Recently, I deeply realized the meaning of the sentence "Fashion is a circle". Take the bell-bottoms that I turned out when I was sorting out old things. Looking at them, the days when I used to wear them to parade around the city came to my mind instantly. I remember that in middle school, bell bottoms were all the rage, and almost everyone around me had one. Everyone thought it was fashionable to wear them when walking. Later, I don't know when this kind of pants gradually disappeared from our daily wear and were replaced by various straight pants and pencil pants. However, when I walked in the fashionable street some time ago, I found that bell bottoms have returned strongly and become a fashionable item sought after by young people. This makes me sigh that fashion is really a continuous cycle process.
I remember when I was a child, I went to the department store with my mother, and saw those retro floral shirts, big colorful prints and loose patterns. I always felt that they belonged to the aesthetics of the previous generation and were rustic and outdated. But nowadays, these flowered shirts frequently appear in major fashion shows, and are matched with personality by fashionistas. Not only that, but also the small square satchel that my grandmother handed me. I once disliked its old style and had to press the bottom of the box. But now, it has become the new favorite of the fashion world, and the girls who are at the forefront of the trend carry it and become a beautiful landscape on the street.
Let's look at the hairstyle, from the once popular big wavy curly hair to the later bobo head, and now to the retro wool roll, as if time is constantly reincarnation in the change of hairstyle. The same is true of makeup. I still remember the thin and curved eyebrows that were popular in the 1990s. At that time, women in the streets and lanes all took this eyebrow shape as beauty. Later, the thick flat eyebrows became the mainstream, and everyone changed their eyebrows to catch up with the trend. Recently, I found that many fashion magazines and beauty makeup bloggers began to admire thin eyebrows, and that retro makeup came back.
In fashion, there are countless examples of this cycle. The classic elements of each era, after a period of precipitation, will renew their vitality. Just like the shoulder pad suit in 1980s and 1990s, it was a sign of independence and self-confidence of women in the workplace at that time, and then it gradually faded out of people's sight. However, in recent years, shoulder pad suits have reappeared in people's sight, and have been endowed with more fashionable elements. Whether paired with jeans or short skirts, they can show unique fashion charm.
Why does fashion show such a cycle? I think, on the one hand, it is because people miss the good things of the past. Every era has its own unique charm. When we look back on the past, those once fashionable elements will remind us of our past life and emotions. For example, when you see retro pull-back shoes, you will think of the happy time when you played with your friends when you were young. This emotional sustenance makes us have a special love for the fashion elements of the past. On the other hand, fashion is constantly innovating, but innovation does not mean completely abandoning the past. Designers draw inspiration from past fashions and combine classic elements with modern design concepts to create works that are both retro and fashionable. Just like the popular "New Chinese Style", the combination of China traditional dress elements with modern tailoring and fabrics not only retains the charm of traditional culture, but also meets the aesthetic needs of modern people.
For us ordinary people, fashion is a circle, which also gives us more choices to wear. We no longer need to blindly pursue new trends, because many old clothes can become fashionable clothes as long as they are properly matched. We can take out the old clothes at the bottom of the closet and re-match them according to the current fashion trends, and maybe we can create our own unique style. Moreover, this cycle also makes us know how to cherish and inherit the classic fashion elements.
In this fashion cycle, I am constantly rethinking my views on fashion. Once, I always blindly followed the trend and thought that only the latest was the best. But now I understand that fashion is not only the pursuit of the current fashion, but also the respect and inheritance of the past classics. Every fashion element has its value and significance, which together constitute the long river of fashion.
Today's insights have given me a deeper understanding of fashion. I believe that the future fashion will continue to circulate and bring us new surprises and touches. I am also looking forward to discovering more beautiful things and creating my own fashion stories in this fashion circle.
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