Clothes were invented to keep the elements at bay. To keep our insides protected from the outsides. Function over Form. Nowadays things are in reverse order. Clothes advertise. They are a billboard sign that says: 'This Is Who I Am'. Sometimes clothes scream. But it is better if they whisper. Style is important. Through the medium of fashion you advertise who you are - what you're about, what's going in that head of yours (if anything is going in that head of yours), the sort of women you go for (or men), what you're like in bed (an insatiable tiger Grrrrrhhh! or a pussy cat Meeeoooow!). Clothes can also reveal what you do for a living - are you a rockstar, artiste, musician, professuer, evolutionary biologist, or (god forbid) an accountant. Clothes also speak how much money you make, the sort of friends you hang out with, if you have a girlfriend, whether you're a member of the 'Electricity Pylon of the Month Fan Club'. The cut of your jacket and the shoes you wear say more about you then your CV.
The most important thing when it comes to clothes is the 'fit'. If the clothes you wear look as if they were tailored to your particular and unique body proportions, if they look as if they will fit you and only you in the whole wide world, then you will be in sartorial heaven. For example there is nothing like a blazer that fits perfectly. It's length, when arms are dangling on the side, should not go beyond the middle knuckle of your thumb. It should give you a shape and not make you look like a homogeneous cylinder. It can be combined with a white shirt and trousers for a smart look, or with jeans and a printed t-shirt, as casual attire. There is fun to be had in fashion. It's a kind of pretend and play. A play with who you are. A play with who you wanna be.
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(above items from 'AllSaints' clothing)
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