Is it important to buy all the new fashion trends of the season? Have you ever wondered if you’d be tagged ‘fashionably outdated’ if you wear something that doesn’t belong to the current trends? Well, those are not the kind of thoughts that just come to your minds, I used to think quite a lot about such ‘fashionable’ thoughts as well! 🙂 Being a Fashion Blogger I need to be updated on the new fashion trends every season and I always make it a point to do so. But owning them all is as difficult for as most of you. I am after all a ‘real’ person with a ‘real’ budget and after paying my bills and running a house I am never left with a large chunk of money to go trend shopping every month!
I decided to work more on my personal style and started planning my outfits (for the blog or otherwise) in a way that is practical and at the same time fashionable! To be honest, fashion blogging helped me a lot in doing so.
I didn’t intend to address only the fashion bloggers through this post, because I have seen a lot of girls from the non-blogging world struggling with this shopping dilemma. A few months back I had posted an article about my favorite fall looks with shopping links for my readers to check out the products and shop if they wished to. Velvet slip dress was very much in that list and honestly I have been in love with this trend from the very beginning. The velvet slip dress that I am wearing in the post is sent to me by Zaful as a part of my collaboration with them. I really have to thank them because I might have kept postponing the idea of buying it any sooner!
What is my point? My point is that just because I didn’t wear a slip dress until now didn’t make me any less fashionable.
My point is that from my personal experience I can assure you, it’s not necessary to own every single piece from the new fashion trends, unless you want to!
As a fashion blogger or a fashion lover, identifying your personal style and feeling confident about it is what counts the most. The key pieces of the season are anyways going to be bought by a lot of bloggers and unless you come up with a distinctive way of styling it, you would end up looking like most of them. That is where having a strong personal style comes into play that any fashion lover should strive to work upon.
Yves Saint Laurent aptly put it “Fashion Fade, Style is Eternal”
However, that is entirely my personal thought on the topic. If you have a different opinion on shopping for the latest fashion trends of the season, do share it in the comment section below. And if you would go ahead and shop for a few pieces anyways, please scroll down for my outfit details and links to similar items to shop from!
Outfit Details
Dress : Zaful / Top : Femella / Shoes : Dorothy Perkins / Sunglasses : Forever 21 / Jewellery : Local shops in India
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Anonymous
February 20, 2017Love your blog
Sarmistha Goswami
February 25, 2017Thank you!!! 🙂
Franzi
February 20, 2017Thanks for stepping by at my blog the other day 🙂 I am glad, so I could find this interesting article of yours. I do agree with you: you should rather work on a distinctive style than following all the trends “on time” and buying all the “must haves” at all times. I like the idea of picking the trends you like over years and creating something unique 🙂 I always loved wearing high-waisted jeans and pants, when everybody else wore lower ones. People looked weirdly at me for wearing them back then and now I am happy I can find a greater variety 😛
Sarmistha Goswami
March 8, 2017Totally agree with you! I think it’s more fun to experiment with mixing and matching than just copying the latest trends and wearing them exactly the way everyone else is wearing. Thanks for dropping by. Have a great day! 🙂
sotyglitters
February 22, 2017Beautiful!!!
Sarmistha Goswami
February 25, 2017Thanks a lot! 🙂
Dan
February 23, 2017You look smoking hot, girl. Loved the photos <3
Sarmistha Goswami
February 25, 2017Thanks a ton my love! You are the best! 🙂 🙂
The Fashion Huntress
March 2, 2017Totally agree with you! I think it’s best to where whatever you want and embrace what works for you! We definitely share this philosophy 🙂
Sarmistha Goswami
March 8, 2017Great minds clearly think alike! 🙂 Thank for dropping by babe! 🙂
ilijacfashion
March 7, 2017Great post, I very like your combination 🙂 new post https://www.instagram.com/ilijac/ http://mensfashionobsession.blogspot.rs/
Sarmistha Goswami
March 8, 2017Thank you so much! 🙂
Nate
March 21, 2017Great post!! Love the outfit, so chic! <3
Sarmistha Goswami
March 23, 2017Thank you so much! 🙂
Blessina
March 27, 2017Lovely look !
Sarmistha Goswami
September 29, 2017Glad you liked! Thank You! 🙂
Rachel
November 27, 2017I quite agree that finding your own groove and whats works for you is the best way to go. You also have to be comfortable and happy in how you style yourself and not just following the herd, so to speak.
Ana De-Jesus
November 27, 2017Exactly trends fade and style is eternal and if you have a distinctive sense of style then you should totally own it no matter what a stuffy magazine dictates that you should be wearing. Style is personal and connected to our identity.
eliza
November 28, 2017I would say your choices are good and you look gorgeous. I don’t think mix and max would be difficult for us as long as we wear ourselves, our identity and we’re comfortable – that’s all that matters to me too.