Interesting topic dawned on me last night. So i consider myself a pretty flamboyant, aggressive, out there kinda guy. I love attention, and i care about my image. at one point it was due to my insecurity…. and slowly it manifested into a love for… well… myself. and how i appear… and i got caught up in the whole concept of playing with the visage that can be created and presented with various colors, patterns, cuts, etc.
where am i going with this? Well, hold yer horses there ….
listen up a bit…. you ever watch a runway show? ever watch or read a proper runway magazine? ever see pics of people on a runway? you might have said to yourself at one point… who wears that?!?!?!?
so here’s the question… wears what? that weird paper bag strapped around the hip? the plastic hat dangling off the head like a third ass? your right…. NO ONE. but you know what… if i asked you ” who wears what?” you’d specifically mention some parts of the outfit. here’s the kicker… that’s not what the fashion show or the image is about. the outfit is an entire ensemble. some parts work, some dont…. and some parts are garbage… and some are just trying things out.
the proper follow up question would be…. well… what part of that outfit DO you like? how about the image? ANYTHING? ok… if no… then move on to the next one. next one. next one. any strike your fancy. eventually you’ll find a scarf. or a shirt. or a pant…. and bam. they got you sucked in. Now you look for that pant. something to create that image…. or somehow you’ve been influenced by the designer’s trends…captivated. that’s all it took… one garment.
now i can go back to my bit. when … friends… people you know… yourself…. eerr.r…. me… tries on different stuff… i get responses from various people “oh i dn’t like that”. ok…. fine. fair enough. but now i remove the belt… which matched the shoes… and now i gotta change the shoes. but the shoes complimented the color scheme of the shirt… now the shirt has to change… see where i’m going? the lesson goes both ways. look at the entire ensemble…. how do you feel about the image presented…and then find one piece that you feel is accentuating the proper features of the person… THEN look to see if the rest jives and meshes with the outfit. now that’s if your the audience. How about if your trying on stuff? well… basically don’t sweat the small stuff.. if you like something… and you put on something that you feel compliments the outfit and you feel comfortable… THANK GOD! JUST GET OUT THE DOOR AND GO PARTY! don’t get held up over what someone says and don’t let people knock you down a peg emotionally for one thing.
You spent time trying to create something…which if your male… might mean you’re gay. but let’s not go into that… what are we talking about ? oh, yeah the outfits. you created something… and you can’t be perfect. you did the best you could… move on with your life. if someone says something… take the words, as a mere suggestion… and maybe next time think about it… maybe … maybe not. besides… they obviously weren’t daring enough to try the outfit on themselves….
now, if you’re wearing a swastika and you get kicked in the groin… let that be your lesson.