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Fashion and my attitude to it
Fashion has always had a huge influence on people around the world. The main
reason why we try to follow the latest fashion trends is a desire to look stylish,
attractive, popular and more confident. Generally people judge a new person by his
appearance and his clothes and only then, by his inner qualities. There is a proverb:
“Good clothes open all doors.” That’s why we do our best to make a favourable
impression on others. We spend a lot of money to keep up with fashion and buy
designer clothes.
Fashion often means style, glamour and success. It is also a big business. It’s
hard to resist the temptation to buy some brand-name clothing in our modern world.
Every day we pass by colourful shop-windows, we see plenty of ads everywhere: on
buses, billboards, TV and in magazines. Many teenagers pay too much attention to
their friends’ and classmates’ appearance. Sadly, if some parents are not able to
afford buying trendy clothes with fashion labels, their kids often become outsiders.
So clothes usually separate people into social groups.
In my opinion every person can have his own style and look unique. He should
choose clothes according to his taste, age, job, constitution and character. I am glad to
say that I don’t pay so much attention to fashion and I am not its victim. I don’t care
too much about what other people wear. The most important thing for me in the
outlook is neatness, natural look and beauty. And it should certainly suit the occasion.
I must admit that some fashionable clothes are quite ridiculous and unpractical. There
was a time, for instance, when young people wore baggy clothes, shoes on enormous
platforms, red hair, black fingernails and bright make-up. To my mind, it was just
a silly waste of money. Besides, if a person doesn’t have a good taste he is not able
to put things together and look attractive and stylish even in fashionable clothes.