Looking at The Sartorialist (aka the most famous fashion blog in the world) I noticed a real trend in modern clothing. Hipster is very in currently and originality is starting to become more popular. It's almost as if being different is gaining people praise. Reverting back to my previous post talking about Lady GaGa and Miley Cyrus, that makes a whole lot of sense... But as I pondered on that thought, I started to realize that same trend at my school and in my community.
The weirder you dress is almost a direct indicator of your personality and security. For instance blue jeans and cowboy boots is typically a southern style, where as skinny jeans and high tops with fake glasses is a New Yorker look. The again that is an opinion. More importantly, Loosely dressed women are typically full of themselves and think they have "the stuff"... and more conservative dressed girls get labeled as prude from the first impression.
I've also gained the knowledge that advertisement for a shoe or a shirt is a lot more complicated then just post a picture of it. The company picks a certain model, a certain facial expression and pose for that model, a certain setting, certain lighting, certain angles, and certain clothes to put emphasis on the item being advertised. It is a long process and seems to be very very irrelevant.
But it is not.
As I explained earlier, being original in your clothing is a very likable quality now-a-days, but that doesn't mean that we aren't influenced by what we see on the advertisements and mannequins. Throughout history, we have displayed very streaky patterns of what types of clothing we wear and that will never change. It was the popped collar and Converses in the 70s, then the parachute pants and head bands in the 80s, the rocker look with the membership jackets in the 90s, and the 2000s contains its own genre of style and creativity. But one thing will always remain true, we as a people will have envy for the new thing and therefore we will always have the popular clothes because we are easily manipulated into buying "the next new thing."
This has given me a stronger glimpse of what I'm trying to get at with this topic: Why I wear what I wear each day. It has showed me some of the things I'm influenced by and that the weather may not be just the strongest asset in the choice of your clothing.
I really liked this post Jake. It is very interesting to see that people don't just dress for the weather. I would like to learn more about the different types of clothing that people wear when they have different emotions. Awesome Job Jake!
ReplyDeleteI like how you read The Sartorialist. So how do you think the styles of clothing and fashion have changed? Is it that people see favorite celebrities and role models wearing something weird or different and then it gets advertised and all of a sudden everyone is wearing the same clothes? Or do other factors get put into the ever-changing fashion world? I know that if I went out wearing clothes that were "different," no one else would catch on to my trend...
ReplyDeleteI agree with you in recognizing that weather isn't the main thing when people to decide what to wear. I think it's the obvious first maybe, but that is just human nature. Definitely, people have started making clothes that have been seen as "different" average and more and more people are dressing unique. That's cool, I never thought about advertising. I guess it does have to be very well-thought out since it should appeal to a certain person. Also, It's a good question to see what people think is the style of the 2000's and what will be of this decade.
ReplyDeleteIt strikes me that in many ways your analysis has proven that fashion choices are a no-win game. The weirdo is labeled weird, the southern dress is labeled too traditional, the sexy outfits are vain, and the conservative outfits are prudish. It's like we can't win. For me, I struggle with fashion but also with body size, so there is also the troubling thought for me that I cannot escape being judged by the way I look. No fashion choice helps me escape that judgment. Bummer.
ReplyDeleteInteresting how everyone is labeled because of the way they dress. I wonder how we can escape these molds or is it impossible. Perception of yourself by others is you, so clothing can be a way to define you. In today's society clothing can be a barrier. For instance, when you see a man wearing a keffiyeh, a muslim head dress, he would be labeled as a extremist. Hopefully we can one day get rid of these barriers.
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