Interview for fanzine
- 1. MY OWN WRITTEN UP. Doessocial medianegativelyimpactwellbeing? I believesocial mediadefinitelyimpactsonpeopleswell-beingandevenmyownbecause looking throughsocial mediacan bringdownsomeone’smoodstraightawaybecause we begintocompare and see thingswhichmaynotevenbe real life andwe thenbelieve theyare andwhenyoubecome an age around20 you suddenlyseepeople whoare muchyoungerthanyouachievingalotmore and that makesyoufeel youhave failedinlife whichcanbe veryoverwhelmingandhave anhuge impact on someone’swellbeing.The more time youspendscrollingthroughsocial mediathe more time this iscausingharm to your mental health,andthiscaninclude issuesassuchlike bullying. How docompaniesandbrandsuse social mediaandwhy? Companieslikethe one Iworkfor use social mediathroughInstagrambecause we findalotof people use social mediaandmainlyInstagramforourage range thiscan helpengage withthe customers andfindout reviewsfromthe business thiscanthenbe reflectedontousonwhat we needtoimprove onas a businessbutalsowhattheiropinionsare onthe businessitself.Social mediahelpsabusinessattractitscustomersandbrands tendto use social mediaforadvertising advertsor promotingcertainitemsof stockwhichare currentlyourbestsellers. doessocial mediainfluencethe fashionindustry? In myopinionIthinksocial mediadoesinfactinfluence the fashionindustryespeciallywithlatest trendsof clothing because itadapts to move onfrom fashiontrendsquickerthanbefore almost everyweekthere isanewtrendinour businessandcertainproductswill sellbetterthanother meaning,we mustbe preparedtoordermore of thisstock inadvance forit to come before the trendchangesor diesdown.Inthe fashionindustrysocial mediacanbe usedto interactwiththe consumerandnetworkingwithotherbrandsinthe industrytogetmore out there andinfluence the designersof the brandto wantto change the way theydesignerscreate theirfashion. What social mediadoyouuse the mostand whyisthis? For thisI wouldmostdefinitelysayInstagram especiallyforthe businessbecause we needto promote the brandby advertisingwithpicturesof ourshopand eventakingapicture inone of our piecesof clothingandusinga hashtagfor Instagrambecause itiswell knownforthisandthenthis shouldgetmore customerstoengage and come to our shop.I alsopersonallyuse Instagramalot because Ilike totake updatesof mylife to postthese somy familyandfriendscansee whatI’ve beenupto and to communicate withthemoverthe phone IthinkInstagramisthe bestplatformfor this. howdoesthe fashionindustryaffectbodyimage? The fashionindustryplaysahuge role whenitcomesto bodyimage issuesbecause whenwe are lookingatmagazinesoron social mediaatfashionrelatedthingsitseemstotrysendouta message of whatthe standard of beautyreallyis. Thisthenleadstomental healthandpeople inour generationfeelingtheymusthave acertainbodyimage tofit inwithotherpeople orlooka certain way.Thiscould alsolinktomodelswhowalkfashionrunwaysorare tryingto become amodel they
- 2. mustbe a certainweightorget toldtheymustlose weightwhichisvery damagingtoone’smental health. Do youeverget jealousof otherpeople’sseeminglyextravagantlivesonsocial media? WhenI was youngerIwouldsayI definitelywasjealouswhenIsaw influencers‘livingthe life’and believingeverythingIsawwhichdidmake me feel like Iwantedthatlife andthatmylife wasn’tlike that but once I got olderIlearntthat social mediaisfake andpeople are stuckto theirphones nowadaysthatpeople onlyshowwhattheywantotherstosee on social mediawheninrealitytheir life isn’tall perfect. What isfashionto you? Fashionforme,isabout showingyouridentityandexpressingyourselfthroughclothesitsalsoabout feelingconfidentandwearingwhateveryouwant andnotfeelinglike you mustdressacertainway to ‘fitin’with others.It’s alsothe joyof wearingsomethingyoulove andfeelinggreatin itoverall fashioncanbe a confidentboosterformanypeople includingmyself.