“Red means stop, yellow means ready, and green says go.” Colors are an interesting concept given to immense impact and little recognition; a society without colors might be bland and raddled with inexistent social cues. The world thrives on colors: vibrant, bright, sharp, dull and mute, for a plethora of reason we cannot begin to state. In Fashion, colors play a much bigger role and even extends to the most insignificant of things such as, the thread used in making a clothing. However, a sturdy influence of colors in fashion is manifest through ‘fashion trends: a style, clothing or accessories which has gained acceptance for a period of time. I like to view ‘trends’ as a set of informal rules guiding the behavior of consumers for a period of time; this is why a group of people might favor darker colors today and go haywire for brighter colors next week which explains the renouncement of ‘neutral colors.’ In this article, we will understand why neutral colors faded and...
My most poignant memory of secondary school was playing simulation games with my classmates. I introduced them to Sim 2 and Fashion Icon (gameloft), they introduced me to High School story and Stargirl, a win win for everyone involved. However I was always drawn to the flamboyance of fashion games: the ability to choose an outfit, pair it with the blingest jewelries, having men fight for your attention and challenging your rivals. Secondary school me was obsessed and couldn’t get enough until my mom’s phone got taken from her at gunpoint in a Danfo. I bid bye to Sim 2 and Fashion Icon, my most beloved games at that time. As an adult I found myself reminiscing about those days a lot and maybe that drew me into giving ‘Drest’ a chance. Drest and Me When I opened play store that stormy morning, I had never heard of the game nor knew something of that nature existed in fact I’d like to call it fate. I downloaded the app reluctantly, passed through the procedures grud...