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Beauty a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight…

That’s the true definition of beauty. A combination of qualities, such as shape, color or form that change from person to person and in this case, from girl to girl. But see, we live in the 21^st century. We’re constantly ambushed with magazines, movies and adverts exposing models and celebrities that have been photo-shopped to perfection.We live in a world where the perfect body size it determined by your dress size, and that shouldn't be acceptable.

 This project is very important to me because it relates to my current everyday life. Like most teenage girls, I want to fit in and be accepted by my peers. I want to complemented and liked, by members of the opposite sex. Like most girls I also have insecurities. Insecurities that when thought about deeply, are probably ridiculous. But at the moment, they seem to be disastrous.

Going to an international school is great; it’s an amazing opportunity most people don’t get experience in their lifetime. It’s a chance to grow up around people that have different cultures, morals and values, then those that I may share. Growing up in a community like this one is what has taught me to be open-minded, accepting and understanding towards other beliefs. This is my main inspiration for my stylebook.

The fact that there are so many girls my age, all around the world who may share different cultures, or live in different environments to the one I live in but still face the same teenage issues that I face makes me feel understood. I want to create a book that encourages teenage girls to be themselves, to be confident and to embrace their differences. Yes, at this age we all want to fit in and most of us don’t want to stand out too much, with the fear of attracting negative attention to ourselves, but I want to a book that encourages girls to be different. I want to show that different can be beautiful. That being a different size, height or shape, than what is always represented in modern society is more then okay, it’s great! But mostly I want to create a book I wish I could’ve read about how to embrace my culture and difference through fashion and style.




xx, Maxine M