Don’t do that-Be a slave to fashion trends

Nov 18, 2008 by Clueless Fashionista

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to work as a dresser at the famously infamous Victoria’s Secret fashion show.  The show was held at this fabulous hotel called Fontainebleu in Miami Beach.  My weekend was aptly filled with beautiful and highly fashionable people.

I quickly noticed a new fashion trend being worn by different ladies.  They had on these super cute black lame leggings.  I mentioned them and discovered that they could be purchased at American Apparel.  I was excited about going and trying them on to see how they would look on me.  I mentioned this to my friend and she shook her head and told me that I wasn’t allowed to do that.  See, I am not petite by any means.  I’m 5’5 and larger than a size 6.  I also have big, athletic looking legs.  It’s entirely possible that those pants will look extra crazy on me and I appreciate my friend for bringing me back to reality.  Now I may sneak and try them on anyway but I already know it’s probably not a good idea to buy them and wear them in public.  However, I am all over the skinny jeans…

But I digress.  The moral to my story is that we should never be a slave to fashion.  Just because something is fashionable and looks great on one person, doesn’t mean it will look great on you.  Case in point, there was a woman that decided to jump on the legging bandwagon and she looked really bad.  The leggings didn’t compliment her in any way.  Now if she had friends like mine, she wouldn’t have been allowed to purchase and wear them.

Fashion is supposed to be fun and creative but it should also be realistic.  There are some great trends out there right now that we all can indulge in.  For example, the purple trend is open to everyone.  Purple is a great color that works on every skin tone, especially since it comes in so many different shades.  Just because something is fashionable, doesn’t mean everyone can wear it.  When you want to experiment with fashion, do it in a store dressing room.  Make sure you have an honest friend with you.  Also make sure there is a three way mirror near by.  If you look at yourself in the trendy garment and it doesn’t look good all around, don’t buy it.  Leave it in the store and find another trend to try.  There are so many fashion trends out there that you are bound to find one that looks great on you.

And for those of you who can wear the leggings, here is a picture of the ones I think are uber cute along with a link.  Enjoy!