It kills me to read some articles written regarding the ins and outs of fashion.
These articles are written in such a manner as to suggest that if we follow the
fashion rules we will be more popular and more beautiful. If only it was that simple.
I spend a good amount of time perusing fashion blogs because like any inquisitive voyeur,
watching is my high. Sometimes I walk away from the computer in a daze as I cannot believe my eyes (daisy dukes are back?!). Other times I fall into a serene state as I watch dresses becoming more popular.
The best way to proceed is to review fashion mistakes of the past. [Read more…]
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I love to peruse my beloved fashion magazines. Today I have in hand the May 2011 
summer issue of Bazaar. Lady Gaga is on the cover. Lady Gaga, for everyone who is not up on the latest trend is the ‘it’ girl (for now). She is so outrageous she makes Madonna look like a sorority girl waiting to pledge. But what makes her so popular? What makes anything popular or trendy? Is it the appeal in magazines and on TV? We see certain celebrities over an over again with their wrinkle-free skin, their long silky hair and oh yes, their physically impossible bodies. The media in concert with celebrities creates and unobtainable world for most of us. We look at these faces and feel a certain intimacy with them. We know who they are dating, what they are wearing and how they stay so slim. [Read more…]