There is an ever-changing relationship between fashion trends and personal style. Trends dictate the styles that are offered and popular in the culture; however, personal style is what makes each person’s interpretation and application distinctive.
Trends are not a Rulebook!
It is important to offer inspiration and options.Offering inspiration and options is very important.
Trends reveal new silhouette, color and combinations that may not have been considered by anyone else, giving them more options when creating an outfit and wardrobe.
Encouraging Experimentation
When you see a trend start to take off, it’s easy to get a bit brazen and try something new, like a daring shade or an unusual cut or even a novelty accessory.
Trends are trends, they’re not fads.Trends aren’t fads.
Wholesale Adoption
Others opt to adopt a trend no matter what it is, and they will do it wholeheartedly just because it is the trend.Others take a different approach and instead choose to be with the trend rather than with their own expression long-term. This may be thrilling, but can lead to a very dynamic wardrobe, which may need to be continually updated.
Selective Interpretation
Some people have more of a selective approach and use a trend for a certain color, silhouette or detail from their existing wardrobe. This technique will give a more unified, personalized appearance with time.
The trends are filtered through your personal style.Trends are filtered by your personal style.
Body Type and Comfort
Appropriateness of style sometimes depends on the style that really fits the body or the person’s comfort level so a style that suits one person may not suit another.
Lifestyle Considerations
Of course, practical considerations such as work or everyday life whittle down those trends to ‘real’ life requirements; these trends become more practical and adaptable to everyday life.
Personal Values
Personal values surrounding sustainability, ethical production or minimalism have become more influential and more and more people are seeing trends differently, reinterpreting the trend through pieces they already own or have other personal values, instead of buying an addition.
Social media plays a vital role in the adoption of trends.Social media has a significant role in the adoption of trends.
The speed of trend adoption has greatly been increased with social media, while the interpretation of trends has been expanded. The algorithm-driven content instead of one single trend dominating fashion, allows users to be introduced to a thousand variants and specialty aesthetics, so that it is more visible and valued than ever before in history to interpret the fashion.
Trends are closely linked to other shifts in culture.Trends are connected with other cultural changes.
Fashion fads are frequently linked to more extensive cultural occasions like a resurgence in nostalgic style, a preference for plush clothes, or heightened awareness of environmental concerns. Often, personal fashion and form express how an individual participates in these larger cultural debates.
Building Confidence Through Trend Awareness
A general awareness, though not necessarily an endorsement, of the trends can help an individual make informed choices when styling, knowing which ones are their personal taste and which ones are just a fad.
Trend-Chasing is a dangerous game to play.Trend-Chasing is a dangerous game to play but, not possible.
Being constantly in the search of every new trend may result in an uncoordinated outfit and excessive spending. A more sustainable method of personal style is to take trends as a stepping stone for inspiration instead of a rule to be followed.
Final Thoughts
While fashion and style may go hand in hand, the best fashion is when trends are seen with a personal touch of fashion, lifestyle and personal values. The concept of personal style can be kept up-to-date and reflective of an individual without being a duty.
