Fashion

When people talk about fashion, what immediately come to mind are generally the cat walk, fancy clothes on beautiful models, celebrities, and so on. But when you go to study Fashion in school, it means much more, from designing style, defining pattern, fabric, fitting, sewing and a bunch of other things. In fact, you will never understand fashion till you have some knowledge in these areas. You may have good taste and style, but unless you are rich enough to have a tailor custom make everything you wear, you will not be as stylish you could be unless you are very lucky to get the item exactly you want with great fit. That, my friend, rarely happens.

I guess we all want to dress well if the following conditions are fulfilled:

• if we know what dress well means (but it's relative and different for everyone)
  
• if it's cheap enough
  
• if the reward of dressing well is greater than our urge of laziness
  

So, in fashion, it's like pretty much everything else, it appears that there's no way to be objective. Some people love Prada, others think it's lame. But there's one thing you should know is that Art is subjective but Craft is not. The quality of garments are not created equal. For a lot of people, an Armani suit looks the same as a Walmart suit beside they have different labels. Why does one suit cost $2000 and the other cost $100? Is it really just the brand?

I've never attended a fashion school, and never really had any formal training in fashion. It's just about a year ago I started to improve my wardrobe. I mean I didn't really care much about what I wear other than if they are comfortable and keep me warm. But as I get close to graduate from school, I start to interview for internships and actually working in a company. It has became necessary for me to make sure I'm presenting myself with the right image.