Why Fashion Is Just The Best

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As stylist Rachel Zoe said: “Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak,” and she was right. Your clothes, your style, your sense of fashion are one of the first things that people notice about you. While it can take some time to work out what it is you like and feel comfortable showing that off, fashion and style is a powerful thing and here are some reasons why we should all love fashion, clothing, and style.

It’s Powerful

The clothing you wear can be your most powerful and distinct form of expression of yourself and your personality. What you choose to wear shows people what your mood is for the day, it tells them about your personality and even what you think of yourself. The clothing you wear makes an impression, as you walk into a job interview or a first date, what you wear says a lot about you and can send a powerful message.

It Protects Us

Clothing covers our bodies; it protects us from all weathers and keeps us warm. Fashionable clothing does this in style, and it can also hide parts of our bodies we feel conscious about. If you’re having a bad day but you want to feel good, you can dress up and either it will make you feel good or it will just make you look as if you do. Alternatively, if you are just feeling rubbish and want to be comfy in your oldest sweatpants and one of your favourite jumpers then you can do that too. It doesn’t just protect you from the weather but it can help you on the inside too.

It’s Fun!

Not just shopping or wearing clothes, but Fashion shows are entertaining and visually pleasing, unlike any other kind of performance art. Fashion is key to concerts, music videos, plays, dance shows, and so on. Without it, the stage would be a boring place and there would be less of a story told.

It’s Good For The Economy

Fashion boosts the economy, and the industry creates jobs for a vast number of people. From the designer who sketches the original designs to the manufacturer of the clothing, to the salesperson who sells the garment, to the photographers, magazine editors, bloggers and so on.

You Can Enjoy It Anywhere

Whether you’re shopping online, at a department store, small boutique or resale shop, a market, in a different country, a car boot sale, welcoming new items into your wardrobe and then wearing them, can simply make you feel fabulous and excited no matter where you are or what you’re shopping for. You could be buying something to wear for a wedding, a new wardrobe for your holiday or perhaps some pieces for a new job. Whatever the reason, shopping for new clothes can be done wherever and whenever for all sorts of reasons.

It’s Inspiring

Window shopping, and flicking through magazines is a fun way to get new ideas and become inspired.  Better yet, it’s free to do too!

Apparel is reusable and recyclable

You can wear things again, pass them on to other people and get endless joy from fashion which you can share with other people. Even just as simple as borrowing and swapping clothes with your friends, gets more wear out of your clothes and again gives someone else joy and makes them feel great for an occasion without having to go out and buy something new.

What comes around goes around

If you hold onto something long enough, it will go from being in style to being a bit out, to being dated, to being in fashion again. If you buy good quality clothing, you can conceivably wear it again for many decades. If you’re not there yet, go through your Mum’s or Gran’s wardrobe, those dresses you used to think were old fashioned will be surprisingly fashionable and vintage now. Some things never go out of style and there’s no doubt they will have invested in some classic pieces they can now pass down to you.

It’s For Everyone

It doesn’t matter what it is you like, your style is your style, and thankfully today fashion is far more inclusive, we have some fantastic ranges of plus size clothing, non-gender clothing, big and tall clothing and nothing is ‘weird’ now, it’s just cool and it’s cool to be yourself and express yourself.

It’s BeautifulFashion photography is a gorgeous art form, and you don’t have to go to a museum to see it, pick up a Vogue magazine for your daily dose of visual inspiration.

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