Let me preface this article by saying that I don’t have issues with ALL fashion and style bloggers. Just some. They are the bloggers who have a holier-than-thou attitude about what’s “in” and what’s “out” and that certain celebrities don’t “have style” because they don’t always wear the latest trends. Then there are those bloggers who put on the hate because, to them, “classic” equates “boring.” While everyone is definitely entitled to his or her own opinion, to rant on and on about how aspiring to be like, say, Audrey Hepburn/Jackie O isn’t “fashionable” because it’s “so overdone.” At least you’d always be admitted to certain venues if you were dressed like them. Looking like Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj (who is more or less a Lady Gaga wannabe, anyway) or Katy Perry, while attention-grabbing, isn’t always appropriate. However, there are those out there who believe that it isn’t the case.
Normal people tend not to be photographed by media unless they’re dressed at least like Katy Perry (above – seen here at her Part of Me 3D premiere in London). Generally, they only get photographed if the outfit is much more “unusual” than that.
Instead, these bloggers believe that attention-grabbing dress – be it candy-coloured hair, multiple piercings or in many cases, clothes that aren’t “typical” is better as it will get them some media and become “known.” Basically, in this town, if you aren’t “somebody” – that is, a celebrity, local or otherwise, you aren’t going to get press. Publications, whether small like someone’s style blog or major, such as the Globe and Mail (especially the Globe Parties or Globe Style sections) and Flare, will come calling and they’ll remember you the for next time, which means you’ll join the class of people who are more “well-known.” Regular people (i.e. those who don’t wear funky clothes or have “connections”), even if they go to every single major event in the city, on the other hand, are easily forgettable. Publications just won’t care about you unless they’re looking for random attendees. In other words, you don’t matter to them.
Sure, most people who end up in media are “normally” dressed, they are also, as mentioned earlier, “known.” Media don’t seek out new people out of the blue, even if they’ve seen you before. I guess that’s why some people, especially style bloggers who don’t have “connections” like to look a little bit “different.” However, the people who often criticize “regular” dress as “boring” should really think about what they’re saying. At least a little black dress and naturally coloured hair will not cause stares at a country club, even if the same look won’t get one into Toronto Life’s annual Stylebook.
Katy Perry image credit: Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
