Fashion, the inside reflected outside

Fashion and its design are a shape of art, they use a variety of techniques to allow people to express the truth about their unconscious minds by way of their living. Think about it, what is the personal opinion people have of themselves and how much is it reflected on the clothes they use? It is a lie to say only those wealthy are able to determine a personal style and feel comfortable with the image they have in their world, as creating and representing this image is only a matter of creativity and awareness.

To create wearable personality designers use fabric, cut, colour, scale, references to the past, texture, color harmony, distressing, transparency, insignia, accessories, beading and embroidery. It is also used to find the average size of things, to make a product suitable for a high number of customers, hence you have the existence of trends.

Fashion as a term usually applies to a prevailing mode of expression, but quite often applies to a personal mode of expression that may or may not apply to all. Inherent in the term is the idea that the mode will change more quickly than the culture as a whole. The terms "fashionable" and "unfashionable" are employed to describe whether someone or something fits in with the current popular mode of expression. The term "fashion" is frequently used in a positive sense, as a synonym for glamour and style. In this sense, fashions are a sort of communal art, through which a culture examines its notions of beauty.

Appreciating fashion is sometimes judged as superficial, materialistic and empty... For me it is more a way to appreciate art, to create a lifestyle and a system of believes to represent yourself as an individual in a society. Caring about this external aspect of your individuality is not really a crime. Doing good and looking good are not in a fight of principles, thus:

You can look good (taking care of the clothes you wear, of the state of your body and your mind) and save the world in your own way. Or you can save your world in your own way without taking care of anything of the rest.

No, fashion is not the business of balance, spirituality and inner beauty, yet it is a multi billion dollar industry covering different needs of an individual, and it goes far beyond clothing.

People that create and direct fashions have the power to influence others and their lifestyles, it can be a real way of impact. The hardest change to cause is that that will involve a change in the attitudes, habits and behaviours of people, fashionistas and trendsetters do have some say in it.