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.
