We’re all sick of the supposed stereotypes aimed towards people who lead high profile fashion careers, or even study at an art school…”It’s not that hard!” – Said every parent at some point.
Henceforth for my latest blog I have summed up 10 statements describing how people in this line of work are often misunderstood.
1.) Animal Haters
This is so false, most people I know who work/aspire to in the fashion industry are vegetarian/vegan.
There’s also a lot of designers, even buyers boycotting any place who work with fur.
2.) Alcoholics/Drug Addicts
We probably get this impression from the Daily Mirror headlines and long-running, sassy comedy: Absolutely Fabulous.
Personally, I can see why anyone who works in fashion would take up these substances due to stress.
But honestly, most people who have these busy jobs don’t even have time to be leading exotic booze lives.
3.) Sexually Frustrated
Because at some point (especially if you studied at an art school) we probably have had to draw naked figures, or if you have ever worked backstage at any fashion show there’s plenty of people bobbing about naked.
Sometimes even before the age of sixteen most artistic type people are no virgins to nude bodies.
Not to mention the disturbing/sometimes unsettling studies of nude paintings/portraits we have to examine…it’s no wonder really!
4.) All Homosexual
Which leads onto my next point, this is a huge stereotype that all (mainly blokes) must be gay to work in fashion.
This is absolutely true and of course every artist type is gay (*rolls eyes*)
5.) Have To Be Thin
I must say, anorexia does have a big influence on the fashion industry due to all those front covers of stick thin models.
But please believe people are so moving on from this now and larger sized ladies are being used as fashion models.
6.) Will Only Wear The Latest Designer Clothes
Rubbish! A lot of fashionistas wear vintage clothes, bought from markets in places like Brick Lane and Shoreditch.
After all fashion always revives itself!
7.) Snow Queen’s – The Lot Of Them!
You hear about these cold hearted, cold blooded, never pleased bosses like Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada and although there are some out there, not everyone in the fashion industry is like this to work for.
Some do care that you eat!
8.) Love Florals
I know one way or another they make a yearly comeback for designers Spring/Summer extravaganzas.
However, most people are fed up with lot’s of cute, feminine florals to a certain degree, especially Miranda Priestly…
“Florals for spring – groundbreaking(!)”
9.) Selfie Obsessed
Self obsessed, or selfie obsessed, I’m never too sure which.
But can I remind you all Kim Kardashian is the queen of social media platform selfies and everyone sucks up to her on her supposed “beauty” (implants.)
10.) Rich Bitches
Although common, it’s true that some working class citizens land decent fashion careers without the help of rich parents.
“They either wear all black, or are rainbow colorful”
Possibly the only statement I have read about fashionistas which is somewhere near accurate!!!
Jenny Graham 