In my opinion, people today put much effort to dress fashionably. Following fashion seems to be very important for many. Those, who keep up with newest trends are considered better in general. Although fashionable clothes are supposed to be of very good quality, in reality sometimes they are not. Today clothes are an important part of subcultures and what you wear depends on many different things (the music you like, the kind of sport you do an similar).
If you are fashionable, you make good first impression on people and they start to like you and think good about you. The others may want to be similar to you. You become an important person and you have power over others.
Moreover, fashion does not only mean clothes. There are several technological devices, like MP3 players and mobile telephones, which everyone wants to have. Having newest types of different gadgets makes you think about yourself better. Other people envy you.
Furthermore, following fashion is also connected with music. Listening to some special kind of music may be very important if you want to join some special group of people. When we choose the right type of music, the one that we like, it may make us feel good.
However, following fashion is not always very good. If you want to have fashionable clothes and gadgets, you have to be quite rich, as they are all very expensive. It may also happen that a person becomes so obsessed with fashion, that he or she is no more interested in any other things. People, who concentrate only on following fashion, lose their friends and become alone. It is very unhealthy and seems to be abnormal.
Summing up, in my opinion following fashion is possible only when you have much money and when you want to dedicate much time to it. It is better to find your own style and wear clothes or listen to the music, which you like. Then you don't have to get to know all new trends and you can concentrate on being yourself rather than being fashionable.
