Fashion Trends--Why Do We Care About Them?

ny times we see celebrities wearing certain articles ofinteresting to see how many times styles and trends
clothing and accessory items that we decide we justwill come from New York or California, and then
have to have them. But the bigger question is why dosweep across the country over several months. By
we care? Is it that the celebrity in all of us just needthe time most of us catch up to the trend, a new trend
some validation to our current wadrobe or style? Orhas emerged and the process starts all over again.
does it make sense for us to follow new trends toThis is not necessarily bad, because it keeps all of us
keep our look fresh and updated?on our toes to keep an updated look.
Validating Our WadrobeThose Who Don't Care
As women, we are constantly being judged on ourSome women have their own style and fashion cents
appearance, clothes, hair, and make-up. It's been saidwho really don't care what celebrities or anyone else is
that women can judge a person in three seconds.wearing. These women tend to stand out and dress
That's a pretty quick assessment of someone,differently that the majority and they are happy with
especially other women. When we see celebritiestheir decision to dress and accessorize according to
wearing something that is pleasing to our eyes, wetheir own tastes.
want to duplicate that look because we immediatelyThe great thing about fashion trends is that we can
decided that we like it. If we do not like the trend, oradopt the ones we like and enjoy, while discarding the
fashion accessory, we will not duplicate the lookones we don't like and don't choose to follow.
because it is of no interest to us.The fun thing about trends is that we can see
Fresh Lookssomething in a magazine and laugh about it, and then
A lot of times we look to magazines and the celebritywe can be wearing it the next week. If we keep a
world to see what the latest styles and trends aresense of humor about fashion and trends, we can
going to be so that our wadrobe won't get stale. It'senjoy all aspects of it, the good, the bad, and the ugly.