Fashion Affects our Lives in a Negative and Positive way IELTS Writing Task 2

As everything has pros and cons, similarly fashion has both its advantages and disadvantages. The positive effects of fashion on our lives and society allow us to be unique. It helps us with the freedom to express ourselves in the way we want to through which we flaunt our character. It gives a sense of free thinking and makes us independent thinkers. It also gives a great sense of confidence and helps to maintain positive self-esteem which helps to socialize with people with similar interests. Nowadays fashion vlogging and fashion designing have become a great course and an art. Students can also make a career through it. It adds a way of colorful living and diversity to our lives.

On the other hand, it can often result in low self-esteem when you start comparing yourself with others who are better than you. This can often lead to depression, jealousy, guilt, addiction and envy which can lower confidence. Moreover, it also leads to poor body image and mental illness leading to a struggle for children to harm themselves. Thus, fashion should always be taken in a positive way according to their own interest and one should not enter into extreme competition with others.

Fashion leads to waste of time of young students who should be more focused on their studies and deviates them from their path. It also leads to the spending of more cash and results in financial instability. More and more spending time over the phone also results in loss of time and harms the mental well-being of a person. It often leads to dissatisfaction and loss of ego.

Fashion production makes up to 10% of carbon production and emissions which pollute the environment and affects the river streams. It also leads to climate change as more clothes are made from polyester. It thus harms animals and surroundings. It pollutes the environment and ocean and leads to having a bad effect on our health.

Fashion trends are often very costly and lead to shallow values in our society. It leads to body issues and if someone becomes obsessed with the fashion they feel anxiety, depression, or eating disorders which can cause mental breakdown.

The strong manipulative force behind the fashion industry and most industries also cause an increase in consumerism. Fast fashion has affected several women and fast fashion comes with an ethical price. Workers are also paid less and are exposed to various harms. The capitalist culture has already created havoc in society. A look for alternative shopping methods is better than spending money leading to carbon footprint, water pollution, exploitation and much more.

Fashion also matters to society, economy and personally. It has created self employment in developing countries. Following new trends, makeup has a wide reaching impact on people . Women are mostly benefited from these sectors. Around 80% of women are involved in activities related to the fashion industry and trade .

Clothes are vital and the most basic needs for people. That is why it needs to be developed in collaboration with science, technology and can begin to see its impact on health and wellbeing. I believe a more environmentally friendly cloth should be developed. Although there are positive aspects related to it, I believe the negative effects cannot be left unchecked. And we need a better regulation system so that it does not harm badly in a negative way. Fashion trends can lead to anorexia and following new fashion trends can lose your own character and can lead to financial trouble. Moreover the way we dress also depends a lot on our culture and tradition. Clothes, cosmetics represent diversity and also represent our tradition, however too much use of cosmetics can also harm our skin as it is made from chemicals. Therefore one should use caution and should not be carried away by seeing the lifestyles of glamorous celebrities.