Cool Hunting

My Zumba Instructor says that when anything cool comes to the United States it's gonna be from New York or Los Angeles. She was talking about Latin and other styles of dance, but I also think that's true for the majority of merchandise.

I definitely think it's true about the innovators, early adopters, early majority, and late majority. First it's just a few people that start using or wearing a trend, then it catches on and they have followers, and then those people have followers, and then those last people figure they should "get with the times" and join the wagon. Walk into any suburban high school and you'll see this. I remember when leggings came back into style when I was in 9th grade. First there were just like 3 girls at school who wore them. When I saw them I wasn't quite sure I liked them, but then I started going to Hollister and Wetseal and seeing them on the racks so then they started to appeal to me. And sure enough, by the time sophomore year rolled around, every girl including me had a pair. Most of the early adopters were cheerleaders or track stars who ran for student council and whose parents never failed to drop them some cash for shopping. Once I got to college, I realized those girls weren't cool, though! Most likely because they weren't really unique or innovators at all. Cool to me is being comfortable in your own skin and thinking outside the box.