Fashion Has Been Exposed…and It’s Starting to Smell Bad
Back in 2005, when I first discovered Gemma Ward, Gucci, Prada, and Daria, I had one hell of a time trying to find more information and photos on them. It would be bothersome at times when I wanted to talk about models or designers and no one knew what the hell I was talking about. Fashion was so exclusive and secretive.
However, Fashion has changed, and suddenly everyone thinks they’re a fashionista.
I blame America’s Next Top Model as the first culprit. People who claimed they were fashion insiders pretended to give good advice about how to be a high fashion model. Trya and her crew showed you what would happen at photo shoots, in make-up rooms, and in model apartments. Never mind the fact that 70% of the girls who have been on ANTM could never become successful high fashion models due to mother nature alone, that’s not even adding in their so called talent.
However ever since ANTM, fashion related entertainment has been popping up. Shows like Stylista and Project Runway claim to give an inside look to magazine editors and designers. Magazines like Teen Vogue have their question and answer issues about getting jobs in fashion. Not only are labels like Dior and Chanel mainstream, but labels like Diane Von Furstenberg, Alexander Wang, and Phillip Lim are too. Lastly every minute there is a new celebrity who claims they can be a fashion designer.
The Fashion World has swelled into this huge mass. It’s a bit unsettling.
It just means us real fashion lovers have to cut away at a lot of fat.
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i do believe that there are aspects of fashion and a handful of designers/models that haven’t been wrapped inside the mainstream scene.
kind of upsetting how popular it’s become.
I agree with you 100%
Good point, I so agree… I think its also the few fashion blogs that did well and everyone wanted something like that…It’s another form of popularity that you would never get unless you’re online, I guess… Reminds me of myspace – i hated myspace.
what i like about Project Runway, although i didnt watch it AT ALL last season, is that it takes actual talent to be on that show.
but true too many “fashion” shows. and ANTM is garbage, and not in a good way, i havent watched it since the 2nd season, when the show was actual good.
but now i dont have cable so i wouldnt be watching those shows at all, but i hardly watch tv anyway.