Why Fashion?
As a college student I'm always getting asked (literally a million fucking times) what my major is or what are I am doing with my life, and any time I say fashion I get the question “ Why fashion?". So here is my answer. Thanks to gossip girl, sex in the city and its spin off show the Carrie diaries I have DREAMED about living a life in fashion. I honestly don’t believe that the real life fashion industry/life is much different from these shows and maybe that’s naive to think, BUT I’m going to let myself dream and we’ll see when I get there. I am also a full-blown city lover; I know that I will never be fully content with my life until I experience living in a big city. There is just something about having a life in a huge pretty city that makes my serotonin SKY rocket.
Serotonin;
The key hormone that stabilizes our mood, feelings of well-being, and happiness.
While growing up in the Chicago burbs and having Chicago (the prettiest city) so close by, I have just fallen for life in the city. In my head, the city just goes hand in hand with fashion so that whole idea of having the best of both worlds just completely won me over.
Fashion is a lot more than just wearing a nice put together outfit and I am sure that every single person who likes fashion has said that basic ass line, but, its fucking true. There is so much you can do with an outfit, like are you going neutral? Earth tones? All black? One pop of color? Primary colors? Do you have your staple pieces? Are you wearing gold jewelry or silver? Or saying fuck it and wearing both? Jeans? Leggings? Minimalist? Streetwear? Persian chic? Business casual? The list goes on…There’s such a variety of ways to style. Not only that but fashion plays such an important role in many cultures and how they express it.
One of the things I like most is that everyone has their own style, it’s an expression of someone’s creativity/style/culture and there are no rules to it. Don’t get me wrong, some people are going to have their own opinions of what they think is right and wrong or say dumb shit like why you are so “overdressed” when that is completely a myth but the honest truth is that everyone is different and likes what they like and if you feel confident & hot then fuck what anyone else thinks. WEAR WHAT YOU WANT. Speaking of confidence, another reason “why fashion?” is because a good outfit is going to boost your confidence, serotonin and make you feel like the “main character”. And why not get you some cute new insta photos while you’re at it because who doesn’t love that? Speaking for all the Blair Waldorf’s and Carrie Bradshaw’s of the world, fashion is something that we can all bond over and make new relationships with. It’s all about finding yourself and what fits you best, just like your twenties but we’ll get to that another time ;) …
