What is my analogy for it?
I had thought it was about fashion, but I think it is something more.
It is based on fashion, or is it the loss of our sense of self as we each have become diluted by the current of our society and the influence it has upon our choices and how we then see ourselves.
It is this loss of self identity that has us turning to fashion to define our style and create an identity when we don't know who we are.
It is beautiful, and what I would say is true style, when someone can use fashion to make a statement about who they are rather than to define who they are.
I want to change the way society believes we can find our identity, and help us to break free from feeling the need to conform; to stand strong against the current's pull and choose how to express ourselves and how we find our true inner-beauty.
Not being defined by the exterior, but, if one chooses, the exterior can represent the interior on some level. Just as art is a bold representation of its creator at times, in other circumstances, it is simply a means for communication. Similarly, clothing can be used as an external expression of inner-self, and at other times is simply intended to clothe.
I want to redefine society's definition of clothing in order to create a shift in our understanding of it conceptually. I believe that this will improve the existing relationship we have with clothes if we can break through the restrictions we feel forcing us to conform. We need to recognize the freedom we have in this society to dress in the costumes of ourselves.
It is not about blending in with the rest of the cast, but living into and expressing the role your true self plays.
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