On a personal note, I moved locations in Sydney. I'm no longer staying in the quirky suburbs I was before I left for the Blue Mountains, now I'm back in Sydney and staying in a very chic apartment closer to the city with my aunt.
And on a serious note..
It's not rare to hear someone ignorantly say "fashion is stupid" - I hear it all the time, people say it all the time, and to be honest, I used to be one of those people. I mean, I would just think, "over-priced, pretentious looking clothing? get out" - as if there's nothing else to it, completely disregarding what fashion actually is as a phenomenon and evolution. Well this is for those of you who proceed to think that fashion is "stupid" :
- Any smart person would know that anything creative is art, and art is intelligent. The fashion industry is full of creative designers, directors, artists, etcetera, thus it being an intelligent industry.
-You're effected by it whether you like it or not. Every single day, you chose to wear certain clothes. You pick out an outfit. Or you just lazily throw on something together. Why? Because it's your personal style? Because you think it looks cool? Or maybe you just want to be comfortable. Whatever reason, you wear clothes like the rest of us. And everything you wear has come from yes, only one industry. Don't be so dim to think that everything in "fashion" has to be labelled Chanel and Prada. Perhaps a few years ago that very same boring old sweater that you found at Primark which you think boldly emphasises the false statement "I don't care what I wear" for you was actually designed by the very same industry that you oh so disrespect.
-"It promotes anorexia" - firstly, there are more eating disorders that exist other than anorexia. And I'm not just talking about next to ana, bulimia. There are tons and tons of eating disorders, and not everyone effected by them are stick thin. Although the fashion industry is quite strict on size, it's not personal. It's just about the clothing. Not only do they need a certain size, but it's also a certain height in some cases. And if you haven't noticed, also a certain look. So don't just pressure everything on weight and anorexia unnecessarily. Most models need to be healthy and try to be. You're forgetting that it's much more healthier to exercise and eat well/moderately rather than eat tons of junk food and be inactive. Also, the 90's heroin-chic look is over, so get over it.
-"It's cynical and egoistic" - Stereotyping doesn't get anyone anywhere. There will always be the few who ruin it for the bunch. Just like the music industry, these days it's filled with shallow pop stars, but it is also filled with amazing,inspiring and original musicians. Then there are the Justin Biebers and One Directions. But there are always the Led Zeppelins and Pink Floyds too. So don't think it's all bad and about "being rich and famous"
-Most people don't know who really represents fashion. I can assure you that celebrities like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian aren't even close. They're just rich. Tabloids and press always seem to do the whole "who's wearing what" thing - and that's not the foundation of fashion. Unfortunately, that's the market. That's what keeps the big houses running with money and mainstream reputation. But underneath all that, it's a whole different artistic world. To the outsider, it can look very very ugly.
-It's a liberating form of expression - Your personal profound style, that's fashion. Putting a piece of clothing with another creatively, that's fashion. You can express yourself, and tell others about yourself just by what you wear.
-Trends and fashion are not the same. What everyone wears, that's trend. Everyone following eachother like sheep, copying a socialite or star without even being aware of it, that's trend. A human of fashion is not a victim of trend, we are power dressers.
-It's beautiful. The photography, the editorials, the runways, the clothes! There is so much out there in the world of fashion and there is almost a place for everyone. The artistic side is beautiful and striking. Fashion takes beauty to another level. High fashion is incomparable to everything else.
It's a hard thing to grasp and it's sometimes truly just not for everyone. But it's not the unintelligent air-headed parade that people think it is, again, it's a very plagued industry. I mean, the people who represent it, not even always the famous people, are mostly, I admit arrogant and idiotic. But I can assure you those people don't actually know anything about fashion, they just walk into a store and think "Oh this is expensive, so it must be fashionable!" - and this is not what fashion really, truly stands for. To me, It's a profound world full of culture and modern art, shining in the most negative light for everyone on the outside.
On a more personal note:
I have not always been a supporter and lover of fashion, until finally understood it and realised how important it is. In-fact, I think before that, I even despised fashion a little bit. How complicated and confusing it all was, not to mention the only "model" I have associated with being an air-headed ass-hole ex. Just how everyone tries so hard to be "trendy and in fashion" - but ends up being tacky and glammed up, claiming to have class still bothers me. But again, that's just not what true fashion is, and the more you let that bother you, the less you believe in fashion, and the less determined you are to make something out of your style.
As a skate photographer, video game, music enthusiast and comic book nerd, fashion was always the last of my personal worries or interests.
However I always kept to a certain, personal style and it was Coco Chanel who enlightened me, (although I am not a big fan of her or her contradicting views) and not just what she did for women by liberating our style, but also the revolutionary jackets, the shows, the everything. I understood, just by a little bit of research and curious insight that fashion is actually so much different to what we think it is. When you look deep, you find that it's somewhat wonderful and real. My own personal style is influenced by a number of people including some of the top designers, but also certain bands and decades, and I can assure you that I don't buy £400 shoes.
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