In today's society, we see fashion trends come and go. We will see a trend come and go as quick as it came out. At first, we see a few people starting to wear something, and then by the next week, everyone will be wearing it. And we don't just wear something for one day. Oh no. We were it everyday. We are all creatures of habit when it comes to trends whether we decide to admit it or not. We are all guilty of going along with what everyone else is wearing. For instance, almost every girl I see is walking to class in leggings and any type of UGG boots. It looks good, and it very comfortable to wear coming from someone who wears them just as much as everyone else, and in fact, wearing them as I am writing this. Now, one may wonder why this would be considered a vice. The one aspect about following trends is that they come and go so fast. Some of them will stay in style for quite some time, while others may only last for about a year or two years. For example, the type of jeans girls where now a days has changed. We went from sporting the bell bottoms, to skinny jeans rather quickly. Another example of how quickly the fanny pack is all the sudden coming back. This was popular in that 80s and part of the 90s, and now all the sudden Ill see people wearing them on campus as a purse. When all the sudden did this happen? I admit to being guilty to following everyone else's trends, we all do it, it's a habit. According to author Rebecca Arnold, who wrote "Fashion: A Very Short Introduction", "Desire and anxiety are at the heart of this. We’re drawn to the new and novel, to things that provide a feeling of change, and, perhaps, progress. We also want to belong – to be part of something recognizable – and there is no more obvious way to demonstrate this than through your clothes. A new outfit that fits with what magazines and advertisements are promoting can be really pleasurable to buy and wear. It can give you a new identity, even if it’s only for one night." As you can see, people want to keep up with fashion trends to they can show society that they can keep up even though it goes fast, and that they can also make it their own. It is human nature for us to keep trending because we are constantly drawn to new things. Unfortunately, we cannot slow down the constant trending and make people realize that what they wear is still fashionable. Isn't that part of fashion? Making a style your own and sticking with it? We can't help but change out style as a result of society telling us what to wear and what not to wear. I'm almost positive there is a show about on MTV. People need to take a look at themselves and realize that their style makes them, them, and society should not have to change that so drastically. Overall, we are creatures of habit when it comes to following fashion trends, and struttin' what we already have, doesn't have to change with the pace of society.
Below, I included two images that show the difference in how these trends change over time.
http://grass-routes.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/hess-natur-miguel-adrover.jpg
http://www.flirtskirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/fashion-video-fall-winter-2009-2010-affordable-fashion-trends_blog_image.jpg
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