Style Identity

Have you ever wondered who decides what's "in" and fashionable this season? Can people really tell if my last year's wardrobe is so outdated? And what I need to do to be trendy without breaking my bank? I am sure you all have, at least once in your life. As a fellow woman, I'll share my thoughts on your concerns. Again, these are my thoughts and we are all entitled to have them.

In my opinion, it all starts with an INDIVIDUAL. Each year we see creative individuals, designers of course, bringing their fresh fashion to Runway for the upcoming year. Retailers transform these trends to everyday wear that an average woman like you and me can carry comfortably without feeling awkward. We, the consumers, bring it home thinking it is going to give us an entry into the fashion gentry. Rarely do we think of its' purpose to cover our body. After all, that should be the purpose of clothes. And if it's not, then what else does it offer us?

Fashion gives us a feeling that we are wearing something beautiful and likeable, that feeling of possession of beauty makes us confident and contented. It's simply an "add-on" to our physical beauty. No wonder we want more of it and no wonder we want to wear what is "considered" likeable for the time. Just like how chubby figures were considered beautiful and a sign of affluence during renaissance period whereas today no woman can imagine wishing for a fuller figure, since petite is the new beauty.

In short, our desire to buy current fashion isn't wrong. Everyone wants to feel confident and satisfied. What's wrong is the feeling of being obliged to buy it and our habit of ignoring our previous wardrobe just for the heck of buying new. We are all creative in our own way and can put the old pieces together in a new and innovative way. And the outcome should be considered equally trendy, if not more. Not to mention with the current recession, it should be the "in-thing" to do. Just because a few creative individuals come up with some beautiful ideas and have set the bars high does not mean our fashion choices and creativity is worth less in anyway.

I felt the need to share this as social media, with its emphasis on giving coverage to "fashion hits & disses" and other similar things,does not realize how close this concept is to shaping our personality and more so our youth. We do not want to have future generations whose identity is based on "brand-names".

Their identity should be THEM, the individual.

Maintaining Up With Newest Fashion

People everywhere are becoming quite conscious of their looks and demeanor. A lot of time, as well as money, is spent these days in grooming and dressing. How well groomed you are tells a lot about your social status as well as your penchant to remain updated on the social circuit. Media and glamour world play an equally vital role in people getting more and more aware of remaining fit and looking good. This has given rise to a huge number of individuals as well as businesses in the area of beauty, hair and fitness. A large number of fitness centers are mushrooming, so are beauty salons and hair and beauty spas.

People wish for a new look every season and they like to keep reinventing themselves with each passing day. There is a new hair style that gains popularity or a particular hair color is liked more than the others. Every now and then something fashionable is happening and it feels great to keep up to all that development. If you would like to stay up to date on these fashionable developments, the ideal way would be to be subscribed to some reputed fashion magazines.

These magazines are full of information on fashion trends as well as new product launch each month. If there is a beauty product that catches your fancy you can get all the related information on it in a fashion magazine. Clothes and jewelry of latest fashion are on display in the fashion magazines. There are columns on which a lot of discussion and tips are given on what to avoid and what are the things that are hot and can be followed. Keeping abreast with fashion is a hobby for many, while a number of teenagers look up to such magazines and TV shows to get the hang of what is latest in the fashion industry.

Fashion is incomplete without beauty, makeup and hair style. This is the reason a lot of beauty and hair salons have found recognition. Most of the time while the fashion conscious people are looking for re-inventing themselves through a new hair style or re doing their entire wardrobe and make up style they look for stylists who are offering everything under one roof, the beauty salons. It is critical for the salon to have a cheerful and inviting ambiance, great salon furniture and equipments so that the clients are more than satisfied with the whole experience.