I strongly agree with the aphorism “Fashion is intensely personal, in the same way that poetry is intensely personal. It is a medium through which personal stories can be told, memories re-lived and futures foretold.” There is always main stream, we call it trend, in fashion. Almost every woman wears miniskirts in 90’s. Many people who are skinny or aren’t skinny wore skinny pants in 2000’s. Still, it was always personal in same look. We can almost tell people’s aspect by their clothes. It can be wrong, but it tells a lot.

I also sympathize with the aphorism “Fashion is gossip. Never underestimate the power of gossip. Semiologists are driven into ecstasies of supposition by its whispers.” These days, due to the development of the social media, gossip got more power. Because of their influences, Instagramers and Youtubers who have lots of followers got power. People talk, judge and follow. Sometimes people lose their own identities.

This aphorism may sound conflict with the aphorism above. However, I don’t think it’s conflict. I believe there are two sides to everything.