Fashion Vs. Style

     Hey y"all, hope your week has been good cuz mine has been splendid. So about this post, i've been trying to convince a friend that fashion and style aren't thesame thing.The terms fashion and style are commonly thrown around these days, however many people find it difficult to distinguish between the two but i just feel i should go ahead and educate my readers.

    Fashion and style. What are they? Do they always go together? Do they mean one and the same thing? It's hard to say. I’ve come to the conclusion that there are two different types of people that are into fashion. You have those people who are stylish, and then you have those people who are fashionable. According to Oscar de la Renta, “Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.”

      So the key difference is the fact that "Fashion" is what is currently in vogue right now, that is, what is being featured in magazines, on TV and on the fashion runways Style, on the other hand, is unique to everyone. This is the person’s own opinion, their own choice in clothes and accessories. Style is something that has been modified and customized on an individual level to suit each person’s own personality and body.

      There are many people who are fashionable, however they may or may not be stylish. These are the people who follow fashion blindly, without any regard to whether the fashion actually suits them or not. However, there are also a number of people who are stylish, but they are not considered fashionable. This is mainly because while what they are wearing is stylish and shows off their body and personality; what they may be wearing may or may not be currently in fashion.

        The truly stylish man knows, understands, and respects the rules, yet knowingly defies and breaks them, bends them and interprets them as he pleases. Great style means not taking oneself or one’s garments too seriously, because to be honest, there are things in life way more important (fact). So Fashion is very 'versatile'. It keeps on changing, Style on the other hand, is considered more 'permanent and timeless', as it does not need to change. It may only change when the person does.

What are your thoughts?

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