tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985349391908556134.post165384147655426887..comments2024-01-07T02:22:53.765-08:00Comments on apparel: Body Love or Branded Stuff?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985349391908556134.post-71091442706687085212008-07-24T19:59:00.000-07:002008-07-24T19:59:00.000-07:00I love this. I've always been one to scoff at peo...I love this. I've always been one to scoff at people stressed about body image. Since I was a teenager. I also refused to buy into fads. And designer clothes irk me with their advertising on my butt! <BR/><BR/>I vote for looks good feels good, not looks expensive!Carissa(GoodnCrazy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06345343198854496110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985349391908556134.post-33449495112660107872008-07-10T07:11:00.000-07:002008-07-10T07:11:00.000-07:00An interesting topic - I'd say that most of the fa...An interesting topic - I'd say that most of the fashion industry relies on low self-esteem (in regards to body image). Although they are slowly shifting since the whole size 0 debate began, it will be a long time before brands and designers will be able to stick to good design and avoid the self-image obsessed 'lifestyle management' they purport to offer their consumers through magazines and shows. Essentially I began as a student picking out retro bargains at markets such as Camden and Greenwich in London (when it was cheap!) - I never bought into brands as I couldn't afford it. Those friends who did buy brands lacked imagination when choosing their wardrobe and made some rather ugly choices - especially with sportswear. Women have it far worse, I honestly think that the most powerful women working in fashion publishing and marketing have made it worse. Profit comes before sisterhood, there are a few exceptions in the beauty industry, Simple and Body Shop for example, but on the whole a designer wants women to feel unattractive until they wear their latest collection!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com