Fashion

Fashion criticism is a big term. Fashion critics are supposed to review fashion shows, give their opinion on outfits and looks, and comment style of celebrities and public people. But over time theprofession of a fashion critic turned into a very negative and aggressive activity, where experts feel free to humiliate and slam down celebrities and designers as well as their clothes, image andlooks. By doing so, fashion and individual style receives a strong hit on its confidence, because people do not wish to develop a style or sense of identity when fashion critics feel free to refer tostars like Madonna and Barbara Streisand as the “Bare bottomed Bore of Babylon” or “the sad version of a masculine bride of Frankenstein.”(Quotes by Mr. Blackwell, passed away fashion critic). Wouldn’t itbe better to encourage change and constructively criticize people, giving them suggestions on how to make their individuality better and more stylishly expressed? After all, fashion is supposed to beabout individual freedom, self expression and beauty, not mean rude remarks and destruction of self esteem and development of fear to experiment.
First of all rude fashion criticism which isheavily abused today, to me seems to be pointless, vicious and hurtful, not to mention contradicting to the whole idea of fashion. Fashion or style is something that a person carries inside and outside,the way a person wants so look and the part that he or she wants to play in life. The fashion world is based on creativity and individuality, and it seems ironic that both of these qualities are gettingdestroyed by people who refer to themselves as fashion critics. Let’s look at an example where a critic from a certain blog cruelly commented the look that American teen singer Miley Cyrus was goingfor at the MTV awards.
“If we're discussing the ANTM roadkill-quality hair extensions, the fact that she has no lips, or that her nasal contouring was so severe we all had a ten-minute discussion...