ReadingComprehensionHowIfoundmyfashionstyle“Idressfortheimage.Notformyself,notforthepublic,notforfashion,notformen.”—MarleneDietrich1Fashionandstyle,thesetwowordsusuallygotogether.Thesimplestdefinitionoffashionis“apopulartrend”andstyle,“amannerofdoingsomething”.Inmyopinion,tobepopularandtowearwhatispopulardoesnotgivemeasenseofsatisfaction.Ihavealwayswantedtofindastylethatisspecifictomeyetuptodate.ReadingComprehension2Istartedmyjourneyasachildbywatching.Iwatchedeverythingandeveryone.Iwascuriousabouthowspecificoutfitsseemedtofitdifferentkindsoffigures.Sometimesitlookedgood,sometimes—adisaster.Itmademeveryinterestedinfabric.Ithoughtthatdependingonthefabricused,somedisasterscouldhavebeenprevented.WhatacleverchildIwas…Iespeciallylikedwatchingwhatmymomwaswearing.Ilovedgoingthroughherclothesandpickingwhatwouldsuitmethemost.Iwouldalwaysfinishtheensemblewiththeappropriatehair,make-upandshoes.Justlikemymomdid.3Later,asmybodywaschanging,myunderstandingofwhatIwantedtowearandhowIwantedtolookchangedtoo.Istartedunderstandingwhatmademelookbetterandwhatlookswerenotmineatall.Interestingly,whenIknewmymother’sancestorswerenobles,Istartedbelievingthatwhateversheknowsaboutfashionwasinherblood.ItalsogavemehopethatImighthaveinheritedatleastsomeofthatwisdom.4Icontinuedexperimenting,watchingdifferentTVshowsandreadingfashionbooks.Andthemoremyknowledgegrew,themoreIthoughtthatnotmanypeopleseemedtohaveaccesstotheseresources,orperhapstheythoughttheydidnotneedanyguidance.IcouldnotaffordtospendthousandsofdollarsonsomethingIwouldonlywearonceortwice,andIdidn’texpectothersto,butIknewthattherewereaffordableandbetteroptionsa