Every since I moved to London I started to realize how popular designer bags are, and how attached to them women are. There they go, in their early commute to work, holding their most precious thing, barely waken up.
Following my previous post about looking sharp, without the need of flashy items on your wardrobe https://francapersonalstyleconsultancy.fashion.blog/?p=220, I wanted to reiterate my opinion that we are not the things we own.
Many of these women buy these second hand bags and they go around happy to own a XYZ bag, etc. But they are not acknowledging that the rest of their personal style doesn’t go along with the bag. Meaning, having a XYZ bag but your hair is messy, your tights are ripped, your nail polish is damaged, etc, you are not looking your best. It doesn’t matter if you paid £1K for a bag.
Personal style for me, is much more than what I can afford. The pressure is real, I get it. The amount of repetitive social posts and social media influencers, makes us believe that if we don’t own this, this and that, we are not relevant in this world.
The honest truth is that we are important and we are relevant. What matters is our personality and our moral code, all the rest are add-ons, that a huge fashion industry wants you to believe you are lacking.
If you have nice clothes, a safe home, family and/or friends, you are not lacking anything and you have a fulfilled life. Everything you purchase, are extras. Your bag doesn’t define you, you define yourself.
Franca Personal Style Consultancy 