I read all articles here and have always wanted to write one myself. But I have to warn you all, I don’t have any credentials to support me here. I have never considered myself to be a normal girl. None of the things that normally appeal to girls has ever caught my attention. I don’t enjoy shopping, I am not so much of a gossip queen and salons and spas give me a headache. I am also not someone who you will remember for my sense of dressing or “style” so to say. You will all agree that this is a fair warning. Don’t read any further if all you want is some take-away on “fashion”. 
I write this article (of-course, I am using this term very loosely here) because of two things that have been on my mind in the last few days. The initial trigger to all this is a discussion that I had with a cousin recently regarding Victoria Beckham’s dressing sense. We were talking about how sometimes she wears things that we normally wouldn't give a second look to, but still manages to look stunning. The discussion ended with just a few comments we exchanged, but it kept lingering at the back of my mind.Followed shortly was the realization that I start my day everyday with looking at images of our Bollywood beauties in their designer dresses on the online edition of “The Times of India”. Although I had always done it, it was only after this discussion that I started paying attention to the fact. If you think that it is with appreciation, let me correct you. What interests me more is how uncomfortable most of them looked in some of those outfits, but they do it anyways to stand out and get noticed.
It begs to question, what is fashion? Is it looking good and getting noticed at the cost of being uncomfortable, or feeling comfortable and confident in anything that you choose to wear? Does a dress make a person or does a person define a dress? If it isn't obvious, I am a believer in the latter. And I like to think that Victoria Beckham feels the same way…. She looks good in anything that she wears because it is always “her” that is making a dress look good.
I have come to realize that all of us have our own definition of style, of what is good and bad. We are all also designers with ability to create things that we think suit us best. If we give up on trying to be someone else, copying someone else’s style and instead choose to follow our instincts of what is best for us and what we will be comfortable in, we will all always look good. All you need is the courage to bring out the Fashionista in you.
Cheers!
