This is what a feminist looks like...

Okay so this is a bit different to my previous posts, I am going to talk about feminism. Previously I spoke of Emma Watsons interview in ELLE last year, it made me see just how important this is. Ever since her speech at the UN for her campaign ‘he for she’ I realized how because I am a girl I am not allowed to do certain things because of my gender.                       

Girls aren’t expected to be brave or strong, they are to be protected by boys, which I don’t think is right. For years in the past women were treated as less valuable than men and although we are now legally the same, we get the same pay, the same rights we are not treated the same in society. I think what is a commonly mistaken of being a feminist for boys is that is bed. Feminism by definition is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of political, economic and social equality of the sexes.  Many people think feminism is about women being greater then men, but its not its about us being equal.

Alot of men in the public eye have expressed their support of the ‘he for she’ campaign and how they are showing themselves as feminist. I think this helps other men realize it isn’t bad to be a feminist, it’s actually a good thing. Celebrities supporting the cause are Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne, Tinnie Tempah, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg. 

fashion magazine... only advertisements?

I don't think so, maybe to people who aren't interested in fashion yes they do have a lot of advertisements. Fashion magazine have so much more in them then just pictures, I love the ELLE columnist Victoria Coren. She talks about just about everything and anything its not always to do with fashion either it can be about current affairs such as the election or the fight for feminism. Coren always inspires me in whatever she writes about and makes me realise some things even little things are important. For me it is nice to hear somebody else view on society, current affairs or any topic she chooses to write about. I hope one day to be a columnist like her and give an effect on readers, like she does to me. Okay cringe moment has passed, moving on...

When I bought my first fashion magazine it was the March 2013 edition with Victoria Beckham on the cover, she is one of my many favourite fashion icons and I just bought it because, well... it looked so pretty! It was very glamorous and glossy and the masthead was in pink which I loved as (falling into the stereotype) it is my favourite colour! I remember walking out of the Tesco at the top of my school road feeling proud and confident and, although I had plenty of room in my school bag I denied it and walked to school with ELLE proudly under my arm. I walked into my form room and slammed it down on my desk and looked as everyone awed over the free gift I got with it which was a 20% off voucher for Kurt Geiger, which I then spent my next two hour IT lesson, looking for shoes I could buy with my 20% off (I didn't get them in the end). 

Okay so I have to admit that once I first started buying these magazine it was because of either the celebrity on the front or the free gift, but after I bought ELLE with Emma Watson on the cover and my boyfriend was an hour late meeting me (its okay he had a good reason for it!) I read the feminist issue and I loved it, it really spoke to me, I'll talk about that in another post. After that my mum bought me a yearly subscription to ELLE I began reading it properly and I have now realised after all this time what I had been missing out. It wasn't just all about the advertisements they had amazing articles in there! They addressed different issues about feminism and anorexia, all different types (of course there was a lot to do with fashion too, I'm not complaining! I  loved it!). 

So seriously I promise Vogue and ELLE aren't all about the advertisements! There is some amazing journalism in there and you should definitely have a look at some of the articles.

do devils wear prada?

I guess you can say my obsession  with fashion all started with the devils wears prada the film, yes I cheated I watched the film before I read the book. Picture this my seven year old self going up an escalator in the shopping centre and I see the poster for it the first time. It looked so elegant and sophisticated all at the same time, I was over whelmed with it and I begged my mum to take me to see it at the cinema but being the over protective mum that she is I was not allowed because I was not 12 which was the rating of this film. When I finally got to watch it, it instantly turned into my favourite film and still is today (along with several others) me and my best friend watched it every time we had a sleepover.

I loved the people in it the 'runway girls' that is where it all began, the dream of becoming one. Cringe! I know but its the truth, I wanted to be one. I loved the character Miranda Preistley she was so ruthless and harsh but she was amazing at her job, and always put Runway before herself and that is what I loved about her. The dedication she had with fashion and the passion, even if she did make a few people cry she did it for the magazine and for it to work. Obviously she's fictional and some people may say it crazy to find her aspirational but I do, it was her drive and love for fashion that made me so interested in it.

The makeover scene for me with Andy when she walked in with chanel boots and her hair and make up done to perfection was one of my favourites. Everyone stopped and stared at her because of the clothes she wore. It made me see how people were treated differently because of the clothes she wore. This could be a good thing or a bad thing but if you work in fashion you can't walk on to a shoot with a skirt you nan give you for Christmas five years previously. So no wonder Andy got judged for her 'hideous skirt' but it made me see how fashion can really help you identify your true self and for people like me show others who you are.

For me I am not very good at meeting new people, never have been I just don't know what to say. Some people will think I'm quiet and conserved but those who know me know that I can be very loud and outspoken, but if I wear something you get an idea of me and who I am. My real personality is shown through the clothes, saying I love your top, where did you get it? (without trying to sound like Regina George) is an instant ice breaker.

Okay I've gone a bit off course now but I mean this is what the film showed me, how much I would love to work in fashion and help me choose my career path. The idea of working in fashion, going to fashion weeks and meeting designers, going to
shoots, writing! It all appealsto me. I just didn't know how I would get there and I still don't!

first go.. wish me luck

Okay so my first go at blogging... okay and also my first lie the first time I tried I was thirteen and lets just say its something I wish to forget. Lots of pinks and sparkle on my layout and talk of Justin Bieber, don't get me wrong I still love pink and sparkles and the biebes but it doesn't really give much of a level of sophistication for myself so here I am three years later having ago at it.

So why am I having ago again? I recently read in ELLE about a fashion intern who has written a piece for ELLE back in July and who has a blog. When I read it I found myself laughing, she is incredibly funny and witty and I guess you can say that is where I found my inspiration to write this. I will be quite happy if I get even one person to read this, so if you are reading this I thank you. I love fashion I always have done, i'm not an expert I don't own many designer clothes or accessories which it is what many fashion bloggers have but hey i'm 16 and work in a shop? not exactly a millionaire but I do have high hopes of working in fashion when i'm older, keeping my dreams high I guess. I don't intend for this blog to be about myself i've never been one to share, but I do love talking about fashion which is what I intend to do.

Even in my english GCSE exam I found myself writing as if I worked at ELLE rambling on about why it is important to me etc, I am yet to find the result of this and will keep you posted on how amazing or disastrous this decision that was.  So I hope you enjoy my future posts!