Fashion refers to the style of the clothes we put on our body. Because of this, there are many fashion designers emerging overnight and selling off their masterpieces at a price unimaginable for people like me. Soon, new terms emerged from the fashion scene. There are terms like ‘fashionable’ and ‘unfashionable’. So what’s with the terms? Fashionable is a word to describe a person with a great fashion taste, meaning he or she dresses well with nice clothes probably designed by some high-end fashion designer. As for unfashionable, it is a term to describe people with bad fashion, meaning people who wear street dresses, probably being mass-produced and designed by some low profile fashion designer wannabe.
Why are we so trapped in the fashion scene? To be more precise, women are trapped in the fashion scene. Being a woman, you constantly want to look good and pretty and this is where the pressures come in. Everyday, there are fashion shows at the big cities such as Paris and New York. You can expect the A-list Hollywood stars booking several designers to design dresses for them to wear at the red carpet events. Soon, you will find yourself fantasizing about wearing the same dress as the superstars and before you know it, you are making your way to the most high end boutiques in your area and swiping your card just to get the exact same dress, only to find out that you will have live on bread for the next two months in order to be able to compensate what you have spent earlier.
Some of us ladies, the ‘unfashionable’ types, don’t care about the fashion scene as we are all struggling to work to earn a meagre living to support our family. However, we can never run away from the fact that the fashion scene is a new culture that we must embrace, regardless of whether we like it or not, as we are not given the power and position to determine what is good and what is bad for us. As for now, we all just have to cope with the so-called high-end fashion designers and their so-fake beautiful models. In times to come, fashion will have a whole new meaning none of us can ever understand.
What is a ‘fashion victim’? I have come across this terms many times when it comes to women. It is simply a term originally from Oscar de la Renta that means a person who cannot recognise the boundary of fashion and style. These people, known as fashion victims, fail to dress as they should. Instead they over dressed themself and they change their styles frequently from one season to another.
How do you recognise a fashion victim? It is easy to spot one. A fashion victim will constantly purchase every new piece of clothing – from dresses to accessories and cosmetics fresh from the shop. They are not able to refrain themselves from buying anything when they see something new is coming out. Then after they have purchased all the things, they would wear all of it proudly, as if to announce to the whole world that they have all the latest stuff, from the latest evening gown, to the latest pair of shoes and the latest eye shadow. Of course, in their own eyes, they are perfect. For us, they are simply fashion freaks that have become fashion victims.
Are you a fashion victim? I hope not, as most of the fashion victims rely solely on their credit cards to purchase all their gear. Unless they are extremely rich, there is no way they can buy the stuff in cash as designer clothing lines and accessories may cost more than what we earn in a month. Please beware not to fall into being a fashion victim. Once you have fallen into it, it is very hard for you climb out and start all over again. Fashion should be moderate and not excessive.