Trashin' Fashion

by Tragen Herrick

Fashion really isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Think about it: How you dress does not effect the way you think, the way you communicate, or the way you learn. All it does is let people around you know about your superficial social standing; it shows how much you care about what other people think. If you want to wear pajama pants and a plain white t-shirt to school, so what? People shouldn't judge you for it.

To put things in perspective, one day I was getting ready for school. I saw some shorts a liked and a shirt I liked, so I put them on. My mom flipped. "You can't wear yellow plaid shorts with an orange and white striped shirt!" she said. "It doesn't match." What's the big deal? People will think you're an idiot for wearing clothes that don't match. Is that how things should be? They're just clothes. Clothes exist to cover your body; they shouldn't determine your social status or make people think of you as different.

For example: If I'm walking down the hall and I see two people who are dressed differently and I don't know either of them in the slightest, is there a reason I should choose to talk to the one wearing cargo shorts, Etnies, and a shirt from American Eagle instead of the kid in a stained sweater and ratty jeans? No, there is no reason. The "stylish" kid could turn out to have a rotten personality while the one wearing hand-me-downs might be a really nice guy.

So, in conclusion, what you wear really isn't that big of a deal. Don't worry about impressing other people with your wardrobe and don't worry about theirs, either. Just be the best that you can be to everyone, no matter what they wear.

Sairah's Three Cents

Fashion is a huge part of the teen world. What we wear defines us and gives us a way to express our personalities without having to say anything at all. I don't see why most guys don't care about what they wear. 

Wearing something that doesn't match makes you look like you really don't know what's going on; as if you're too oblivious to know what's going on, much less care. And if someone doesn't care enough about themselves to look decent, they probably don't care about much else.

Personally, I don't want to talk to someone who doesn't give a flying rat's hind end about anything.

We use fashion to communicate. What we wear could say, "Hey there, good lookin'!" or, "I rolled out of bed with five minutes to get to school, and I'm in a bad mood", or even "I feel crazy today, let's party!". So many things can be said with a single outfit.

That being said, the clothes don't even have to be name brand. As long as someone looks like they care about themselves, then they're good to go.