"Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable we have to alter it it every six months" - Oscar Wilde
I tend to disagree with Oscar Wilde on this point. As far as trends and the clothes horses of the world go - yes fashion can be vulgar. Someone names ten items of clothing that are deemed cool and the non-creative adorn these (and only these) for six continuous months. It is a way for the passive followers to unite themselves, define themselves and eventually wait for fashion to change so they can repeat the process.
This,however, does not apply to everyone. For some people fashion serves as a means of self-expression, of differentiating oneself from the masses or just a means of providing yourself with confidence. Of course everyone is partial to trends but fashion is about more than just trends, fashion is about incorporating the current with the timeless. Fashion is art and...
"Art is the most intense form of individualism that the world has ever known". - Oscar Wilde
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