Fashion is Just a Trend By Shayna Q.

  It's been said that; If the world was blind who would you impress? Teenagers shouldn't take fashion so seriously. People see fashion as beauty, industries see it as money and teenagers see it as popularity. Though is it really? Fashion has taken too much place in today's world; it's a problem. Firstly, fashion isn't what defines us, it's a extremely bad for the environment and fashion only makes people spend their money.

  Fashion doesn't define people, it's only a trend that people see as beauty. Yes, we like to buy clothing and dress fancy, but fashion isn't important. What defines us is the choices we make, not the clothing we wear. There are people who don't have shoes on their feet nor the possibility of an education. Look at us who believe that fashion is what defines us. Instead of buying clothing we could be helping someone in the world, but we cannot since we spend all our money on fashion clothing items. Things that have no value. We don't see the beauty of the world because we think that true beauty is in fashion and that's foolish. The universe won't survive forever. Even Albert Einstein believed this when he mentionned his doubts concerning the universe's time frame and the long lasting reign of human stupidity. He was right, we're so shallow in not taking a stand for the people who don't even have what we forget to be greatful for.

  No matter what you think, yes, fashion is bad for the environment. Everyday citizens buy or see something that they'll save up their money for. Honestly, if you're going to buy something, buy something useful and reusable. Do you even  know the impact it has on the world, the environment?Well, we all know the famous saying; Everyday is Earth day, do we respect it? No. Fashion is only consumption and waste, all the clothing who are considered "off season" get thrown out to the trash and end up in the landfill. Who knows how many times they were worn before being considered rubbish? No matter what you think fashion does more bad than good. Tumblr brings some proof to this claim with its multiple mottos insisting people to explore the ruins of volcanoes, to enjoy the sensation of bark on a tree and how money shouldn't be spent on things that have no value in life. 

  Fashion shouldn't be called self expression anymore, it's just a trend. You should have other things to fill your time than buying clothing. Fashion changes so much that it's hard to pin it down into one style. The fact that it changes so much makes you always "fashionably late" or a "fashion-avant garde"; either way you will always be buying more clothing. Even if you have more than enough when your mind sees something it wants, it's not going to stop taunting you to buy it until you do.

  In conclusion, fashion has taken to much place in today's world. People shouldn't take fashion so seriously because it's only a trend. Fashion doesn't define us. It's also bad for the environment and it simply makes us spend our money. Fashion is bright, loud and screams what society wants it to say. You don't have to be bright and loud, you simply have to be who you are.