Ariana Grande

" The little girl (or woman rather) with the big voice, Ariana Grande sure does fit this category well, and millions of trending fans seem to agree. Just a few years back when people heard the name Ariana Grande they though of that one girl named Cat on Victorious. But now, only a short amount of years later, she is thoroughly known as a phenomena. Touching the lives of many and constantly taking the breathe from the millions that travel to go see her in concert, Ariana Grande has done nothing shy of impressing and inspiring the world. 

We've known many to be the way that Ariana is, soft spoken but not near shy when she hits the stage. Some examples would include Martina McBride, Micheal Jackson just to name a few. But we never seem to fall short of loving celebrities that live such different lives on and off stage. Watching someone get on stage and relive certain moments of their lives right in front of you is truly inspiring, but that is just the beginning. 

I envy Ariana. Now I get it, I sound like a crazed fan (which I couldn't totally repent) but I do truly envy her. We all remember Miley Cyrus's rough "transition"  from Hannah Montana to whatever she is now, and that in no way was a graceful way of doing things. I mean, how do you manage to change from teenage sweetheart to most rebellious immature young adult in a matter of a couple of years? Ariana however set an amazing example. Slowly sipping out of Cat and into a matured adult (still expressing her longing of growing and moving forward to a more mature part in her life) and being able to keep herself poised was quite a sight to see. I mean, how else could you successfully transition from Cat on Nickelodeon to being invited by president Obama to preform in the white house along side of some of the greatest soulful singers of our generation, not many I would say. 

Along with the success of her transition, she has also been able to keep a lot of her same fans, while also gaining more from the older adult category. Going back to the Miley Cyrus comparison, there is no way parents of Disney watchers could let their kids continue to fan girl over someone who does drugs and rides hot dogs half naked in concert. Which again, shows just how extraordinary it was it was to watch Ariana be so amazing at her transition to a greater part of her life. 

Now Ariana is one of the most known artists  around the world and has achieved what most only dream of. And as for her fans (speaking from the perspective of one) it is just as pleasing to watch her succeed.

By Fashion

As the seasons change yet again, we continue to see the constant change in fashion. A lot of times we are swayed towards our particular tastes based off of what celebrities are wearing, and find countless magazine pictures with ratings as to if the particular celebrities outfit is "hot or not" therefore comparing the two (or three or four or however many there are). To accompany this there are also a ton of fashion shows in bigger cities all around the world show casing some of the worlds greatest fashion designers and their new takes in the fashion world. My question is though, why do we pay such close attention to these specific things.

Whoever has a snap chat knows that there have been plenty of "stories" lately that have shown fashion shows in action (you could also find this information in countless articles on the internet) but the truth is, a lot of the outfits that are show cased never really trend (at least not in america). The fur coats and daring makeup all seem to catch our eye on the red carpet and may even spark an inspiration in us, but it never seems to go beyond that.

While we do see a trend in certain celebrities and the way they dress, we never really see to fully grow off of their ideas of fashion either, in fact a lot of it just seems like a way to compare a great out fit from celebrity number one, just to compare it with and bash on celebrity number two's. Now, as we all know there are plenty of celebrities that have their own lines of fashion (such as Selena Gomez and J Lo) which are to an extent successful in the make up of our fashion trends, but still not to par with all of the other ideas brought up in and out of seasons. 

So what is the make up of our societies idea of fashion? In my opinion, it is very well scattered. As mentioned earlier I do believe that some of it has to do with celebrities, some with their own line and others we see trying new things and really get hooked on. Another major part of it though I believe is the experiment of consumerism. Some new things are put on the shelf as the new season comes around (some succeed, some fail) and then whatever is bought most in the end, is what we make more of. Companies get more money and we get more of what we want. Our eyes often times tend to drift towards what looks good on the manic ans as well, so stores adjust to what catches the eye the most as and display it. As we all can probably agree, it is easier to make the decision when the choice is laid out right in front of you.