Keeping Up with Fast Fashion

Fewer industries revolutionize as quickly or frequently as the fashion industry. The trends are always changing, and sometimes I feel like it's impossible to keep up! With work and school and other activities it's hard to keep track of what's in style now. Fashion is a full-time engagement. So here are some ways to stay current in the fashion world if it's not your full-time job.

1. Read magazines or blogs.
The writers of fashion magazines and fashion blogs are employed to constantly keep up with, and report on fashion. You can pick a few bloggers whose style aligns with your own taste to follow. I love belledecouture.com, and iamgalla.com is my favorite choice for men. Fashion blogs can give you frequent inspiration to refresh your style and stay current. Magazines like Vogue can give you a larger perspective of fashion as it's being expressed through out the country, or world.
2. Go window shopping.
What's awesome about window shopping is that you don't need any money! Seeing how retailers are dressing their window mannequins can give you ideas about how to put together your own outfits. Seeing what popular items are reappearing in each store (I'm currently seeing jogger pants everywhere!) can hint to you what is trending now.
3. Pinterest.com
Being able to keep up with fashion from the comfort of my bed, preferably in pajamas, is a dream come true thanks to Pinterest. Search women's or men's fashion and instantly be shown hundreds of photos of what everyone else is loving, too.
4. Have a fashionable friend.
My fashionable bestie is a life saver when we are getting dressed to go out. She can tell me when what I'm wearing is a disaster, or point out a perfect look for the evening. Having a fashion conscious friend to be honest with you about your outfit choices, or to take along on shopping trips, can be a huge help in keeping you up to date.
5. Check out what celebrities are wearing.
Celebrities have stylists who pick out their clothes for them. Celebrity stylists are the fashion gurus of the famous, and we can gleam a little bit of their genius by seeing how they dress our favorite celebrities.

Hopefully some of these quick tips will help you get back into step with the fast-paced world of fashion.

xox.
-Bell