Every year with the passing of each new season, magazines devoted to what’s hot and what’s not forecast and analyze the next big trend. Fashionistas worldwide read Vogue, Women’s Wear Daily and Elle magazine as if they were the bible. They then rush out to be the first to own and successfully rock the new look. What colors are in? What shoes do I wear? Is it skinny jeans or boot cut? Low rise or a high waist? What is the skirt length on the runways? Is my over-sized handbag out? This is the world of fashion.Fashion is ever-changing. What is in or out is determined by designers, the economy and celebrities photographed wearing these looks. Fashion evolves and comes around again with a newer modern twist. It is something that can be taught and attained by anyone who is willing to put in the time and effort to keep up with the trends. The question is, Can you pull the look off? This is where style comes in.
Each person has their very own unique style personality. Do you prefer the classic look with simple shapes, straight-leg trousers, A-line dresses and button-front shirts. Are you a punk rocker who dresses in black with metal studs and chains and zippers? Do you like over-sized dresses, tunics and peasant tops of the Boho style? Do you like flowers, lace, dresses and high heels like a romantic? Whatever your preference may be, this is your style. A person’s style is often a direct reflection of their personality. When trends lean one way, some people try to follow fashion that does not fit with their personality. It seems out of place when one who typically dresses in a classic fashion wears the season’s hottest super short mini skirt with metallic leggings and ankle booties. The trick is to take one or some of the trends and fit them into your fashion personality. Making the trends your own to suit your lifestyle are what makes style.
A person should always feel comfortable in their clothes and should dress in a way that makes them feel confident. Some people are slaves to fashion and dress head to toe in the newest trends, and that’s okay, provided they truly enjoy fashion. That is their style.t is important that people find their own unique style. Then fashion can come in after that. Mixing trends into one’s fashion personality is what keeps the way we dress interesting and fun. Style is essential to fashion and when put together wrong, it can be a disaster. Wearing the latest trends is essentially useless if the look is wrong, or if the person wearing the trend is not comfortable or confident in the way they are dressed.
Fashion and style are two very different things, but when used in harmony, they create something fabulous. Fashion helps our own unique personal style evolve in prevention of becoming boring and monotonous. Style takes fashion to different levels and the same garment can create a multitude of different looks from person to person. It is nice to be fashionable, if that is your desire. It is essential to have style. To be able to create a perfect mix between the two is something that few people can pull off. The perfect marriage between fashion and style is what should be the goal when getting dressed and accessorizing. No matter what fashions you wear, your personal style should always shine through because in the end, the trends will go away, but your style will remain with you and everyone who knew you forever.
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