The Pied Pipers and the Rats

Fashion. The word pops the image of a few scantily clad skinny women walking on the ramp in a most bizarre manner. Admit it. You all thought of the same thing,didn't you? Some sicker minds might also have thought of wardrobe malfunctions. But there are enough pervert blogs out there if you want to read literary erotica and we don't want to add one more.
Yes. To fashion then.
What is fashion?
Fashion is an expression of oneself through one's cloths,hair other gear and the way one holds oneself. Since fashion in its truest sense is purely personal and individual, it must be unique or at least diverse. It should say who you are.To be fashionable is being comfortable about wearing something, even if it is only your own bare skin. That is what we call a fashion-statement. An individual's statement.
But right now what we find is that the individual voices have almost died out. Huge masses of people just repeat in unison what is told to them by "celebs". They copy the so called celebrities blindly. They imitate their hair style, their dressing and what not.
Yesterday i was reading an article in Ahmedabad Times directed to the first time college students. It was about style-check before going to college so that they look "Cool". The author of that article was saying what sort of tops and trousers and glasses and skirt and shoes and sandals are in vogue. He was basically telling them what to wear. I mean who the hell is he to tell people what to wear? But unfortunately this emotion is almost never reciprocated by the general public because they don't want to seem behind the trend.
A week or so ago when i went to a bookstore in a high-end mall, I observed that the male and female population of the age group 16-25 was wearing the same sort of cloths and accessories. It was as if they were all following a uniform. And a very costly uniform at that. And they seemed pleased to be doing the same thing as millions others do when the uniqueness is what we need the most right now.
The cartel of celebs, media and fashion houses decides what the urban youth wears.And nobody seems to have balls enough to swim against the current to keep their uniqueness in tact. They just don't want to be left out. They feel safe as a part of the crowd. For that temporary feeling of safety they are losing something very important. Their individuality. My heart bleeds for their loss.
Fashion is not all about Levi's jeans, fastrack watches and Ray-Ban glasses.So wake up you losers. There is still time to claim back your identity.