Sunday, January 27, 2013

Fashion ends in college.

In high school I would walk through the hallways observing. I was not the one to speak, but believe me when I say that I observed every single interaction, clothing article, and movement in the student body. Setting aside the creepiness of that statement (just because I was quiet, doesn't mean I wasn't listening. I know all of your secrets), and that one too, the real point I was trying to get at is the wide array of fashion styles I would see in that hell hole. There were the bros, the elitists, the hipper than thous, the awkward anime children, the band kids who were trying their hardest to fit in but weren't quite making the cut (me), the kids who would rather spend their time with a teacher, the smelly ones, the loud cheerleader types, those obnoxious scene kids, and oh so many more genres of high school folk that I really don't miss at all.

However, there is one thing I miss. The attempt at looking nice. (Although it was only ever achieved by few, and I was definitely not one of those few. I went through my awkward angsty emo years too.)

I know that we're all in college now, but honestly it doesn't take that long to put on a blouse and some rip-free pants. Not to mention, college really isn't that difficult that you need to wear the same The North Face running suit or whatever you call it, every single day. (I know how you acted in high school, you didn't participate in enough sports or outdoors activities to give you the right to wear The North Face.)

I mean it's one thing for an outdoorsy type high schooler to continue to rightfully wear these garments, but to see anyone else sport (pardon the pun) this garb is a shame. You all dressed much nicer before. In the wise words of Wiki How, "Dress to impress". And people, we're not trying to impress the outdoors in college. We're trying to impress professors. So unless you're taking an environmental science of any sort, then get it together and purchase some real clothes.

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