Do We All Look The Same

There's no question really that in the blog world and even in real life, yes even you non bloggers can't get anyway with this one. There's no question that were all starting to look the same. No I hear you cry, I'm unique no one looks like me. I would love to say the same, but the more I look around the more I see that actually it's kind of wonderful the  way we influence one another. With social media every where we turn and even magazines taking inspiration from the blog world and the other way round, it was only a matter of time before trends were over before they had hit the shops. So we all some how (I like to believe by fairy magic) clicked into the same fashion vibe. There seems to be a taboo if you will about having similar (or the same) look, once like most people I would have said I hate it. Also black listed that person, and hoped that everyone knew that look was stolen. Very mature of me. 

Image: Taken from my Instgram of the Wildfox Lookbook

Saying this now I'm more guilty than every, of saying those words that were never suppose to say 'Where did you get that?' meaning I need it! Now lets slow it down before anyone misunderstands. I'm not talking about cloning someone, for example you see a blogger with a cute outfit- Rather than literally becoming a carbon copy of that image i.e. being a clone/wannabe. I'm talking more about taking maybe one or two ideas and infusing it into your style. You may not have been with the 'it' crowd, when this must have item or look was being hyped to death but that's not to say you now can't wear it. I'm very open about saying and sharing, who I spotted in what I have purchased first. It doesn't mean I'm going to start stalking their every look, and check their Instagram every five minutes to track down their latest purchase.

Some how we all have little tribes, and there are no rules that say you have to stay in one. You have your grunge lot, who like things more trashy to the more hippy mellow feel. There are the classics Cath Kinston inspired, the cute and the prom queens. The everything Zara or Topshop, the label lovers and the savvy thrift finders. It doesn't matter where you fit in or what look you tend to lean towards, we all take from one another. Take the new 'it' hat the beanie, once part of urban and street wear, now taken more into the fashion chic crew. The more rough rocker girls have in turn, styled it up with that classic black strappy shoe (you know the one everyone has copied from Zara) even I have a pair and have lost count at how many people I have seen in them. So looking at it in more detail I'd say NO we are not really exactly the same, as we are ourselves and have our own ideas of style and that's not lost. But we do influence one another in terms of what we buy and ways to wear things, and its great. Rather than treating this like a dirty little secret, we should embrace those that inspire us. Also remember that maybe were inspiring someone, somewhere too maybe not in sweat pants and flip flops on a 'I don't give a crap' day. 

Maybe you inspire people to try something new, maybe to know that you can be stylish whatever your shape or size and maybe to take a risk in showing what we love and like. If you feel good wear it, if someone asks you 'Where did you get that?' be flattered and don't fear it. If you do have an annoying clone who could be your body double in a movie, than ignore them you don't need to tell people. Feel sorry for them, that they need to do that. 

Would love to hear your thoughts, do you think people are starting to look the same? Has it always been this way? Every had someone clone your style, how did you deal with it?