When one hears anything to do with fashion, he or she might as well think of superficial runway models that strut around in outrageously overpriced designer garments. Maybe even television or movies come to mind such as, Sex and the City and Confessions of a Shopaholic, Coco Before Chanel, or The Devil Wears Prada. Although some of these stereotypes hold some truth, most of what is being attached to the perception of fashion is rather untrue. Fashion is something that can promote creativity, which is an important aspect in culture, society, and religion, and it can make individuals look, feel and act a certain way. If you’re one of the many that think that fashion is not important it is, and it is essential in all walks of life. One quite possibly could think that in today’s society clothing choices are not all they're cracked up to be, and no one is going to be the Diane von Furstenburg of todays society, but what she can be is their own version of themselves, someone who he or she is proud to be. Someone that is intertwined with their self-identity and who they are; someone who is ready to break away from the norm.

We as a society are subject to the media that is presented in front of us. Society is letting newspapers, magazines, television, and movies dictate the perception we have for ourselves. The media is doing every individual an injustice by giving people a false sense of self and more crucially a damaged perception the world that actually is surrounding us. Why are we letting the media and the surrounding world control us? It’s simple. Once individuals become controlled and subject to all that surrounds them it’s hard for them to escape it or more accurately realize that they’re being controlled. Instead, it’s easier for them to continue in a rut of being chained by all the ruthless forms of ideologies they’re exposed to. Essentially, their unconscious is stripping them of all self-control that they have to change their mentality. It is blocking the communication between what the outside world believes is right and normal and what the individual believes is right for he or she. This lack of communication and synchronization is causing a lot of harm to individuals. By letting their unconscious control each and every choice, move, and decision, they are losing all personal integrity and self-worth they may carry. Instead they are entering a world where they are now the salve of the media. They have been forced to enter a world with little to no control.

Individuals are only able to recognize themselves after they are exposed to preexisting social codes, which happens to constitute each and everyone's perception of fashion. Fashion isn't something that can be defined by a single definition instead it is something that is subject to the individual wearing it. How can a single person define fashion? Well that’s because fashion is universal and it exists in many forms and in all walks of life, making it almost impossible to define. Thus, making an individual's perception of himself crucial in the process of being in tune with their own personal sense of style. And since we can't eliminate labels and branding, it is prevalent that we ourselves are labels of what we are directly exposed to. We are walking labels that society is constantly judging, so if an individual is not concrete on who they are it is hard to adapt to the world he or she is subject to, and much easier to become subject to our own unconscious. So be proud, stand tall and stay true to yourself!