The fashion in you!

A dominant figure in most women's lives is fashion. Whether or not you choose to follow it is your own decision. Fashion can be an individual matter of taste or social agreement on what garments are appealing. It changes from town to town, and nation to nation. It is a mean for people to express themselves, and thus, often, a reflection of the thoughts and behaviors of a place. As the world becomes more global, the fashion platform globalizes as well. Fashion shows and Fashion weeks dictate the style of the following season to a wide audience. New colors gain popularity, and new prints become the must-have. The entire system seems quite rigid and conservative. It is not often that someone dares to go against the current. A brave soul who does not keep to the confinements of society can change the world of fashion (at least around her). Sometimes all it takes is wearing red when everyone else wears black. Taking that bold step away from the crowd usually creates an audience, an audience that can at times be judgmental. A strong women can take this challenge, listen to her fashion sense, and if she's lucky, change the world (of the fashion around her at least). Yes, fashion is overrated, with all its glitz and glamour, but it is wonderful too! The intricate designs of dresses with their different cuts and patterns, the many shades that make jeans so versatile and wearable, the shoes from high heels to good old trainers, and of course the simple T-shirts that come in every shade and color imaginable. Fashion is not an inanimate object that can described, measured, and categorized. It is alive, always changing, full of soul, and indefinable as it is every individual's own creation. Fashion can be anything from Audrey Hepburn's iconic black Yves Saint-Laurent dress (in Breakfast at Tiffany's) to Vivienne Westwood's revolutionary punk inspired designs. Fashion is what you make it to be.

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