Public Relations consists of a lot of interaction with people. A big part of interaction is how you present yourself physically…
My personal view of fashion may be different than some women. I feel that most women are purely about the name brand or how expensive it is. Fashion to me is simple, how you look regards how you feel. If you look good, you usually feel good. It is also a way to express oneself.
When I was little, fashion went no further than “play” clothes and “school” clothes. As I aged slightly, I remember my number one priority was waking up and planning my outfit for the day. I had to decide what would look the best and what would get that one guy’s attention. At that time, fashion was all about the right outfit to wear and getting ready for that certain guy. I wanted to stand out but not like a sore thumb.
Also, in the fashion industry, models and celebrities and how they present themselves are a huge part of the business. A lot of sales are based on what the latest fashion is (according to the celebrity). Does the model look good in that outfit? Could I look good in that outfit? I am going to go to the store and try it on. How do they present themselves?
Fashion has changed immensely as I’ve grown up. Now that I look back at what I wore when I was little, I am mortified. But at the time, that was socially acceptable. As I got older, when my parents still tried to buy my clothes, they would be stuck in their own fashion sense that was not similar with mine.
The best part about fashion when I was younger was back to school shopping. It was the one day of the year it was financially acceptable to go shopping and buy lots of items- and I could pick them out. This lead to present day “retail therapy.” After a bad day, we call our friends and it is acceptable to go shopping to make us feel better about ourselves.
I love how fashion changes with the seasons. It adds variety to the wardrobe. With each change of season, a new excitement mounts. With fall and winter we get excited to put on fashionable and dark-colored boots, coats, and sweaters. As the warm sun of spring arrived, we shed those fashions for pastel tanks, shorts, and capri’s.
I not only pay attention to my fashion but of those around me; everybody’s mood changes as they pull out their new season’s wardrobe. Your wardrobe adds so many different aspects of your personality- majestic, fun and funky, sporadic, beautiful, bright, tasteful.
Then as you go off to college- you can reinvent yourself through fashion and it is exciting. Although most, including me, went with the “sweats” look to morning classes. As an adult, you love being exposed to the importance of fashion and how the clothes you wear in a certain environment speak volumes about who you are.
As I’ve become an adult, fashion has become more of my expression of who I am and what I am capable of which, with the appropriate outfit, can feel like anything. In a tank top and gym shorts I can run for miles. In a suit and a pair of pumps I am the most powerful woman in the room. In a flirty dress I am the envy of every girl at the club. Fashion for me is a sense of confidence in who I am. I am able to drastically change roles in my daily life with a simple outfit change.
It’s exciting in the business world to buy new, tasteful professional clothes. After work, I change into comfortable athletic clothes to hit the gym. While running the treadmill, I already begin planning out my outfit for the night out ahead.
Fashion has played a huge part in every aspect and stage of my life. It defines who I am and leaves an impression on those I come in contact with.
Special thanks to Amanda Smith for some help with this post.
Tags: athletic, celebrity, Fashion, outfits, PR, professional
