While watching “The Devil Wears Prada” for the millionth time, I found most of the themes relatable to everyday life. Me being a fashion-activist, one quote stood out of the movie. Now, Miranda Priestly spoke the truth.
So often I go to school wearing Gap dark wash jeans under an Ann Taylor collared shirt and Banana Republic sweater, just to see girls (and boys) dressed in pajama pants and flip-flops. Not only do I find this abuse to one’s fashion potential, but I think it is such an eye sore. You do not need to be wearing expensive, designer brands to look like you are. But honey, at least throw on some jeans! Many people of my generation do not know how to dress themselves. Now, I am not saying that they have to dress like me in any way, but I want- so much- for teenagers to be aware of what they wear on their body. Not only do the right clothes give you confidence, but you represent the culture of fashion.
“I see, you think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and select out, oh I don’t know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you’re trying to tell the world you take yourself too seriously to care what you put on your back. But what you don’t know is that that sweater is not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually cerulean. You’re also blithely unaware of the fact that in 2002, Oscar De La Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns. And then I think it was Yves St Laurent, wasn’t it, who showed cerulean military jackets? And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of 8 different designers. Then it filtered down through the department stores and then trickled down into some tragic casual corner where you, no doubt, fished it out of the clearance bin, However, that blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs and so its sort of comical how you think that you’ve made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when ,in fact, you’re wearing the sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room. From a pile of stuff.”
Hello Chanel 