Fashion is Moving From the Exclusive to the Everyday

I’m glad to see fashion moving away from high-end snobby labels to everyday objects!

I’ve never understood why the fashion trends dictate what we wear, and how everyone rushes out to buy the latest styles – even if they don’t look good in them.  Just because everyone is wearing skinny jeans doesn’t mean that they should.  You know who I’m talking about! Sometimes I wonder why people think they look good just because they’re sporting the latest designer pants.  When they’re all squished into their clothes, if they have normal body fat, they’ll be popping out above the waistline and around their bras. And, just because pastels are in, doesn’t mean that they’re flattering for your skin tone.

That’s why I was encouraged that this season’s fashion models are wearing clothes that display everyday objects like phones and symbols instead of touting a ridiculously expensive designer’s tag.  Keeping up with the Joneses by wearing $300 tennis shoes and carrying $2,000 handbags is outrageous.  It’s pushed our youth into killing one another just so they can wear Michael Jordan shoes.  Really? I’ve seen kids brutally bash girls for buying “knock-off brand” purses.  The real question is why do these kids care so much about whether a product is “real” and why is it that they know what signs to look for in knock-off brands.  I don’t have a clue. With their busy lives and sensory overload, shouldn’t they be saving their brain power for more useful things?

[Source: The Guardian]