Do people enjoy trying out trends?

[t-rex]

I'm not a "trend person," so this baffles me. Magazines promote and highlight trends from the runway and trend accessories and looks. A lot of magazines do the IN and OUT thing... I want to know about people who partake in trends. Do they do so just because it's the IN thing to do, or do they enjoy perhaps the challenge of adapting these trends to themselves? I wonder about this with many street style photos and every single photo of Anna Dello Russo.

 

[ultramarine]

I cant speak for other people .. but about me .. I dont "buy" trends .. skinny jeans work for me, I wear 'em ... but sometimes trends can get overwhelming ... like keffiyehs ... i started wearing them here and BAM all of a sudden they were all over the place ... I havent worn mine since ...

They are exciting dont get me wrong .. but people NEED to know that just because they are in vogue they´ll work for you

 

[MulletProof]

I.. love trends. I have a love-hate relationship with them, it only depends on where you position yourself to approach them, and timing. I find trends, trend forecasting, trend analysis and just observing trends a highly interesting activity, it tends to respond to a mood that's in the air and that you are sometimes a clear part of and sum up time that surprisingly does go way over just 6 months and it's always great to look back at it and see it as a piece of an entire story (decade, aesthetic, etc). I guess there are more 'open'/conceptual trends like taking part in a 'bohemian'-inspired tendency for instance and that's what I enjoy. But objects (a particular dress, the design of a bag) can conjure all of this as well and I find them somewhat meaningful in that regard.. if they match my expectations and taste.

Having said that, I do find a difference between a trend and the culture of capitalising on time by ruthless consumption, devouring, possession, you name it. I see trends, just like cosmetic products to some degree, as an optional tool for style and expressing oneself.. I don't think one should feel like you can only enjoy a time in society and have fun as an active part of it by subjecting creativity (or self-esteem) to a specific product.. that's ridiculous, but magazines present style like this too, like a transaction waiting to happen or a whole lifestyle that's been encapsulated in a "must-have item".

The problem as usual does not come down to how insisting the encyclopedia seller is but the person that feels like if someone is sounding so desperate about selling these encyclopedias, maybe it's because it's really really important to have them .. that's being a little more than just gullible so as a consumer, you have to make use of your authority (and this magazines know it) by developing criteria and knowing there is value too in things that are not for sale, like consistency and expression. I don't think it's bad at all to buy a pair of beautiful Balenciaga shoes that are in every magazine because their design speaks to a current and personal mood but feeling an urgency to possess everything that's being presented to you and thinking it's part of a seasonal statement that will only be completed with other magazine-friendly items.. what kind of statement is that?

 

[rexet]

I don't buy "trends" neither but I will definitively avoid "OUT" things.
But to be really fair when I look at the way I dress I have to admit it is mainly influenced by what I see in magazines even if I have the feeling to stick to my own style.

It reminds me that part of the movie "The Devils wears Prada" when Anne Hathaway pretends not to care about fashion or trends and Meryl Streep explains that the blue pull she's wearing is the result of what have been decided by the fashion inidustry !

 

[Margaret24]

Not unless its something that I like and/or looks good on me, there are some trends out there that would look bad on me if I wore them.

 

[Bambam]

trends can be fun. i'm definitely not "trendy", but i appreciate trends. i think of it as an avenue to change up your look in a subtle way. you look at a magazine or a collection and think, "hey, i like that. i think i can incorporate that into my wardrobe". you try it out, your look changes a little bit.

change is good. i know what works for me, but i love changing things up a little bit. style ruts can be boring.

but if you're asking if i'd wear something just because it's a trend... no! i have to feel confident in it. that's what it's all about.

 

[ChrissyM]

i kind of love trends...
but i try to only incorporate trends that i'm genuinely drawn to...
if a certain silhouette (or color or style or whatever) looks terrible on me, then i know not to try it.

But, if a trend is new and fresh, or if it's a color or type of print that i respond to, then yes, definitely i'll try to incorporate it into my wardrobe.

I think incorporating a trend with pieces you already own can be a great way to revitalize your wardrobe and make it more "current" and it really doesn't take much.

I tend to avoid anything too gimmicky though... or if I want to try out something really trendy that will surely look dated soon then I make sure not to pay a lot of money for it.

 

[Betinapple]

I do not go for something just because it is trendy. I try to incorporate a trend into my own wardrobe if I like it and I think I can make it work. My style is classic and kind of ladylike, and I adore the peplum-fit which is very in style this season, so I bought a peplum top. Because I liked it and it fits with the rest of my clothes. I will not stop wearing it when peplums go out of style, if I still like it.