Fashion is a
peculiar practice. What makes something popular depends on a number of things
such as the position of the moon, whether people can be bothered to look at an
item and what colour sand lies on the nearest beach and yet, when something
becomes popular, it is no longer popular because everyone has one. Fashion
never stands still as it is always moving forward, however sometimes it needs
to move sideways or even backwards to move forwards. I’m sure it’s not laziness
when a designer takes something from thirty years ago and sells it for twice as
much as it’s worth. I’m absolutely positive.
People who are fashionable often take the opportunity to sneer at those not currently
following the same trends and it’s easy to see why. Those with upturned noses
have about three days to enjoy it before they have to go shopping again for new
clothes and a complete makeover of their house and they can start sneering
again. Some people bankrupt their families in the pursuit of acceptance and
know they’re ruining themselves but can’t seem to stop. I know of people who
get rid of last season’s stuff because they suddenly would never be seen dead
in it despite the fact it still serves a purpose – keeping the wearer warm or
cool or, at the very least, covering our desirables.
To sit and watch a film about people who spend their lives fleecing the ignorant would be a
horrendous waste of my life and would fuel the perception that what they do is
necessary and valuable. What fashion houses actually do is create yet another
divide between people who should be working together for a better future. I may
sound like a hippy for saying so but I would much rather build a society
without creative and social prejudices than wear jeans with stains on them and
laugh at people who genuinely think they look alright.
