Getting made fun of for fashion
Written by Kirk, Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 in Q&AsMy buddies always make fun of what i wear. when I try to do something original or unique, they act like im going overboard, even when they just wear sweats and stuff. what do i do?
Fashion is fashion- that is, you shouldn’t feel guilty or otherwise lame because you are dressed well. However, the important thing to remember is simple: the difference between legitimate fashion and costume fashion.
I define “legitimate fashion” as fashion that you can wear for a clear purpose- that is, you have an “excuse” to wear it. Coats, shirts, pants, shoes- these are the kinds of things you are fully expected to wear. This also includes clothing that is accepted as the current fashion trend (like scarves)- basically, stuff that you can “get away with”.
“Costume fashion” is stuff that requires a lot more balls to get away with. This can include anything from trilbys, fedoras, ties, vests, necklaces, rings, etc. This is where you begin to get in trouble. Essentially, the idea here is that these are the things you wear for fashion only, and they rarely serve any form of other purpose other than making you look good.
Here’s the deal- being fashionable doesn’t require you go overboard. If you are walking around dressed like a clown, you are dressed too much. Fit your fashion to the circumstance- if you are in school, you can play around, but obviously you have no reason to walk around in a suit. Similarly, if you are working and expected to wear a suit, don’t run around with an ascot or something ridiculous like a bright pink suit- keep it classy. Fashion is generally best accepted when you take something traditional and give it a modern look, not when you try to become a walking Picasso painting.
Anyway, just ignore it. So long as you aren’t going overboard, you should not care.
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Tags: appropriate wear, clothing, Fashion
Well if you have an on-campus interview you should probably be and would be expected to be walking around in a suit.
Also, rings are not always fashion accessories- married men for instance don’t wear a ring cause its fashionable, they do it cause otherwise their wives will kill them.
Despite my nitpicking, I rather agree with this. Keep fashion to what is needed to be worn- and for the love of god/scientific reason (whichever is your kick) sunglasses are usually not necessary, especially those of the giant variety that take up your face.
Again, I’ll throw an Exception on Hat.wear(), hats came to be because they were needed: protect your face/head from the rain or the sun mainly; so, unless you are wearing your hats inside, in which case you are _clearly_ DOING IT WRONG, I don’t see the problem.
Bah, I call it jealousy. As the K-man says, as long as you’re not rocking a giant plumed hat and a hot-pink sport coat, as long as you look good, you’ll be all right.