RHETORIC is anything to influence others to feel, think, or
do certain things. This is how I feel about fashion. I believe fashion should
be able to influence you to FEEL and to THINK so powerfully that you want to DO
something about it. I have always been very passionate about fashion. I want to
make it my life! I believe that that black Gucci top and those cheetah printed
flats are used rhetorically when you put them together. Everyone notices the
way you look! When you look good, they are inspired. They want to look that
good too! You’re outfit PERSUADES them. Mastering this ability to piece
together individual items into something spectacular is alluring to others. It
draws them in. It influences them. I know I can always find pure happiness when
I put together the perfect outfit. Whether it is for the first day of school,
an awesome party, a business event or even just a social gathering—I dress to
impress! I feel confident, calm and in control when I’m rocking a brand new
outfit. I find joy in just the process of fashion design. Researching, designing,
sketching and re-sketching make me feel like there is nothing else in this
world that could possibly matter. I love everything about it. The joy really is
found in the pursuit more than the realization—or the final product, as I
quoted down below. My other passion is shopping. I. LOVE. SHOPPING. I am always
happiest when I’m at the mall! Sometimes I don’t even have to buy anything; I
just love being there—the ambiance, the stores, the outfits selected carefully
by their designer. I want to design. I
want to be that inspiration that influences others! I hope this blog will
influence and inspire you. Enjoy!
"Let rhetoric be defined as an ability to see the
available means of persuasion."
–Aristotle
What you wear is your ability to persuade your selected
audience.
Mastery [of rhetoric] is a "source of allure... The joy
is in the pursuit more than the realization."
--Daniel Pink
Love what you do. Love the process. Love the steps it takes
to get there. It’s far more enjoyable than the realization of something
spectacular at the end. At the end of your life, you always look back on the
memories. You look back on your pursuit to where you are today. And those “memories”
should be the things to make you smile.
