I have been a magazine junky for years. I love fashion and entertainment magazines. Recently fashion blogs have taken the place of magazines for me. Blog advertising isn’t as blatantly obvious as with magazines. As well blogs are more environmentally friendly than magazines. I have stacks of outdated magazines that I have no idea what to do with. My current magazine subscription of Elle Canada and Flare are coming to an end this month; and I am not renewing.
However, I struggle with condoning the fashion industry. I can’t see the sense in spending $1,000+ on shoes, hand bags, or other fashion items, especially when our economy is so volatile. It sickens me to see celebrities spending so freely when the citizens who pour money into their ventures are having homes repossessed and their positions tossed in the trash.
Not to mention the negative effect the fashion industry has on young women. We don’t all look like the models on the runway. I once heard a fashion designer comment that models are mere garment racks to display the clothing. How degrading to be considered a “clothing rack”. Not all women are over six feet tall and weighing just over 100lbs.
However, I struggle with condoning the fashion industry. I can’t see the sense in spending $1,000+ on shoes, hand bags, or other fashion items, especially when our economy is so volatile. It sickens me to see celebrities spending so freely when the citizens who pour money into their ventures are having homes repossessed and their positions tossed in the trash.
Not to mention the negative effect the fashion industry has on young women. We don’t all look like the models on the runway. I once heard a fashion designer comment that models are mere garment racks to display the clothing. How degrading to be considered a “clothing rack”. Not all women are over six feet tall and weighing just over 100lbs.
Facts are that many designers are now using youths to promote their garments that only adults can afford. Advertising and marketing have always said “hook them while they are young”, as is the case with the controversial lingerie line geared toward toddlers that has come under critique lately. Personally I feel it’s a pedophiles wet dream.
I also find fashion designers, magazine editors, and trendsetter’s adorn themselves with these lavish items and set themselves above the rest of society. That by some means wearing a $10,000 outfit makes them better. To me it’s just foolish, snooty, and a bit insecure.
As well, why are we force fed the need to be trendy? I believe in unique style. Fashion magazines, or blogs, should be used as sounding boards. They are the extreme; you can use them as inspiration and find inspired items at your local mall, super market, or thrift store.
There you go… my struggles with the fashion industry. I enjoy reading and following fashion trends, however I do not feel the need to drink the Kool-Aid so to speak. My money can be better invested.
How about you, what are your views of the lucrative fashion industry?
As well, why are we force fed the need to be trendy? I believe in unique style. Fashion magazines, or blogs, should be used as sounding boards. They are the extreme; you can use them as inspiration and find inspired items at your local mall, super market, or thrift store.
There you go… my struggles with the fashion industry. I enjoy reading and following fashion trends, however I do not feel the need to drink the Kool-Aid so to speak. My money can be better invested.
How about you, what are your views of the lucrative fashion industry?