I was never into the baggy jeans fad. No particular reason, other than the fact that it just didn't appeal to me. So I never wore them. I always just felt the most comfortable in my regular-fitted jeans (Well, when it comes to denim. I'm really most comfortable in pajama pants, but who isn't?) Sure, I wasn't hip, but it's not like a pair of jeans could've made or broken (it doesn't really roll off your tongue quite the same in past tense, does it?) anyone's opinion of me, so at the very least I was comfortable.
Now it's almost 20 years later, and the trends have made a complete 180. Baggy is out, skinny is in.
And still, I always felt the most comfortable in my regular-fitted jeans. I've never owned a pair of skinny jeans and I don't think I ever plan to.
To some it might seem like I'm purposely bucking the trend. But honestly, non-conformity isn't really my thing. In fact, the whole notion of going against the grain just for the sake of it is something that kind of makes me internally roll my eyes. If you like skinny jeans wear them! And if baggy is your style then more power to you! But the most important thing is that when you wear something, it's because you like it.
A coworker was once telling me about a pair of purple jeans that he wore when he was in high school. Now, anyone who knows me knows I love, LOVE, LOVE purple. According to my mom, when I was a toddler I would just grab random purple items off the rack whenever we went shopping. But I didn't think I could ever pull off purple jeans, and I said as much to my coworker. And he responded with this:
You can pull off purple jeans if you think you can pull off purple jeans
So when planning your outfits, try not to think about what's on the cover of the latest magazines. Wear what makes you comfortable. And confident. Something that makes you happy.
More power to you for being able to ignore the fact that skinny jeans or jeggings as they call them are in style. Unfortunately girls or boys in High School or even Junior High school are not able to find out about that power they have because they are influenced by what dictates the fashion of that time.
ReplyDeleteFashion industry plays around the fact that we all have our insecurities and we all have a desire to look nice. Fortunately for us, as adults we are able to conquer those insecurities. Again some of us are not able to. In any case an adult or a child looks his or her best when they are comfortable and happy in what they wear.
In America or in the rest of the world, not every one has to be "fashionable" as such. We do not have to take help of the fashion of the time, just to feel confident. Thank you for making me realize this very important fact of society that confidence is more than the color or style of clothes you wear.
A very eye opening post.