Fashion trends are difficult to follow these days and it’s widely believed that they primarily exist just to sell clothes. Some people believe that we shouldn’t follow them and that we should dress in what we like and feel comfortable in. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Sample Response
I do not agree with the opinion that we should completely avoid fashion trendsavoid the fashion trend but I do agree with it to a certain extentup to a certain extent. Fashion trends in clothingFashion trend in our clothes has reached an unreasonable levela level of craziness now. I find it bizarre to follow the latest fashion trends these days from an ordinary person's perspectivea normal man's perspective.
It's become somewhat out of handgone a level out of hand, in my viewaccording to me. You simply can't dress accordingup to the trends in the fashion world these days and expect to lead a normal life. For me, fashion is about being you and giving a picture of yourself or I say portraying yourself to the world. It's not about imitating others or copying what they dofollowing someone or what people do. It's more of your own personal thing rather than adapting someone's style completely, as the fashion trend right now is that. For me being yourself and dressing up what you think suits you the best and being comfortable physically and mentally but at the same time looking good and presentable to the outside world. It's hard to geta hard task getting all the combinations right. Maybe I'm a fashionable person, as people often appreciate my styleI get appreciated most times which makesmade me feel that fashion is just about being yourself and not always about following the existing trend. Some might disagree. I say: set your own trendsI say set your own trends.
I completely disagree that it's widely believed that fashion trends exist just to sell clothessell off clothes. Fashion trends are expressions of innovation and new ideaslike innovation and ideas. They keep changing and they keep moving ahead, a step ahead ofthan most of us in my opinion. If the world followed the same trendwas following the same trend then boredom would set inwould have set in. Fashion trends give you new ideas and innovations in the world of fashion but it’s just up to you to decide whether you want to try or ignore themwhether you have to try it or ignore it. It's not about following it but picking the right ones from various combinations of right and wrongs.
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response communicates a nuanced view that people can take inspiration from fashion while choosing clothes that suit them, and its personal voice makes the position easy to follow. The main limitation is that the supporting ideas are repetitive and largely asserted rather than explained with specific evidence. The highest-priority improvement is to build two distinct reasons, each supported by a concrete example, while stating the degree of agreement more consistently.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The response addresses the opinion and presents a relevant qualified position, but its main ideas are repetitive and only partly developed.
State the exact degree of agreement once, then support each main reason with a specific explanation or example.
Coherence and Cohesion
The three-paragraph structure provides overall progression, although repetition and some abrupt or incomplete sentences weaken cohesion within paragraphs.
Give each body paragraph one controlling idea and remove repeated claims about being yourself or choosing selectively.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is sufficient and includes some effective less common items, but repetition and several awkward collocations limit precision.
Replace recurring uses of fashion and trends with precise references, and correct unnatural phrases about following, adopting, and selling clothes.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The response uses both simple and complex forms, but sentence fragments and recurring errors with articles, prepositions, and comparisons reduce control.
Check that every sentence has a finite main verb and revise comparative and prepositional patterns in longer structures.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Fashion trends are difficult to follow these days and it’s widely believed that they primarily exist just to sell clothes. Some people believe that we shouldn’t follow them and that we should dress in what we like and feel comfortable in. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
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