Why you shouldn't follow fashion.

I was briefly a part of this industry in the early twenties of my life. It seemed like the place to be…from the outside. I lived in a place where the industry seemed to be all about luxury and bling. ..in a place like Dubai, it attracts attention. But on entering it, I found a completely different world. I remember the atmosphere being frantic for no reason. I didn’t realize it then…but I could feel the uneasiness of it all. It was in the behavior of people, in their attitudes, in the way they would speak. It was …and still is, an ‘elitist’ society. You have to be like them to fit in. Models parading around with little or no respect for anyone else. Sure there are always exceptions, like 2 or 3 in a group of 30. The designers would treat their garments like they were made of diamonds. (Unfortunately I was one of them, the designers). The chaos backstage for the choreography, rehearsals, the number the models have to stand in, accessories, shoes, headgear's and music is all focused on ONE thing……Making it LOOK glamorous. I promise you, no part of this industry is worth the hype it gets. All of it is pointless, unnecessary, expensive and a lot of the time impractical. In the end of the day, it is just a piece of cloth. The Fashion Industry has no REAL contribution to the world. I only wish for more people to recognize it. It is the GARMENT industry that is necessary NOT the FASHION industry. There is a difference.

I personally feel good to be out of it. But even if I wish to help others, they seem to have latched on to the whole act so hard that they can't let go. Like they say in the Matrix movie, they are too dependent on the system to be unplugged.