Personal Style

I have always thought of style as something that one inherently has, not specifically something you are born with but something you acquire but at the same time either have or do not have the ability to possess. As much as that sounds superficial and maybe a bit stern I appreciate those who I think have a true eye for fashion and style. It is not in my opinion something that can be brushed off in the sense that the fashion industry basically runs a majority of the world and jobs in retail are becoming increasingly scarce. Another element to its importance is the fact that high profile publications such as Vogue and Marie Claire are run by women who have a very strong point of view on style, they are stylish and serve as muses and inspirations for many designers. In this case, I believe that because only a few hold the positions of being key players in the fashion world it is obviously not just a matter of buying "nice" clothes and looking "nice" but about evoking a certain message about who you are and what you choose to put out to the world through your clothing. It also proves that not everyone has this gift and that style can look different on different people but one can still say "wow, he or she has got great style.". I look up to people like Anna Wintour, Solange and Rihanna who have built their careers on their strong points of view on style and their fearlessness when it comes to being unique and not simply staying on trend. I found a video on Vogue.com where a group of style professionals were discussing their experience and shared appreciation for style. Here is a link to that video. Of course, none of what I say may be relevant or change any person's life but it cannot be denied that nowadays fashion is a big deal and image is the focal point of many careers and perhaps the key is not only to look at style from a "who is fashionable and who is not" point of view but from a discourse point of view, because clothes have their own language and the fashion world is a means of expression for many designers, models, buyers, stylists and even ordinary people like myself.

http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2014/04/16/the-vogue-festival-personal-style-and-do-you-have-it-film

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