Fashion encourages almost schizophrenic identities, which, while bad for the wallet and maybe the inner peace of the soul, has the benefit of opening you up to different ways of viewing things. I feel like once I wear different types of clothes I inhabit subtly different worlds - the clothes really do affect how I see the world around me as well as myself. I also think that trying out new ways of dressing doesn't betray any kind of roots. There's a reason why a lot of the #menswear people of the last decade grew up as sneakerheads. Similar overlying culture, different surface content. I studied English and it might be that part of me that appreciates that fashion has no right answer. Or you could say there are many right answers.
Clothes engage the senses. Art is food mostly for the eyes. But fabrics, and the clothes that people use them to make, are the rare objects that are DESIGNED to give you a complex experience of touch. Beyond what fabric feels like to your fingers, or a soft cashmere scarf around your neck, the weight (or lightness) of fabrics on your body is an amazing feeling. Sometimes to the point of being an almost erotic experience.
Statistics: Posted by yoyobeat — Tue Nov 11, 2014 8:58 pm
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But seriously, not caring about fashion is still caring about fashion, you can't completely remove yourself from it without commenting on it. You do put effort in how you dress and how others perceive you even by not caring, it's a very weird paradox but everything you wear or choose not to wear says something about you to other people, and being able to control that or use it to your advantage is quite fun.
For me, self-esteem took a long time to develop, and once I felt good about myself, it became much easier and more fun to put effort into looking good, and in turn being proud and excited about what I'm wearing helps me feel good about myself.
Statistics: Posted by une_impasse — Tue Nov 11, 2014 3:28 pm
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