Obsession with fashion trends

Ladies are known to be in sync with the ever-changing trends of the fashion world more than men. There are more magazines catering to ladies than to men and all of them feature glossy pages of what is the 'in' thing with fashion at the moment. Still, there is a noticeable pattern of deviation in each magazine's version of the popular trends in society. Subjectivity still rules in the media. "What is fashion? Is it the vision of a select group of people who decide what the world should be wearing?"

Pradeep Paul wrote an article on such an obsession of ladies. We dress to impress, whether we are going for a job interview, social gathering or on that all-important first date. The media encourages that too with how-to tips. He says that there is really no compulsive need to do so so immaculately. Appearances aren't everything. Clothes are really meant to retain our modesty, according to the Bible and to allow us to fit into occasions which impose codes on our sense of dressing.

What ladies fail to realise even after so long is that what looks good on the models doesn't always look good on them in reality. Different people carry the same outffit differently, depending on their body structure. Also, what is visually appealing may not be fuss-free to maintain with time. Lacy, crinkled, velvety and satiny fabrics are more difficult to iron than normal fabrics like cotton and linen. Functionality is what should matter. "Show me one true wrinkle-free non-iron product in cotton and I'll buy a dozen."

Ladies want to look stylish with the pursuit of such trends but really, personal style is what makes you look good, not what looks good on others. Also, your sense of personal comfort is essential. If tube dresses are in vogue but you are uncomfortable wearing them, being the conventional sort of person, then why force yourself to wear them? Pulling your dress up each time, for fear of it slipping down even with a snug bra underneath, will make you look un-stylish on the contrary! You can look just as good in dresses with cap sleeves, because you are comfortable wearing them and can walk in them with secure confidence. That's true style. "We eventually arrive at a place where we are comfortable with who we are and what we look like. If we carry it off with confidence, that's style."

Of course, ladies take the trouble to dress up when they meet their special someone. Their reason for doing so dictates their character however. Desiring compliments makes them seem vain while desiring to show love to their partners casts a more positive light on them. Still, not all men look at merely appearance or dressing when looking for a stable partner. Character and chemistry supercede it.