Women are the first to jump on what is fashionable.

The words of Gavin DeGraw, “Women are the first to jump on what is fashionable,” are not merely about clothing or adornment, but about the deep instinct of women to sense change, to move with the rhythm of the new, and to be pioneers of what will soon become the way of the world. In these words is the recognition that women, often dismissed as frivolous for their love of fashion, in truth possess a gift: the ability to see what is coming before it arrives, to embrace transformation before others dare.

The origin of this truth lies in the history of style, art, and society. Fashionable things—garments, words, gestures, even ideals—have often found their first champions among women, who carried them proudly into the public sphere. This was not only vanity, but survival: for in many ages where women were denied political or economic power, clothing and fashion became a language through which they could express freedom, distinction, or defiance.

Consider the story of Marie Antoinette, who shocked the French court by discarding the heavy, jewel-encrusted gowns of tradition for the simple muslin “chemise dress.” Though ridiculed at first, her choice transformed the standard of elegance across Europe. She, like countless women before and after, was among the first to leap into the currents of the fashionable, carrying society with her. What seemed frivolous was, in truth, revolutionary.

DeGraw’s words also speak to something beyond garments—the very spirit of adaptability. To leap first into the fashionable is to embrace change rather than resist it, to move with the tide of time instead of being dragged by it. In this way, women’s readiness to adopt what is new becomes not a weakness, but a strength, a signal to the world that the present moment can be reshaped.

The lesson is this: what begins in the realm of fashion often spreads into the realm of culture, politics, and thought. By being first to embrace the new, women often blaze the trail for others, softening resistance and showing that change can be lived with beauty, with grace, and with courage. What men later accept, women often first dared.

Let the generations remember: to follow what is fashionable is not always vanity; it can be vision. For those who leap first into new expressions shape the way for others to follow. And in this courage to embrace transformation, women have long been the vanguard of change, carrying society forward on the fabric of their choices.