My Opinion of the Fashion World

What is it that makes women so appealed to fashion magazines, fashion-based television shows, and fashion-based, well, everything? Being a seventeen year old girl myself, I personally think that it's the fantasy of glamour. Most women want to be just like these celebrities and models, all of who look perfect. They have rail-thin bodies, long luscious hair, and perfect faces with high cheek bones and just the right amount of pout in their lips.
But this is all just a hoax. The news and phsychologists say it all the time. Even with a professionals opinion, people still give in and become a slave to these diets and trends with the promise of being just like celebrities and models. Notice how you can never achieve exactly how they do their makeup or tone their body. Without the personal trainers, makeup artists, and airbrush, you can't do it. You cannot look like these people, because they don't even look like themselves.
So, where am I going with this? To sum it up, I'm saying - BE YOURSELF. Don't give in to these trends. If you're doing something to try to be someone else, you're losing yourself. And if you lose yourself, you might lose the people who love you for yourself. Don't try to be someone you're not. You are beautiful, and unique, and you don't need to give into the stereotypes. You won't have a happier life just because you work out 365 days a year or use a new lip gloss. Reading magazines and watching shows like "Project Runway" are all good and fun, but don't take it too seriously. You are amazing just the way you are, and don't let anyone or anything tell you otherwise.


- Geena Ciabattoni