Akshara

I’m not sure if this concept exists but I feel Fashion Fatigue should be a new term coined in twenty-twenty-one. I speak for myself when I say I am exhausted. Not exhausted in life per say, but with finding clothes that I actually like & would need for when freedom day is announced ( I am currently in lockdown till the end of September ). The last time a purchase was made specifically for clothes, was on the twenty-eighth of May, I had purchased two pair of leggings from SKIMS.

Its not necessary that I need new clothes right now, because currently my outfit cycle consists of workout clothes, day pajamas & evening pajamas & an occasional puffer jacket to shake things up. When I feel the need to look for some much needed outfit inspiration, I go where every rational human being would go – the ‘gram!

Like clockwork, I thumb through my feed & of late, have left feeling uninspired. Maybe its the oversaturation of recent ‘trends’ or the fact that I am in lockdown but on a personal front I feel a certain disconnect from brands who are trying to relate to a consumer who is looking to spend their hard, well-earned disposable income. Realistically, I can’t keep up with seasonal outfits, so I look for all season round dresses, high-waisted pants, breezy kurta-pajama sets & throwing in a an electric blue dress with green flowers, just to keep things interesting. Of course the problematic nature of fast-fashion is always making headlines & hauls have their own topic of discussion, but if you buy things, re-invent them & keep them till they are no longer hanging by a thread, cuts out the topic fast fashion right? To an extent yes.