Fashion and Respect, is there a link?

Is fashion just a image of you that looks more dedicated to look elegant, handsome, beautiful or gorgeus? What IS fashion and what IS its purpose in life? Why do we imitate other people's clothe just to look popular? Why can't we create our own and personal fashion? Ours exclusive, with no imitaters. Why is fashion only seing people all have the same clothes? Why is fashion only clothe? If fashion was other than clothe, say respect, we would have a clean and peaceful world. But, why isn't respect a fashion? You see everyone with these cool clothes but you don't see everyone with respect. You gain fashion also respect. Do YOU, only, YOU think theres a link between fashion and respect? Many poeple gain respect by their clothes, some don't

 

Hmm...fashion is basically just the clothes, the outfits you wear, and depending on what it is, can make you look more or less attractive. Some can outline the contours of your body, bring out your face, while others can make your figure seem bulky or stick-thin, or make your face seem too round, or long. Fashion is supposed to make you look good, but just because it's in, it doesn't mean it'll look good on you. Rather, the clothes in fashion is just something most people want, because it's finely made, or some other reason.

Fashion is basically clothes that is the most admired and coveted at the moment. Its purpose is supposed to make you look attractive, while also allowing manufacturers to make money.

Being popular is something a lot of people enjoy, since it's like being a movie star, someone a lot of people know and respect. So they think that if they wear the same fashion as the popular people, they'll be able to just as famous as them. However, there are a few people who do create their own, personal fashion, some who just don't care about fashion, and some who are known as "trend-setters". And it's not really the concept of seeing everyone wear the same thing, it's really the idea of wanting to be like the (famous) person, in hopes of being like them. And since some fashion is quite expensive, it can be difficult to see someone wearing the same thing. Although the concept of it all is basically the quality of the clothes, or how it makes you look attractive.

Well, fashion can also include cosmetics and behavior, that's most coveted in the century. For instance, in the past, it was considered fashionable for a lady to never go outside alone, and the gentleman must never speak to her if she does not first. Currently, it's much different, but that's an example of fashionable behavior, an etiquette that is supposedly polite and correct.

As for respect...some people look up to people because of their clothes, since it's something they desire, but others don't care. Respect isn't a fashion because not enough people do so, thus, not making it a sort of "trend". Sometimes, when people disrespect someone, say, the person was annoying, or being irritating, it doesn't matter how rude that may be, the person - and others - may think he/she deserved it.

As for the link, it depends on people's perspective. Someone could judge a person because of their clothes, or not.

As for me, I don't link clothes and respect together, since it doesn't matter what they wear - it's the personality inside that matters. Fashion doesn't show anything about their character except for only a few assumptions.​

 

Two words: Social Class.

Naturally, most people have this instinct that greater beauty is of greater value. Thus if some1's cloths are more valuable or percepts a greater look, people think he/she is some1 to respect. Now that's not always the case. (take me for instance, I don care...) But for most ppl, they tend to b as fashionable as they can in order to obtain higher respect from others and show themselves as people who are "rich or richer"

As for criticism, most people have a tendancy to pick on things that's different. Refering back to my previous point and added with this, some people view bad fashion=some1 with low class personality, behavior, intelligence, etc.

 

I grew up in a very social status school system.

Clothes was part of it. You had to wear what was "in" to fit in. And yes, the girls wearing the tight low-cut clothes attract more and give more of an air of sexiness around them. They're expected to wear clothes like that in some cases. While men, ironically enough...

Are fine with a suit and tie, tux if needed.

I just went to a job seminar for business my major. I saw the guys nicely dressed in suits and ties, some in shirts and ties, which they said in the e-mail was fine. Myself I was in a dress shirt, dress pants and shoes. Looking at the other girls, I was shocked to see most girls dressed in tight shirts/revealing shirts or both, some with spiked heels and pointy boots with either dress pants or even jeans. Even one of my classmates who usually does better than me in classes was wearing a business suit with a low-cut shirt and looked like she could barely fit in any of it.

I asked that a few days after about how the seminar went, she said she didn't get any job offer at all. When every table I went to got at least an interest, and even an offer to go work in Boston.

It's not just school and society, it's also the work world. That's even mentioned in the seminar, that clothes are basically one of the most vital parts of the work week.

 

Dictionary (or at least as close as you can get in two seconds) Definition of Fashion:

"The prevailing manner in dressing, behaving, and living, at a given time or place."

I think that fashion, for me, at least, is a way of showing a personality. I believe that the body is a canvas, waiting to be painted with clothes that fit 'who you are'. Kind of relating to Sara's story, it can also be a way of gaining respect from others. It seems to me that some people will respect you more than other groups of people if you dress the same as them.

First of all, I don't think that popularity is based purely on their clothing. Yes, it does have an impact, but just because you wear name brands such as Abercrombie and Aeropostale doesn't make you 'popular'. Some people may be too insecure with their own self to show who they are using fashion. Other people may dress like someone else because they hold them in high regard. If there's someone that you want to be like, or look up to, I think that some people may even adapt things such as that person's style. Fashion is only seeing people all have the same clothing because some people simply just want to look like what the media portrays as 'normal', or because some just don't want to stand out in a crowd.


All in all, I believe respect and fashion are indeed linked. If someone if walking around with their pants around their knees or more skin showing than skin being covered up, yes -- it will affect how I feel about them.

 

Clothes are just something we use to make ourselves look better... and that takes part in the fashion industry... but other stuff such as makeup and stuff to make our hair look better take part, too... and for some reason everyone seems to think that just because you are more fashionable, that you are cooler and thus they give you more respect... I, on the other hand, think they are dead wrong and shouldn't judge people by how they look... but by how they act...

 

What i like to do is get the fashion thats in and try to make it my own - i never really acessorise (cant spell sleepy and unless thin silver necklaces count which they dont anymore) and always keep it simple - so i never wear what everyone else is wearing.

maybe there is respect in fashion - i mean if your gonna dress like lets say lindsay lohan and others are dressing like her - then youre gonna get respect from them - but if you dress uniquely then the boys are gonna respect you coz your not to girly or not following a crowd