I am no longer a slave to the trends; covering fashion has freed me from bondage. In the past, each season, I would scramble to catch my wardrobe up to the latest trends. Doing this inevitably meant ditching certain pieces and running around town searching for the newest this and the hottest that. It wasn’t until I started covering fashion as a journalist that I was led to the realization that trends are meant to INSPIRE not enslave. And, I now understand that if I do fall hard for a trend, it doesn’t have to be a brief romance. With a little fashion sense, I can have a long-term relationship with a once trendy piece. My new attitude toward fashion trends has allowed me to look forward to the changing seasons as opposed to feeling anxious and stressed about them. The trend that has inspired me the most this season is the trench coat, and I fully intend to integrate my new passion for fun, colorful trench coats into my wardrobe for the long haul. Check out my first, but not last, trench coat purchase—it’s from Bebe; it was super-affordable and makes me feel instantly fabulous! What fall trend do you intend to have a long-term relationship with?
