Saturday, November 1, 2008
Personal Adornment/Reflection
Most of the time I wear black Nike running shoes with jeans or jean shorts with a tucked in t-shirt. I have no piercing, or tattoos on my body, however, I do wear a black wristband that reads, "remember the taste" along with 16-9. I keep my hair short and don't dye it different colors. I believe in being clean cut in appearance as it distinguishes between the sexes. Sometimes I see people and cannot tell whether they are a man or woman and that is why I believe in keeping an appearance that is easily identifiable as being a male. I don't wear fancy clothing but I do tuck my shirt in like my grandfather and father because to me it represents being professional and keeping true to my family name. And keeping clothing simple allows me to be efficient and organized. Jeans and shirts can be used for anything from work to leisure or dinner. This type of dress is durable and easily taken care of. The wristband represents something I lost and what I have to remember in order to attain it again. It tells me I need to develop myself more and more everyday in order to attain that goal I have lost. The band reminds me of working hard which both my grandfather and father have instilled in me. My last name was built on hard work and I will not deviate from that. I make choices like this because I want to be successful and I see how my father carries himself and how he acts and this lead me to these choices. These beliefs have not changed over the years, they have been the same and will not change as I get older because these are my core beliefs. They consists of family, health, personal development, friendship and enjoyment. In order to have a family you must be able to support and protect them. And to keep supporting them you must be healthy and strong. Personal development tells someone they are ready for a family because they have matured from a boy into a man. And by becoming a man there comes responsibility. The tucked in shirt is a tradition of our family and that is how I represent family value through my dress. Running shoes represent my health. Blue jeans represents hard work because they were initially made to withstand working conditions. The wristband is for personal development and growth. Core beliefs of my peer community vary drastically. I feel like a major value is creativity and enjoyment especially on campus. These values are represented by piercing, tattoos, clothing, hair and accessories.
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I completely agree with your post. I also believe in a clean cut appearance and I think that it is very important for staying true to your family if that is how you were raised. I know that my family instilled that belief in me. I had not thought about the idea of not being able to tell between the sexes but it is a very logical argument. Especially with the self acclaimed "punk" or "gothic" groups in our generation who base most of their self dress on the values you suggested, creativity and enjoyment.
The way that you tuck your shirt in like your dad and grandfather is very significant. A lot of people base their style off of their favorite person's style. When I was a young boy, my dad was my favorite person. He had a par of blue chuck taylors that he wore all the time. Till this day, those are still some of my favorite shoes to wear. I love wearing them because they were my dad's favorite shoes and it's like tradition.
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