Buying into Trends
- Madeline Hurt
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min read
The other day, I saw a girl walking on campus wearing the New Balance 990s I mentioned in my previous post. Seeing her made me think about a battle I always fight in my head: buying trendy pieces vs. buying pieces that fit the trend. From the beginning of my fashion journey, I have always opted to find pieces that fit the trend rather than buying the exact trendy piece. Doing so, was in part due to my lack of funds for the expensive trendy items, but also my drive to be different and show the world that I understand the trend, I don't just follow and buy the exact trendy piece.
For example, this winter, quarter zip and collared sweaters were very trendy. One in particular being the Lululemon "Scuba Half-Zip." I love the Lulu Scuba and I would like to think I'll have one someday because I genuinely like quarter zip sweatshirts, but I was not about to spend $118 on a trendy one that will be out of style for everyone else by next season. Instead, I thrifted a black quarter zip sweater by Ralph Lauren Sport at Goodwill. This sweater has easily become my most worn sweater. I love it because it is a sweater material and can be dressed up with jeans or dressed down with sweatpants. The Lulu Scuba always looks athletic, so my thrifted sweater is already better simply for its versatility, but it was also only $5!
Going back to the sneaker trend that inspired this whole post: (I know, I'm all over the place, it's just how my brain works) the 990s. I love the look of the vintage running shoes, and they make me feel like a cool Scandinavian girl that has her sh*t together. However, I didn't want to spend $185 on a pair of shoes, hell, that's more expensive than my current running shoes. So, I found a pair of vintage Nike running shoes on ThreadUp for $45 and I love them! They are white, silver, and have a pop of red with the red swoosh. They were exactly what I was looking for in a sneaker because I have been loving silver shoes recently. But, when I told my boyfriend about them, he said that they were ugly. I explained to him that they give the look of the trendy running shoes without being the exact thing. He told me that people wouldn't get that they're on trend unless they were the exact trendy piece. I understood what he was saying, but in my mind, it's cooler to have a piece that fits the trend rather than the exact thing that everyone else has. It shows that I understand why it's trendy and that I have my own personal style. Maybe this just goes back to my desire to be different and prove to people that I know what I'm talking about, but I think you're cooler if you're different.
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