What it Means to be "Vogue"

That is so vogue" is a phrase that has been used in the fashion industry for decades, but what is the allure in the word?Vogue is defined by Merriam-Webster as "something (such as a way of dressing or behaving) that is fashionable or popular in a particular time and place."So, naturally, the magazine Vogue is filled with all the things in life that glimmer, are "in the now," and, for most, are highly unattainable.It is a monthly compilation of trendy styling and dieting tips as well as jaw-dropping advertisements from designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Tiffany & Co., and Burberry.As you flip through the magazine page by page, you see one stunning model after the other, adorned in thousands of dollars of high-end clothing and accessories.Through advertisements, articles, and photographs, Vogue magazine embodies style and luxury at its utmost finest, while giving little attention to all that is simple and readily available in one's life.While elegance and appearance are highly valued in the fast-paced world we live in today, money and glamour should not define one's happiness, as Vogue magazine makes it out to be.Vogue was founded in 1892 by Arthur Turnure, a New York society man, as a weekly publication in the U.S. (though now published monthly) in hopes of celebrating "the ceremonial side of life."In the words of Turnure, the "ceremonial side of life" he aimed to celebrate,