By Lucia Andrea
Fashion designer, anthropologist and businesswoman
According to the English anthropologist Daniel Miller, our consumption patterns are established by the pressures and expectations of other people. It is a kind of anxiety.
Fashion conveys the idea of individuality, however it is established, to tell the truth, in a relationship of "I" with "others."
But who am I and who are they? And why do we want to be fashionable? To be fashionable is to dress with the latest trends? Never repeat clothes? Imitate those that celebrities use? No no and no.
Of construction
I confess that I am in favor of deconstruction. I love asking unanswered questions. I think that only in this way can we change the order of things a bit. At least those that need to be changed 🙂
Therefore do not expect a step by step how to dress well or a trends manual. I want to talk to you about things that never go out of style like self-esteem, freedom of expression, research and creativity.
Love yourself
First, love yourself. Your body is beautiful. It's yours. Much more than kilos and centimeters, we are an ingenious group of cells. You saw that body with love.
Love for you, it can be denim, leather, tulle or silk. Love can come in the form of tight clothes, or loose clothes. In pastel tones or neon tones. What really matters is feeling that it comes from the heart. What is good for the eyes? What makes you happy.
Speaks!
Fashion is an incredibly versatile support for expressing yourself. To claim. To exercise the power of being a woman. Talk through your clothes. Talk to the world who you are, what you want, where you want to go. Talk through your clothes for 1 or 10,000 dollars.
Investigate
You are an intelligent woman. Provided with critical sense. If you are in doubt, investigate! See how our sisters are doing it, how they are dressing. Fashion blogs are producing at full steam. Ideas, looks and productions boil on Pinterest.
Use and abuse the good ideas of others and complete them with your personal touch. Discard ideas that don't work for you. Donate clothes that bother you. Shake off those stereotypes you don't need.
Invent
This is the best part. It is where we put all our creativity into practice. Friend, you don't need to spend a lot of money, unless you want to. A thrift store can dress you as well as a boutique.
A large pot and clothes dyes work miracles. A sewing machine and some lace too. Be yourself. Cut, sew and embroider. Do tutorials. And publish your creations online, either to help other women, or simply to beautify the world with your artistic talent.
It combines purple with orange. Wear black by day, white by night. Do everything to the contrary or everything to the right. No matter. But do it with will, with intention: that is the best fashion advice I can give you.
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