I guess I should have clarified that my response was to both you and Birdie. Obviously I could have been more clear, as I addressed it to you, but I was really making general comments about both your comment and the original post.

And we all have our opinions — especially when it comes to fashion. That’s what makes it great!

-K

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I started a debate at TD: http://bit.ly/YQ92j

I understand your point, but at the same time is it really embracing your style or copying another person’s style? (‘Your’ being a general term, of course.) This is extremely apparent when you look at a group of friends all wearing the same thing in different colors or patterns.

And nowhere did I say I was against trends or, as you put it, the evolution of fashion. I know that fashion works in 20-year gaps. I took Fashion Merchandising classes and saw people who were good at being trendy but not quite up to the “trendsetting” level. To me, the recent 80s boom is nothing different than Ed Hardy or Uggs, but that is my personal opinion and I don’t expect anyone to abide by my opinions. Haha.

I am putting nothing down but the people who claim to be fashion forward because they can follow what American Apparel is promoting. And forgive me if I’m wrong, but American Apparel is not promoting what is on the runways at the moment.

Also, I never said that some styles are “not ok.” People are entitled to wear what they please. I just wish that people wore things to make themselves happy and not to fit in with their friends…unless fitting in with their friends really makes them happy. Personally, I would rather save money and stick with pieces that will continue to be wearable when the trends end and can adapt to any new trends. One of my concerns is pairing too many trends together, so I do think of that as well.

My original comment/message does fit into the site because I believe people (not just women) should be themselves and not worry about being a carbon copy of the person standing next to them at some hip party.
And I applaud Birdie for taking a trend and making it her own. That was the point of my original comment.

Also, Brienna – careful there! I do like my black framed glasses which DO compliment my face…..

And Kristy – you hit this nail right on the head!

Birdie took the risk and tried the things she *hated*, realizing she actually liked them. She was rather forward about her distaste for things, but I would encourage people to look at the last couple sentences of the post where she realized she may not be so vehemently against certain trends in the future.

In reality, we ALL follow trends. The only clothes out there to buy are ones based off of what was on a catwalk at some point. What sets you apart from someone is not where you buy your clothes but how you wear them, right? And these people are doing exactly what you do — experimenting with what they buy. All new fashion is recycled and all new trends are started by someone who decided to wear something that wasn’t fashionable at that moment.

By putting this down you’re putting down the evolution of fashion.

Birdie took the risk and tried the things she *hated*, realizing she actually liked them. She was rather forward about her distaste for things, but I would encourage people to look at the last couple sentences of the post where she realized she may not be so vehemently against certain trends in the future.

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There is a way to take a trend and modify it to be your own style. There is really no need to dress in your grandma’s 80s dress and glasses and call it your own. People don’t look cute like that, they look like their grandma.

Being uncool looking is the new cool. Why else would large, black-framed glasses be “in”?

RT @TheDemoiselles New @ TD: Trying the Trends you Fear! @Birdiee discloses her latest fear-tromping feats! http://bit.ly/VCxO9

RT @TheDemoiselles: New @ TD: Trying the Trends you Fear! @Birdiee discloses her latest fear-tromping feats! http://bit.ly/VCxO9

RT @TheDemoiselles: New @ TD: Trying the Trends you Fear! @Birdiee discloses her latest fear-tromping feats! http://bit.ly/VCxO9

I also think it’s not entirely true to assume that because they’re wearing clothes from the 80s they think they look uncool. Maybe they like the look. The people in the 80s who were wearing the looks first certainly didn’t think they looked uncool.