Have you ever seen a group of friends that look like they all look alike? Every person in the group is wearing their baseball caps turned to the side and a blank white tee that screams out colorless. I am talking about fashion conformity people! It may seem like your not doing it but everyone conforms to some sort of style at least once before. Fashion conformity creates a gateway for people to help them “fit in” in society and help them feel better about themselves.
The truth is that conformity is very powerful. I admit, even I was ex-fashion conformer. Back in middle school, I was a huge hip-hop fanatic. Watching those rappers and singers on television were the highlights of my day. Most of their music videos were about how wealthy and popular they were. They always had luxurious cars and beautiful women with them. They became my idols in no time, so I then started dressing like them. Now as I looked back at my old clothes in my wardrobe, I ask myself, “What in the world was I thinking?!?” It’s interesting to see how important “fitting in” meant to me as I was growing up.
Looking back at the styles in the 1960’s, I couldn’t helped to noticed how conservative and classy college students dressed back then. Compared to the style nowadays, I’m curious to know why was there such a big transformation. Typical college girls these days would wear shirts that showed the most skin, and pants that could be as short as their undergarments. College students today seem to be more open and eager for attention. Especially girls, they seem like they want to be able to express their “sexiness” and have the power to “turn heads”. Movies, celebrities, and magazines all have impact on society today on how people should look in order to be beautiful and be noticed.
This is when conformity comes in and change people’s mind about how they should have this specific appearance. However this is not true, beauty comes from the inside and people should not have to change to be beautiful!
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