2012-08-23, 02:24 PM
I think people tend to focus on the wrong side of fashion (the allure, industry, etc). Of course it's fickle, that's kind of how business works right? To say we don't need fashion is just like saying we don't need entertainment at all. It's just like saying we don't need the video game industry to survive, we don't need the sports entertainment to survive. In fact we all these in our society. We need "industries" (maybe hobbies) to stimulate our body and mind. What's the harm in admiring a beautifully draped dress?
I mean I don't think it's any different from you judging "bright red pumps". That part of fashion is about expression, the art of styling. Something about wearing a statement piece (something you adore) helps empower you and your whole confidence in general. You're an idiot if you think it has to be a $1,000 jeweled bangle, or a couture $5,000 dress. You coordinate your outfit around a Super Mario pin you friggin' love, that's your statement piece. Some people don't get it, and that's fine, you don't need to care about it.
Watch any episode of Project Runway, and try to tell me these designers don't deserve the recognition they get. Just like any other company, they work just as hard if not harder (because it IS so fickle) to maintain their brand, their company. One day you're in! The next day you're out! Whole fashion houses risk everything every year to put on a show.
To say fashion shouldn't be as highly regarded as other art forms is complete ignorance. Fashion is basically wearable art, architect and design all in one. Styling is about empowering and expression.
Hate the game, not the players!
I mean I don't think it's any different from you judging "bright red pumps". That part of fashion is about expression, the art of styling. Something about wearing a statement piece (something you adore) helps empower you and your whole confidence in general. You're an idiot if you think it has to be a $1,000 jeweled bangle, or a couture $5,000 dress. You coordinate your outfit around a Super Mario pin you friggin' love, that's your statement piece. Some people don't get it, and that's fine, you don't need to care about it.
Watch any episode of Project Runway, and try to tell me these designers don't deserve the recognition they get. Just like any other company, they work just as hard if not harder (because it IS so fickle) to maintain their brand, their company. One day you're in! The next day you're out! Whole fashion houses risk everything every year to put on a show.
To say fashion shouldn't be as highly regarded as other art forms is complete ignorance. Fashion is basically wearable art, architect and design all in one. Styling is about empowering and expression.
Hate the game, not the players!