CREATE YOURSELF: FASHION EMPOWERMENT

Fashion Empowerment.
We are born into this world with an identity. A name given to us by our parents, and a life predestined by the hopes and circumstances placed by everyone around us. How do you define yourself? A race, a gender, a career, social status, fame or money?

Perhaps, the problem begins by the very fact we spend far too much time defining ourselves rather than creating our own identity. We have the power to mold our lives and ourselves into the shapes and colors we desire, but we lock ourselves into preconceived ideas that have been placed around us. Why?

Fashion. As superficial, meaningless, and vain as many people believe it to be, it is actually one of the most practical ways of discovering your identity on a daily basis. What you wear is a reflection of how you think and feel. This is why your style evolves alongside your experiences, confidence maturity and surroundings. 

Creating yourself neither begins nor ends with what you wear, but it is a progression of limitless ideas   and questions regarding yourself as a work of art. 

Who are you today and how would you express it? What are your limits, fears, and dreams? Break free from the mold of following everyone else around you, and start questioning and creating your own path. 

Mix and match things you like, and break free from the idea you must "fit" into a square that society has placed upon you. 

To be creative, means you no longer see yourself as a creature of attraction, but an ever-changing creation of ideas. Your primary goal is not to be beautiful, but to say something. Strengthen the ability to express ideas, and eliminate the need to conform. 

If you want to wear your skirt as a shirt, and your pants as a scarf, then do it. Challenge yourself by feeling uncomfortable, and push the boundaries to make people THINK.

Stay Tuned !

 In 2018, Talk Fashion Blog, will be exploring new and unique ways to explore the art of fashion expression. Fusing the fashion world with philosophy, psychology  literature, mathematics, music, and art, we will be exploring the limits of personal style. Join us!

xo,

Maya

ARE YOU FASHION PIGEONHOLING?

What in the world is fashion pigeonholing?

Pigeonholing is any process that attempts to classify disparate entities into a small number of categories (usually, mutually exclusive ones).

Fashion Pigeonholing is when you classify yourself into a particular style group. 

A lot of how we dress, is a direct representation of who we think we are, and how we see ourselves. Factors like, social circles, work, school, hobbies, etc., can find us stuck on a limited variation of self awareness and style. 

This is your comfort zone, and it feels safe. You know it well, and chances are you've dressed that way for years. You shop at the same stores, gravitate to the same colors, and basically, buy the same outfit in slightly different shades and lengths. 

The problem is, life is an ever evolving force. You are evolving and your style should be as well. Staying fresh means trying something new. This does not mean you should make a 180 degree fashion flip and abandon everything you know. Fashion is a collection of ideas, and keeping the essence of your style aesthetic will stay relatively unharmed. The challenge lies only in your own mental stereotypes of who you think you were, are, and will be. 

"Oh no.. that's not YOU!" -(My mom) 

To this day, every time I go shopping I can still hear my mother's infamous words, "Oh no.. that's not YOU!" . Funny enough, those exact words are still preventing myself from stepping out of my little pigeon hole. 

Don't be afraid to grab a style completely different from anything you know. You may surprise yourself and actually like it.

Take care and lots of love.

xo,

Maya

6 Deadly Fashion Sins

Fashion is all about your identity. Usually, there is very little someone can say about your fashion choices being right or wrong; however, nothing kills fashion faster than these 6 Fashion Sins.

                                      BRAND LABEL OVERLOAD

Labels, labels, labels. Nothing is a fashion turn off quite like an article of clothing that is slapped with a brand label for everyone to see. Yes, it is the quickest way to shout to the world, "This is Expensive", but also the tackiest. 

Wearing brands should be for the quality, and high level of artistry not for the excessive showing off of how much money you spent.

 Such logos stamped on you, brands you like a walking billboard. Unless you are being sponsored, it really doesn't make much fashion sense.

                             UNDERGARMENT EXPOSURE

Call me old fashion but, undergarments are not meant to be seen. It is extremely distracting and it detracts from you as a person. No matter how on trend you might be, visible panties or bras will always be the first thing you see and the last thing you remember. Fashion will always be lost in a lingerie mix. 

                                            GYM CASUAL

"There are no ugly women, just lazy ones."

-Coco Chanel

Recently, I have noticed an epidemic of gym clothes everywhere I go. Either everyone has gone mad for fitness, or they are simply wearing them because they are ultra comfortable, and give you and excuse for not combing your hair or having any make up. Either way, the only time you should be wearing fitness clothes is when you actually go to the gym. Yes, you are not hurting  anyone by being lazy, but it is laziness itself that kills fashion. 

                                      MATCHY MATCHY

Matching your outfits as kids is extremely adorable, as adults, not so much. The issue is identity. Fashion is all about your inner identity and being "matchy matchy" with your lover, or best friend forever 

shows the world you still have not found your fashion voice.  

                              PETS ARE NOT ACCESSORIES

There is no doubt small furry creatures are adorable. However, using them as accessories to complete an outfit, and treating them like "things", is not fashionable. Rather than creating a fashion identity, it becomes more of a "image circus". You are fun to watch, but no one is listening to what you say. 

                                         CLOTHING LOVE

Lastly, show your clothes some love. Pay attention to the details. Make sure there are no stains or wrinkles. You can't imagine how much details such as these distract the human eye. A fashion look can be completely ruined by neglecting some simple fashion care.