TeenTimes,  a new column for teenagers: It's official. The bohemian look has arisen from the ashes of fashion and I, for one, am not amused.

Those of you unfamiliar with the concept of bohemian fashion have obviously not yet noticed the masses of girls sashaying through our streets, their bejewelled ankles clad in nothing more than a pair of flimsy leather flip-flops which peep out from beneath a floor-length floaty skirt. You've missed their tousled hair loosely tied back with peasant-style headscarves. You haven't spotted the layers of chiffon and earrings like feathery chandeliers. All I can say is lucky, lucky you.

This is the "boho" look, which has unfortunately been granted the prestigious title of this summer's biggest trend, and not since the arrival of the Ugg boot have we seen such a ridiculous phenomenon. Yet while the vast majority of the teenage population have embraced the free, floaty look with arms wide open, I argue that this is by far the most infuriating fashion trend we have been hit with since the poncho - or the unspeakably awful furry gilet for that matter.

Bohemian fashion is loosely associated with the hippy-chic craze of the 1960s, so we have a multitude of flimsy, free-flowing material that create a gypsy effect - think Goldie Hawn during her glory years. But everyone knows true bohemian fashion originated in Paris back in the mid 1800s, and was initiated by artists, writers and philosophers alike, whose fashion was essentially, unfashionable.

Their mismatched colours, layered fabrics and out-of-date style was all about creating something different which challenged mainstream culture. And this is what is so irritating about this latest trend. While the real meaning of bohemian style lies in individual creativity and rebellion, this very ideal is being perverted by high-street fashion and the unimaginative mob relentlessly buying into it.

Am I the only one who finds it depressing that a trend which aimed to subvert the idea of trendiness has become fashion's biggest hit? No longer does bohemian clothing make a person stand out, it only results in them blending even more with the crowd. And so it is with deep disappointment that I witness the return of a gloriously outrageous fashion movement that is now nothing more than another mass-produced money-maker on the fashion industry's conveyor belt.

Not that we can hold the industry completely at blame. After all, we teens are at the end of the day not much more than a bunch of androids who will wear anything deemed to be "in", especially if it has been stamped with celebrity approval from the likes of Sienna Miller or Ashlee Simpson.

How I lament the days when having style meant more than just rigidly sticking to the latest trends and involved the kind of real individuality that was practised by the bohemians. They defied convention yet contemporary bohemian style is all about conformity.

Sadly, boho-chic has become the new uniform for Irish teens. When it comes to fashion in this country, it is more and more obvious that few teenagers can stand on their own two feet - especially when those feet are shod in the ubiquitous Ugg boot.

• Kate O'Raghallaigh (19) is studying English Literature at Cambridge University

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