http://www.fortheloveofbeads.com/blog/beads-in-society/fall-beads-fashion/ The adventures of Suzanne, Nibbler, and friends in the world of beads and jewelry making crafts Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:20:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.fortheloveofbeads.com/blog/beads-in-society/fall-beads-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Amanda Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:36:33 +0000 http://www.fortheloveofbeads.com/blog/?p=574#comment-1064 That first outfit is outrageous! I love stuff like that - it is fun, artful and expressive. But the fashion world has a lot of negative aspects too: it is big business, it is designed and driven by men as a way to control women, it is based on self-loathing and insecurities (what is "in" and what's not). In a way beading is a way of reclaiming fashion for women, we create what we want because it makes us happy and wear it because it is a unique expression of ourselves. That first outfit is outrageous! I love stuff like that – it is fun, artful and expressive. But the fashion world has a lot of negative aspects too: it is big business, it is designed and driven by men as a way to control women, it is based on self-loathing and insecurities (what is “in” and what’s not). In a way beading is a way of reclaiming fashion for women, we create what we want because it makes us happy and wear it because it is a unique expression of ourselves.

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