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Fashion sense
I BELIEVE THAT FASHION SENSE IS not just about
knowing what to pair with what or what to wear in a particular
location or following what every fashion magazine dictates
as the trend. It is understanding that fashion is just a spice
of our life and something one can really live without.
I underwent a course on personality development and have
invested a lot in books on make-up, wardrobe, etiquette, etc.
but the more I study the topic the more I realize these things:
There is nothing wrong about wanting and aiming to be beautiful,
poised and fashionable as long as we realize that there are
more important things in life like family, manners, values
and health.
Some of us spend more money on clothes, make-up and accessories
and more time in front of the mirror, window-shopping or browsing
fashion magazines rather than building family ties. We forget
that fashion will be here long after we and our families are
gone.
 Some
starve themselves, not only to be standard thin, but also
to save up for that super-expensive branded jeans or bag or
jewelry, which after some time becomes faded, damaged or lost.
Meanwhile, ulcers develop and eventually become serious health
concerns.
There are already beautiful, poised and fashionable women
but all these attributes will be spoiled if the lady has ill
manners or bad attitude.
There is nothing wrong with following the trend as long as
one can financially afford it.
There are some women I know who admittedly look fashionable
but have zero, if not negative, assets. They burn their credit
lines or borrow money from others or spend receivables just
to keep up. Ultimately, they end up with high debts, no savings
and closets full of rummage material. Talk about a pauper
looking like a million!
Fashion should work for you and not the other way around.
Comfort and decency must never be compromised in the name
of fashion.
Why do I say that fashion is something one can live without?
The insight of a writer in a catholic publication spells it
all. The writer said that we always aim to be beautiful, fashionable
and popular, but if one was asked right now to name the winners
of previous Miss Universe beauty pageants, it is least likely
that one could readily identify or remember what they looked
like. However, nobody could forget the image of Mother Teresa,
who was plain, short and obviously unfashionable but had a
very beautiful heart.
Lest I dishearten the avid followers of this column, let
me stress that aiming for beauty and fashion is perfectly
fine because we need these in this world of materialism and
superficiality. However, we must also focus our concerns on
more important values, which will give us lasting beauty.
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