Apparently fashion adapted uniqueness as a trend. Yet a year ago we would have made fun of these people for wearing what they do. Now, it has become cool to wear your mom's jeans or your grandma's old sweaters. I guess the 80's never die in more than one way.
Why is fashion taking this turn and is it for the better? Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and pretty much any model in teen vogue. All of these celebrities have their style in common. They wear bizarre things to stand out. However, it works for them. Then all of a sudden their fans start adapting to it and end up adopting it. Who is to say if this is good or if it isn't?
Well, I take it upon myself to say that when the majority of the general population is uncomfortable with it, it probably shouldn't be worn. So high waist pants, grandma sweaters, combat boots, they are all fine. But when it comes to girls wearing belly shirts, shirts that are see through, or anyone wearing pants that allow their butt to hang out, I believe that is where we can draw the line.
I know what you are thinking, and no, I am not prude or extremely conservative when it comes to my choice in clothing. However, I do consider the position I put others in while in a public setting. Also, I was raised to have respect for myself, therefore I do not believe that leaving over half of my body out there for all to see lies under that respect. If you think otherwise, that's great. Just try to make sure you won't make the people around you uncomfortable with what they are seeing.
There has also been a kick in what some would consider the "hippy" style. Acid wash pants, flower print shirts, beach wave hair, so on and so forth. There is not a downside I can think of coming from this trend other than if they end up going with all natural detergent or hygiene routines that don't end up working. If you keep up with the good smell, that;s fine by me!
If the trend is harmless, I see no reason to have a problem with it. When bodies are not respected, reputations are ruined, and the future generations of our country are raised to think that having half of their body hanging out is what they need to be considered cool or attractive, that is when we need to take a step back and reconsider what we value. Are clothes really that important to you?
Clothes are not the only thing that have changed recently, but hairstyles too! Especially when talking about girls. With boys it is simple, you have the typical kindergarten cut, the long swoopy hair, or you have something I would like to call the Macklemore. This is when it is short on the sides and longer on top where the boys style it. And man can I tell you how happy I am they adopted this haircut!
With girls things are constantly changing. There is color, length and style. Girls pride themselves on what their hair looks like, whether it is long, or colored, or if they can curl it or not. It makes them feel like brand new, and I can speak from experience! Whenever I get my hair done, it is one of the happiest days of my life, mainly because I like change, and I mean frequent change. There are so many colors and ways to color your hair that the opportunities are almost endless. You can go with highlights, lowlights, ombre, or a tint. It never gets old! I have gone through it all! Nowadays, it seems like less and less girls have plain and/or simple hair. There is always something done to it. Who says that's bad? Well, your hair. Due to how much you color or style it, it can die and you can get nasty little split ends everywhere. It's not pleasant.
So what do you do? You chop it all off! Yes, bobs are becoming a big hit in the celebrity world with stars anywhere from Jennifer Lawrence to Shailene Woodley. There are the major extremes, if you don't have super short hair, chances are you have this long flowing hair that every girl seems to want but can never keep. There is another new style that has recently popped out of nowhere for girls. You shave literally one third of your hair off! I am not joking here, it's a thing. And while I would never be able to pull it off or even get the guts to try it, people like Alizabeth VonPresley and Demi Levato pull it off quite nicely! It's amazing what people can do and still rock it.
Then you get to the point where you wake up with this mess of hair on the top of your hair. Ah bed head. What on earth can you do to fix this and not be embarrassed in public? You can do this lovely thing called styling. There are many different varieties and some work better with certain hair types than others. But boy is it fun to try them all out! There is curling, teasing, straightening, crimping, blowing out, braiding, or simply putting it up in something as simple as a pony tail or bun. Didn't think there was that much? Well you are in for a surprise! There are so many products and tools that you can use on your hair to get it to look just how you want. I, myself am a big fan of curls or straightening it with a little poof in the back. However, I never go without my products. I always have something in my hair. Chances are, nine times out of ten, that it is my argan Moroccan oil. I LOVE IT! It does wonders. If you don't know what to do or how to use something for your hair, ask around. I'm sure someone close to you will know. And if you just need some new ideas, you can always look to the red carpet or any award show. The celebrities have this department in the bag!(You can trust it more than their choice in clothing as well!)
Changin' it up
~Hangin' from a clothesline
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