I do believe it's better for one to have a personal style and be able to create outfits easily. This is a sure way to help prevent people of falling prey and keeping up with all the changes and latest trend in fashion.
Exactly.
In a world full of billions of people, we should all try and stay original when it comes to our style. No point in everyone looking the same and following the same trend; yes, there will be similarities, but even then it's possible to stand out through to mixing and matching.
Following a trend because "it's in right now" won't last long, and the list will keep on changing as newer trends start to take over. Keeping up with fashion and the fashion trends would only make sense for someone who specializes in that sector, someone who either has love for it as a hobby or works in that field.
Yet, fashion or no fashion, trend or no trend, it's easy to overdo it, but it's sometimes quite tough to Keep It Simple haha.