You look gorgeous lady! This is one of the many words that a guy will say to a girl if the latter looks trendy and fashionable. In the world of showbiz, fashion basically pertains to the way a certain person expresses herself by the way she looks or she dresses with style. For the past decades, the word fashion usually pertains to women and the way they dress. But now, the word fashion can already be adopted by men not only by the way they dress, but also the way they look. In short, we can say that fashion is not only about the way we dress, but is also about the way we want to live, and to be recognized by the people. Indeed, fashion can change the way you look if you know how to mix up with different styles and designs. But of course, not all people, who are fashionable, can look good because it still depends whether he or she has the guts to carry the looks. People who engage in showbiz are usually the ones tagged as fashion icon among the youth. This is because these types of people are usually the ones who have the money and resources to change the way they look by buying stylish clothes, and by engaging in different cosmetic treatments that can change the way they look. But we should also know that there are a lot of showbiz people who are simple yet still being loved and idolized by the people.
As what I have read from Elle magazine, Twilight lead actress, Kristen Stewart, said that being nominated in Oscars for best actress award, and having won a couple of recognition on her stint in Twilight and New Moon doesn’t involve any fashion at all. We all know that Kristen Stewart is a tough, serious and shy-type girl. She used these personalities in her movie because these traits are already known to her. She did not change the way she dress or the way she behave in any of the events that she had attended. She boldly said that she just acted the way she is in her stint in Twilight and New Moon, and at the same time she is happy because people still idolize and like her despite of her a bit boring performance in both of her movies. She even said that she wants people to remember her not the way she looks in Twilight or any of her movies, but by something more important to her, which is to be remembered as the real Kristen Stewart outside showbiz.
In line with my example in the previous paragraph, I believe that fashion indeed can change the way we look, but we should still keep it mind that dressing the way we want to be is still the best way to express ourselves. We should avoid mimicking or copying how other people dress or how other people look if we don’t like them at all. Of course, there’s nothing bad in being trendy and fashionable, but we should know our limitations because transforming from an old look to a new look might also change the way we behave and at the same time might change the way other people look to us. Other people might misinterpret us if we change our looks all of a sudden. In short, what I wanted to say is that our personality should not be carried away by the way we dress. Our personality should still remain intact despite having different looks. Though at the end of the day, being natural and simple is still the best way to express yourself. This is because people have already get used by the way you dress. Changing the way we look might have a negative effect on our part especially if our personality also changes too. Keep in mind that fashion is there to guide us on how the way we dress, but our personality must not be carried away by the new way we dress.
- Jackyson B. Sze
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Source: "The Big Idea." Elle Magazine. June 2010, p. 34
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