Fashion in Academics
The popular girls
Nerd/ Weird kids
Hippy
Preppy
Designer Labels
The clothes that an individual wears can say a lot about them. Students are definitely judged based on the clothes that they wear to school. The most popular girls in school are usually very well dressed and pretty much dressed in the same style. Many students are envious of their style choices and strive to be like them. If a student isn't wearing what is in style or cool for the time they may be discriminated against and said to be not cool or a weird kid. It's sad to say, but it is incredibly true. The hippies in school are thought to smoke weed and are tree huggers. Most of the time it's not true, it's just the style of clothing that they prefer to wear. Students who like to wear bright colored button downs and shorts are said to be preppy. These students are the goody two-shoes of the school who are well put together and have a trust fund waiting for them. The girls who are carrying their Chanel and Louis Vuitton bags and wearing their Rockin' Republic Jeans with their Michael Kors watch are the rich, stuck up girls who think they are better than everybody. Many students are intimidated by these wealthy girls, but there really isn't a reason to be. They are the same as the other students, they just have more money.
Why are there so many stereotypes against what students wear to school? Everybody expresses themselves the way that they please and nobody should care what other people choose to wear. There are so many different styles out today that every individual has a different sense of style. The way that a student dresses could in a way represent their academic interests. They obviously have a certain sense of style and this style can roll over to their academic style. Hippies are considered to be "tree huggers", maybe they are interested in science and how the environment that surrounds us works. Some students can't afford the Chanel purse or Lilly Pulitzer shorts so they don't have access to the clothing that they truly love and they are unable to express themselves the way that they would like to. Fashion is everywhere, just like academics.
Tanner, this is a great topic to do research on; especially being a girl who had to see/face those types of discrimination. Great work!
ReplyDeleteYou basically described my high school. If you weren't wear Ralph Lauren you were looked on as weird, or poor. If you were Hollister or Abercrombie and Fitch you were a try hard who wanted to fit in, and if you didn't have to latest Jordan's you had no style. It's crazy how much school has to do with clothes, almost more than academics. Students don't care as much about their grades, as they do going to parties, or being seen with the right people. It'll be cool to see what you find out about the topic.
ReplyDeleteI agree with JT, I very rarely saw this in high school. I think it is more common with girls.
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