Julie Fredrickson of Almost Girl gives us a great review of Brooklyn Fashion Week(end) from a "Caucasian girl" perspective. I can understand how her point of view can cause quite a stir and ruffle some feathers. I'm not even Caucasian but I can understand where she's coming from.
I've been thinking for quite some time now that fashion needs to start evolving into something better and more meaningful. Many people in this world need to realize that fashion is truly about your own individual style and an expression of who you are. It's not about the "bling". It's not about what people on MTV are wearing, and it's certainly not about what the celebrities and media have deemed the "it" thing to wear. We've succumbed to what most media dictates what fashion is. We do what everyone else is doing instead of becoming our own person.
Of course, I'm speaking about most people in fashion these days, not everybody...
Fashion is about being creative, and judging from the pictures that Julie shares with us, most of the fashions displayed during Brooklyn Fashion Week were not creative, except for a few individuals.
I like what Julie says here:
"I, however, see it in a different light. Too often fashion hides behind masks of luxury and consumption without ever thinking of wider ethical or spiritual matters. We as fashion consumers, too, hide behind our assumptions and desires, neglecting the wider impact of our cultural and economic habits."
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