The other day i dressed up for a forty minutes bike ride, full speed, to see a friend in the suburb, and on the way something struck me, i noticed that unconsciously the clothes i picked (randomly unassorted) were perfectly representing three facets of my personality.
First i tied the thick laces of my big brown boots, strapped tight to the ankles, those i bought in a sport adventure store and are walking boots, heavy sole and sturdy leather body, nicely reinforced, very good to break a shinbone in one blow.
Then i wore white long shorts, made with a solid fabric and getting down under the kneecap, it's wide and comfy, very good to twist and spin, not so much to do a split, those were gently offered to me by the girl i was running with (and not " running after" like it was a common joke for some people).
And last, as a top, i got in a black t-shirt with on the back a huge print of a warrior in a black armor, and with long white hair floating in a probably sulphuric air as in the background coming out of red and orange flames we have the dread to spot the head of a dragon surrounded by tortuous vines with thorns, this piece of clothing were from an unsold stock and a friend of mine working in a video game store kindly gave one to me (the game is called "Castlevania - lords of shadow" and is totally unknown by me).
So you see i had my reasons for picking those that day for that ride, mainly practical reasons (definitely not fashion ones), but unconsciously i wore three parts of my personality over my skin, the boots are the punk life style and rock'n'roll attitude, the shorts are my taste for exhausting myself in sports, and the t-shirt is the geek part in me that likes virtual worlds and imagination.
And this observation amused me greatly, i think generally we all wore clothes that we think represent us (except special cases) it's a matter of self esteem, knowing that it's easy to go against our taste and dress up to manipulate others, but that won't last long, we won't be fine long playing the chameleon, masks fall sooner or later, in a certain extend the way we dress up says a lot about our personality, another clue to choose the people we think could match with our inner self, reading the appearance to guess the mental, but all that is always interpretations, and other factors could be analysed, whatever, let's just be free to dress as we want only for ourselves.
I like your analysis, you're right those three pieces each represent one of your interests/hobbies/favorite activities.
RépondreSupprimerI think first appearances matter a lot, and even though it is materialistic and we should of course look beyond the physical form, the clothes people wear reveal something important about their personalities. Definitely we can see who we can have something in common with based on our clothing choices.
For example, my friend Sue is very energetic and her personality is bubbly and happy, so her clothing choices are bright and get your attention. On the other hand, depressed people wear dark and neutral colors so that's obvious it is to hide... and as we analyzed before, when someone creates the perception of negativity few people will be drawn to them because people want to unite in joy (though I am sure there might be exceptions where people unite through sadness and/or see that someone who looks down is an easy target to take advantage of). For example, I noticed when I look down in public I am more likely to be harassed by the common homeless in the late evenings... and if I am looking up with a relaxed face (which is a physical communication showing peace and confidence), I am less likely to be approached.