Colossium Magazine March Issue_2019 | Page 7

I n the early 2000s it was common to see young people in ‘School Of Hard Knocks’ or SOHK branded clothes. I’m talking about T-Shirts, Jeans, Tanktops and so on. I had a pair of SOHK jeans shorts. Back then you were tagged ‘yo yo’; well that wasn’t a fancy name. I never really understood that tag by the way. My grandparents were huge fans of that tag. They would use it to describe anyone who literally didn’t belong to their generation for no reason. Looking through my grandparents’ photo album, I remember my grandmother getting excited to share some history behind those photos. I will see them in some funny clothes but you dare not laugh; not that you will be scolded but you just didn’t want to ruin her moment of recollection. Once I will burst into laughter – that’s me - I literally laugh about everything. Their fashion statements looked awkward and hilarious. She will laugh along most times and say “do you guys think you’re more fashionable than us? Back then this style was trending”. EDITOR’S Letter It’s 2019 now and somehow we’ve discovered purpose in that word. With the aid of the internet, one can set new trends from any part of the world. Trends are not limited to only fashion. The way we talk, act, think, express ourselves are all trends initiated by some peo- ple. Do you remember the era when hashtags were the real deals? These days we are more of the ‘@’ types but that might also change soon. One of such people creating trends in Ghana is Lharley, a fashion and style blogger who lives about half her life on Instgram. Our interac- tion with her was an experience. She shaped by opinion and understanding of branding influencing. She literally opened up her world to us, engulfing us with immerse knowledge about her personality and career. Trend setters are generational people. They’re people who come into this world to introduce new ways of doing things and this issue is filled with such people. This is the Trend Setters issue. Eugene Ossei 7 | Colossium . March 2019