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| (Lena White) |
Fashion represents people’s identity.
It can be an expression of who they are and what they do. Most of the time
fashion is a “trend”. If we see many people dressed in the same style it
becomes “today’s fashion trend”, and everybody wants to look like that. But
sometimes a “unique” fashion style is a better way to show your identity.
Everyone is unique, so we don’t need to follow other people’s steps. The best
way to show our fashion style is to be our selves and wear what feels good!
Fashion is something that can
help connect people, so we can say that it is a form of communication. During
the last week we, IH Photography and Blogging class, have been learning how to
photograph and communicate with strangers about fashion. It has been a fun
challenge, especially when people are running around in the rain.
Here in Vancouver, there are more
than 8 months of never ending rain, so rain boots, raincoats, hats, scarves,
umbrellas, etc… are very necessary. In the past rain boots, raincoats, and
other rainy day accessories have been used for emergencies (in our home
countries). But here, in Vancouver they are commonly worn daily items. Because
of this, Vancouverites {and those visiting from international countries}, have
to adapt their fashion styles to fit the rain and cold of the fall and winter
seasons. This does not mean boring big, black boots and coats; in fact we have
seen that many people in this city have great fall fashion to look fabulous in
the gloomy weather as well as stay warm and dry.
Below is a selection of blog
posts created by the IH photography class over the first week of October. It
was great to see that even in the rain, people still like to express funky,
colourful, bold, styles. So when the rain comes down and all we can see is grey
clouds in the sky, put on your brightest, warmest sweater and make someone
smile.
This text was written by Stella Lin, and contributed to by Summer Kim, Eddie, and John Kim.
