where has indivduality gone?

ever wandered around Grafton street and noticed that every other girl aged between 13-18 is wearing way too much make-up and is decked out in the latest designer clothes with a huge handbag (usually juicy couture or Chloe)??this is what is known as the D4 girl and it is taking Dublin by storm for almost 3 years now. In my eyes it seems individuality has been ditched for stereotypical imagery. It is almost like we have become so insecure with ourselves we must conform and no longer feel comfortable in expressing ourselves through the clothes we wear but must conform with a stereotype in order to fit in. However the D4 style is not the only sterotype we see there are many and im sure this has been around since long before i was born. It just annoys me now that people are afraid to wear clothes they find intresting that reflect their style incase of what other people say fashion does not mean you must fit it means you stand out from the crowd. I really admire the people who wear what they want when they want it shows they have great confidence in themselves which i wish everyone could have at least a little bit of. I also noticed that teenage trend magazines do not influence indivuality but instead they influence this conformity to look like your favourite celebrity now i am not going to lie i have tried it myself but to no avail i still look like im trying to hard and am insecure with how i look. I am now 16 and am only begining to start breaking out of the mould i am no longer afraid to wear certain designers such as ecko by marc ecko or going for more contemporary designers such as beyu or miu miu. Hopefully in the near future we can see magazines influencing teenagers to become more indiviual in there choice of clothing and not that they must look a certain way or wear a certain brand or designer to fit in.