Should the clothes we wear preferably express our own personality....?

Question

....Or should they conform to Society, or what fashion "dictates"?

Answer 1

Within reason, but I'm not sure I'd like to see a lot of people wearing florescent colours or grown men walking around in dresses if they felt that best expressed how they were. Older women in mini-skirts up to their waist or trekkies dressed as Spock would be a bit worrying too.

Answer 2

What fashion dictates - definitely not. There's only a small difference between that and "expressing our own personality" by what we wear... if doing both is based on the need to "show" people something about ourselves (ie proving a point, being prideful about something, etc...) I don't think there really should be a value judgement about what people wear.

I dress to show my mood, or to alter my mood and influence my own behaviour and people's response to me. For instance, if I'm going to a sports day or the park with the kids I'll wear really bright colours so I can be very exuberant and energetic. If I'm going to be visiting someone who is depressed, I'll wear more subdued colours like black or brown, to subdue my spirits (sometimes I can be insensitive when I'm too "happy"). Sometimes I wear something to make myself look very feminine and soft, because I am feeilng vulnerable that day and I want people to nurture me.

It's not so much expressing my personality, as catering to my moods and how I wish to interact with people that day. It's just another form of communication.

Answer 3

I wear what I can afford. Clothes don't mean anything to me and I don't care what people who are into fashion and whatnot think because they're to full of themselves to matter.

Answer 4

Lo ideal sería que cada persona pueda vestir como mas cómodo le asienta a cada uno. De todas formas, muchas veces la gran mayoría diría, nos vestimos de acuerdo a la moda, o de acuerdo a una imagen que pretendemos dar, sea esta la que realmente nos representa o la que pretendamos que crean acerca de nosotros mismo.
Un ejemplo típico: en las grandes corporaciones, la imagen de un ejecutivo en su lugar de trabajo no es siempre la que dicho ejecutivo viste en su casa, o cuando va de vacaciones.
Es lógico que asi sea por la costumbre, mas es absurdo si te detienes a pensarlo seriamente.

Pido disculpas por responder en español, pero no entiendo otro idioma.
Saludos

Answer 5

The kind of dress you wear describe you who you are. Christians are modest in their dress (true christians). They look simple but beautiful , yet very respectfull persons and are kind because that is the teachings of God for us Christians.
jtm

Answer 6

I'd rather not wear clothes. What does that say?

Namaste

Peace and Love

Answer 7

Clothes are a tool. They should be chosen to help you accomplish whatever you are trying to do in life.

Answer 8

Not always, sometimes we use or buy the things we can afford