Everything you wear comes down to one of two categories... how does this *feel*, and how does this *look*. If you have more items under the "feel" category, then you're cool (imho). However, if you're like this group of 14-to-16-year-old kids outside my window right now, wearing their non-conformist uniforms and smoking while talking about each person that passes by them with an aire of contempt for how they are dressed... well, it just sickens me.
Now, there *is* a second category that clothes fit in to, called the "Does the way this looks on me make me feel good". Any article of clothing that goes in to this category (imho once again) is a statement about your own sad self image, and how you are making the clothing you wear provide you with a surrogate approval/love that you are sorely lacking in your life. Some people turn to food, some to booze and/or drugs, and some turn to clothes. Go figure!
Now, I'm not saying that I am immune to this effect. By all means, I want to wear clothes that tell people about who I am and what I like! Gimme a Superman T-shirt and plain-old blue jeans any day, and I've got one article of clothing from each of the two basic categories! It's all about *balance*, i guess?
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Date: 2002-07-09 07:38 pm (UTC)Now, there *is* a second category that clothes fit in to, called the "Does the way this looks on me make me feel good". Any article of clothing that goes in to this category (imho once again) is a statement about your own sad self image, and how you are making the clothing you wear provide you with a surrogate approval/love that you are sorely lacking in your life. Some people turn to food, some to booze and/or drugs, and some turn to clothes. Go figure!
Now, I'm not saying that I am immune to this effect. By all means, I want to wear clothes that tell people about who I am and what I like! Gimme a Superman T-shirt and plain-old blue jeans any day, and I've got one article of clothing from each of the two basic categories! It's all about *balance*, i guess?