When thinking about style, a few things may come to mind for you.
First you may think about what’s in trend, then what looks good on your body, and then what you can afford.
While there may be some people who truly do not care about what’s in style or what’s trending, the majority of us do.
We follow our favorite fashion bloggers on Instagram, and we scroll through online shopping sites to find the things that we like.
It can be hard to keep up with all the madness, and all the trends and styles constantly coming and going. It can feel overwhelming at times, as there is always something new being pushed in our faces.
All the cheaper clothing companies mimic the designer style’s and manufacturer them in cheaper materials. Low-end stores such as Forever21, H&M and Zara also introduce new merchandise everyday. They make us feel like the things we just bought one week ago are already out of trend.
The fashion bloggers either get the clothing for free or get paid by the company to promote it. Celebrities as well get clothes for free, as they are walking advertisements for designers.
How do we sift through all the madness??
Most of the things we like we probably can’t afford, and we’d probably go broke trying.
How do we love how we look and what we have is everything we DON’T have is being shoved in our faces?
Well the best advice I have (and I am far from perfect) and in a battle with the things I want and the things I need everyday, is to think that the money you DON’T give to these companies, you could be spending on investing in yourself by learning, traveling, and pursuing your passions. You can be enriching your life in so many ways by keeping your money in your pocket.
Not only that, but you could also either invest your money or save it.
Think of all that is wasted on clothing trends that you know you will throw away eventually as soon as something new comes out. Which something new just came out in the time you read this article.
FORGET about everything that is TRENDING and being dangled in front of your face like a carrot to a rabbit. And just focus on CLASSIC styles as well as timeless ones. Buy less items that are better quality, because you know you are just going to throw out cheaper ones eventually anyway. Look at material always, and pay attention to where the garment was made.
To answer my own question: Do you own your style or do the clothing companies own you? I believe the decision is yours, but STUFF doesn’t make you happy and it never will.
You will always want more, and better. There is no fulfillment in stuff.
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