I personally take fashion very seriously. It's practically religious for me. I breathe fashion, I sleep fashion, I eat fashion - I live fashion. I esteem myself on being a pioneer; able to look past trends and celebrities for inspiration. I recently read an article about how teens like me will pay $200 for the same thing that costs $30, only without the name brand. I take pride in seeing fashion for what it really IS - art. Not a label, not a price tag; art. Louis Vuitton, Coco Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, and Vera Wang are PHENOMENAL artists. But there are equally phenomenal artists vending at Marshall's, Wet Seal, and unknown boutiques hidden around the city like burried treasure. In the article I read, the author made a point that made me question myself as the independent thinker I fancy myself to be. "What Makes A Girl In Uggs More Fashionable Than A Girl In Bearpaws?" I've never been a fan of fuggs - I was strongly opposed to them, in all honesty, because I hate imitation anything. Uggs are about comfort, and made out of the most heavenly sheep skin with the warmest caress, so I automatically assumed that all Ugg like boots that WEREN'T Uggs were only manufactured so that girls who couldn't afford real Uggs could still pull off the Ugg look. Uggs symbolize this laid back, relaxed American girl - and whether people realize it or not it symbolizes luxury in the sense of being able to blow give or take $175 for bulky warm boots that are by no means necessary, or even very attractive in reality. In American culture, where things are casual, Uggs have become a "cute" thing, but if you look at them for what they really are, there's nothing very cute about them. I'm not excluded from the American Ugg affair, I'm just able to see things the way they are. Anyways, getting back to the point, Uggs have become very fashionable, and there are certain looks that only a pair of Uggs can compliment correctly, and if a girl can't afford authentic Australian Uggs, should she be forbidden to wear a certain look? Absolutely not. And although I'm not speaking from first hand experience, I've heard that there are some extremely comfortable fugg brands. What I'm really saying is, stop trying to restrict fashion with monetary amounts. Let fashion live, let fashion breathe, let fashion RUN WILD. Let fashion manifest itself in every way it sees fit *
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