Dress Designers

Have you ever looked at clips from fashion shows and wondered what dress designers are thinking? I realize they are supposed to be high fashion, but some of them are making dresses I cannot imagine anyone wearing anywhere. I don’t know why they waste their time, and I don’t know why they do it. I guess I might not understand because I couldn’t imagine paying thousands for a dress. I could be a billionaire and I still wouldn’t do it. I know there are some dresses that they show off on the catwalk that never see the light of day again. Why do they do it?

Perhaps it is a matter of showing of what you can do, even though you know the average person won’t wear it. Perhaps dress designers are not concerned with the average person, and that makes it worth their while. Dress designers are often said to be the style setters, but I’m not so sure that is the case. If people don’t like something, it doesn’t matter who is wearing it. I have seen celebrities wearing a style that they were probably given by a designer. These vanished rather fast. Though a lot of the time they stick to some degree, even the dress designers aren’t perfect.

I see that a lot of dress designers are now moving into making clothing for the average person. They are still making high-end clothing for the rich, but they are also using their skills to make great designs for everyone else. This is a great idea, and I can’t imagine why dress designers did not do this long ago. They may think it diminishes their high couture value, but I really don’t think so. This gives everyone a chance to own something great looking without spending a fortune, and what could be a better advertisement that having everyone look great with your name on it?

I’m not a dress designer so perhaps I will never quite understand. However, I do think that they are great at what they do, even if in the scope of life it is not something that will change the world. Though guiding fashions and what people will wear will be something that can be seen globally, in the end it really doesn’t matter too much. I do understand the drive to do what you love, and if being a dress designer is something that you have to do, then go ahead and do it.

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