What's Hot vs. What's Not!

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I know it seems I've been posting a lot about fashion and I must admit I have been; but what's fabbb hair without a little personal style and pizzazz?!  I was recently told that in order to make this whole fashion/style/hair blogger gig work, I have to be fashionable myself and care about how I look.  While I admit there's truth to that statement, those words hurt.  I totally care about how I look and put effort into developing my personal style and the right fit for my curves.  So, who can really define what's fashionable for each individual?  Who's to say what I wear deserves a spot on the worst dressed list and Nicki Minaj and Miley Cyrus' threads deserve best dressed?  Many would say both of them are a bit over the top with what they wear, but the bottom line is it's their personal style and what makes them feel good or at least gives them the ability to be who they want to be in life or maybe just for the moment.  But is that acceptable?

Society has this preconceived notion that what the expensive name brands say is trendy or fashionable must have come from the Bible or something, because they swear by it.  Tom Ford said it best in an interview with New York Times, he said, "If I was ever going to become a good designer, I had to leave America. My own culture was inhibiting me. Too much style in America is tacky. It's looked down upon to be too stylish..."   He's right!  We are brainwashed into believing that whatever full ensembles Chanel, Gucci, YSL, Dior, Fendi and other fashion houses put out must the uniforms of our everyday life.  Now I'm not saying boycott name brands, what I'm saying is be you, be unique, create your own style.  By all means, shop and wear whatever brands make you happy, but make the brands work for you.  Play around with different brands, pieces, fits and colors.  Create your personal style!  Most importantly know the heart of each brand.  We know brands like Calvin Klein, Gucci, YSL, Dior, Fendi,  and Of course Chanel, just to name a few, but do we know Francisco Costa, Tom Ford, Stefano Pilati and Karl Lagerfeld?

The moral of the story is this, never let anyone define you, be it your style, your personality or anything else that gives you the spunk that makes you YOU.