Fashion Victim

What is fashion ?

Fashion is a general term for a popular style or practice, especially in clothing, footwear, accessories, makeup, or furniture. "Fashion" refers to a distinctive; however, often-habitual trend in a look and dress up of a person, as well as to prevailing styles in behavior.

WHAT IS FASHION VICTIM ?

“It's a person who crosses the boundaries of fashion and style, like

taking a fad too far, or wearing too many trends at once and

therefore taking the look from the glamorous to the ridiculous.”

Are you ?

“ S i n c e t h e m i d - 1 9 9 0 s , f e m i n i s t o p p o s i t i o n t o f a s h i o n h a s a l l b u t e va p o ra t e d . B u t a re a l l t h e s e m u s t - h ave I t b a g s , n e w - s e a s o n d re s s e s a n d ve r t i g i n o u s h e e l s re a l ly m a k i n g wo m e n h a p py ? ” ( C h a r l o t t e Ra v e n , 2 0 0 9 )

You’re consider a fashion victim if :

Brands are of utmost importance for

you. You can spend all your salary

on a Gucci bag and then live the

whole month with an empty pocket.

It is essential for you to have

a fashionable piece from the

latest collection.

You copy the reputable fashion

icons’ styles blindly.

You are fond of makeup. You have fake

eyelashes, your hair is dyed or you have

hair extensions.

Your tan is fake and you have tanning

beds more often than it is really

necessary.

You believe that clothing can be

uncomfortable but it should be beautiful

and fashionable.

Fashion Victims !

HOW TO AVOID

BEING A FASHION VICTIM

Shop for styles you like.

Accept your body.

Know your sizes.

Set a budget.

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JUST FOLLOW THESE

SIMPLE STEPS :

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Gravitate toward basics over trends

Avoid over-accessorizing

Wear clothing that fits the

occasion.

Look at designs over brands.

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“When did we stop

believing that fashion

was bad for our psychic

health?”(Charlotte

Raven, 2009)

MAY MAKE YOU GO BALD !

HAIR EXTENSIONS

SHOES MAY CAUSE BACK, KNEE

AND H IP PROBLEMS !

WEARING SKINNY JEANS CAN CAUSE NERVE PROBLEMS !

“ A f t e r t a k i n g a t h o r o u g h m e d i c a l h i s t o r y , t h e r e a s o n f o r t h e t o n g u e l e s i o n s a s c l a r i f i e d . A s a n u n u s u a l f a s h i o n -c o n s c i o u s t e e n a g e r , t h e p a t i e n t h a d b e e n t r y i n g t o a c h i e v e a d a r k s u m m e r t a n a n d v i s i t e d a n a e s t h e t i c s a l o n t o u s e a t a n n i n g m a c h i n e . ( B u r n s , 2 0 0 9 )

REAL CASE

#2 - HANDBAGS

Swap your four- inch hee l s for hee l s

l e ss than two inches h igh . Opt iona l for

a wedge or a chunky hee l over

s t i l e t tos, which wi l l g ive you more

suppor t . Make sure that you limit the amount

of time you wear them.

#3 – HEELS

#4 – SKINNY JEANS

#5 – FAKE TAN

Read the ingredients properly.

Fashion is all about being yourselfFashion is all about comfort

Fashion is all about originality

REFERENCES

ARTICLE

Charlotte Raven.(2009). New Stateman, Victims of Our

Own Excess. Retrieved July 27, 2012.

Capt J. Dubose Lt Col (Sel) Jerry W. Pratt. (2004).

Victim of Fashion: Endocarditis After Oral

Piercing. Retrieved July 27, 2012.

Barbara Lippert. (1999). Fashion Victim.

Retrieved July 27, 2012.

Amber Morales. (2012). Are you a fashion victim?.

Retrieved August 1, 2012, from

http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/why-

coleen-rooney-kim-kardashian-caroline-819074.

How to Avoid Becoming a Fashion Victim. Retrieved from

Wikipedia : http://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Becoming-a-

Fashion-Victim.

Burns. Fashion victim: Severe tongue burn from a

tanning machine. (2009). Retrieved from

www.elsevier.com/locate/burns.

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