individual actually determines their own style by selecting what they like and what they do not like in what they see.  One individual may see something as extremely odd and weird, but another individual may totally fall in love with the piece of fashion and they may work to look like how they want and this is the beauty of fashion.  There is no right and wrong because each individual is made differently.

Fashion has the ability to do many things in our world today.  It has the ability to often times, separate individuals to their existing interests and people will join specific individuals because they dress similarly.  If you remember mostly in High School, there were so many groups cliques that people fell into because of the way that they looked.  All of the goths stuck together, there was an emo group, skaters, preps, athletes, nerds and much more.  This is all due to the way that these people presented themselves.  Based on the way that you particularly dress, I am sure that there were specific times where you were put in a new classroom with no one around that you knew, and you unconsciously separated yourself away from individuals that you were not comfortable sitting next to.  Maybe at the end of the school year or term, you befriended people that most likely had similar style and similar interests to you.  Fashion makes a person to who they are.  One's outfit can tell a story or speak a specific language and we should respect and honor that.  Clothes have the ability to say something so much more than plain words can and this is why fashion is an art of expression.

We have many reasons for why we wear the things that we wear.  Often times, we dress to impress.  We want to look attractive to specific individuals and this is why we dress up on certain occasions.  We also dress to protect and dress accordingly to the weather that we are put in.  Sometimes we will dress better according to our emotions and our feelings and some dress in order to keep express their religion.  We also dress differently according to the occasion that we are attending.  We may dress in comfortable clothes at home, dress up to a wedding, look nice for a nice date, dress in uniform if necessary, or dress in a suit for one's occupation. 

There are so many ways of expression throughout all of our lives and you may now realize that fashion truly is a big part of  your life!