I love high fashion.
I hate high fashion.
How can you love and hate something at the same time?
I have to say that it's always fun to look at people's creativity and imagine ways to adjust your personal wardrobe for next season as if I live in Paris. People without the financial resources to get an entirely new wardrobe seem to easily overreact as it is amazing how you can use accessories and a few key pieces to completely change what you have.
However, watching Fashion TV sometimes drives me batty. While loving the catwalks, I can't help but roll my eyes at the interviews of guests and editors before the show as they proudly state that they are wearing the [designer] blouse, [designer] pants, and [designer] boots with the special [designer] belt accessory.
REALLY?
I grant you that I do sometimes say "I love my Gucci boots" or whatever, but quite frankly, I usually identify all my shoes, boots and favourite pieces in some form, whether it's my unique identification such as "Spot" or "Roman boots" or "Rings", all of which are examples of how I name my clothing yet are also designer. However, this was not the case in the interviews. It was simply a mode for showing how uncreative they are personally by putting labels on their back. I'm pretty sure that at least in my own little world that clothes are to be worn for a flattering and fun experience, not to be a walking advertisment. I was especially pleased when an Elle reporter responded to the query "so what are you wearing" with "I am wearing a biker jacket, black jeans and black boots." Go girl! Wear something because it makes you hot, not because you have to list what designer clothes you're wearing.
Also, she looked better than the others who had a laundry list of show-off tags. I have no doubt that what she wore was designer too, but she focused on her composition, not names.
Additionally, it doesn't matter what you wear if it makes you look good. Self-awareness of your body shape and type is essential for good fashion.
