Following fashion trends is a waste of time and money. (Сочинения ЕГЭ английский язык)

People vary in their opinions about following fashion trends. Some of them believe that focusing on fashion is not worth time and money, while others do not agree with this point of view.

In my opinion, people can benefit from caring about fashion trends. Firstly, fashion is one of the best means of self definition. Many people utilize fashion to express themselves and stand out from the crowd. Secondly, fashion is often used to make a positive impression as many people form opinions about others basing on their clothes. Thus, if somebody wants to look good, fashion trends can help them to rise to the occasion.

However, there are those who think otherwise.

They believe that chasing trends takes too much time and money as fashion is highly changeable and brand names are extremely expensive. Thus, those who are influenced by the trends can even run into debt if they buy fashionable clothing, which they actually cannot afford.

Nevertheless, I cannot agree with the argument above. I strongly believe that people should try to wear modern clothes as it eventually pays back with people’s attitudes and helps to build a successful career. As for following fashion trends being too expensive and time consuming, it is possible to find a compromise and go to an atelier that can offer to sew similar things for much lower price.

To sum up, I am firmly convinced that keeping up with fashion has numerous advantages and it is worth time and money spent on it even though the opposing opinion makes some sense, too.