Fashion is not just a vacuous hobby.

Benefits:

• Present an image – their personal brand – self expression – it’s a visual form of communication and we communicate to connect
• Create beauty in the world
  • a fashionista is an artist whose canvas is their body and is practicing ephemeral art
  • someone who is tattooed is also using their body as a canvas in collaboration with the person applying the tattoos

I met someone who got their tattoos as an act of self-care – every time they saw their tattoos on their arms they were reminded to care for themselves.