Between Fad and Fashion: Know the Difference

on is always changing and you sometimes end up notthem?” and “Will I have the opportunity
being able to catch up with it. How many times haveto wear it?”
you bought a new outfit and ended up just wearing itDon’t just buy something because it is the new
once because it was no longer in fashion? Were theretrend without being sure yourself that you can wear it.
times that you bought a lot of stuff that ended up atDon’t just stash it in the far corners of your
the back of your closet, never to see daylight again?closet thinking that you could probably put it to good
Don’t you just cringe when you rememberuse someday. There is really no point in buying
what you wore it once just because it was thesomething that you are not sure you could wear.
“trend”?Keep Up with Fashion, Ignore the Fad
With the way fashion changes in an instant, itIt is very tempting to buy the latest skinny jeans or
becomes really difficult to distinguish which is fad andindulge in a pair of espadrilles but you should stock up
which is true fashion. You most probably end up buyingon the basics and classic pieces first. Classic pieces
tons of stuff that you never get to wear the nextlike the little black dress, black slacks, white button
year or worse, the next week, and thus, were notdown shirt, jeans and a black pencil skirt are fashion
worth the money that you paid for them. Here arepieces that never go out of style.
some tips to help you all along.For example, leopard prints are the latest trend and
Know the Trend, Know Yourselfyou want to try the look out. Instead of buying every
It is actually very easy to know what the next trend isarticle of clothing that has a leopard print in it, why not
going to be. You get a hint of this when you watchbuy a few accessory pieces or two just to satisfy
popular television shows and observe famous actorsyour curiosity and give you that updated, new fashion
and actresses. Celebrities are usually the ones wholook? You can buy headbands with leopard prints or
promotes a new trend and if you don’t reallypumps with leopard prints and pair those up with
like gossiping about their lives, then think that this is oneclassic pieces like a pair of jeans and a white button
way of finding out what the next fashion is going to be.down shirt.
Finding what’s popular now is actually veryDon’t get caught up in fashion to the point that
easy. You will see images in magazines, designsyou don’t get to decide yourself if you look
copied in stores and the most telling part is whengood or not. Know yourself, know your body and
somebody you know is wearing them. The importantdecide to wear what you like and what looks great.
question to ask yourself is, “Can I wearSometimes, fashion is just all about common sense.