By: Allyn Petion
Fashion is an important aspect of high school and teenagers in general, especially since this age group is impressionable and trend-followers. Trends start from “One person does something cool, and everyone decides that's something they want to do.”, says Channing Junius or “Mainstream audiences. Like how people are influenced by cinema or social media or anything that people in general indulge in. Also, talk of mouth because if you see someone on the street that's wearing something cool, you'll ask them about it and then you'll wear it or talk about it and then it becomes popular.” from Dani Rutledge. Trends also affect teens in the sense of an identity issue, said Areiya Forrest, “For our generation, trends caused an identity crisis, and now we don't have the opportunity to develop our own identities and they look for guidance from influencers but in situations where there isn’t any guidance some people in this generation seem lost.”
Identity also influences teenage styles with “How people think that they should dress. I feel like they must be in a box because of how people view them” commented Areiya Forrest, a junior at Hillgrove. Identity and peers also influence unique style “My style, it used to be my friends but now I found my own style thinking of my personality.” Coming up with a style based on your own identity is easy as Areiya says “I think if you have an original personality then it shouldn't be hard. If you're being yourself and dress your personality, then it's easier.”
Culture is especially important in teen fashion since diverse cultures have diverse ways of viewing fashion and its trends. For example, pop culture. Dani said, “Teens are easily influenced, and they can also be particular about their opinions, so it depends on what they like. Also, we’re easy to sell to. Our brains aren't fully developed and we're easier to manipulate or easier to influence and it's easy to get money from the people who don't fully know the right thing.” Traditional cultures play a part in fashion as well like Channing says, “Depending on each country some cultures might not care about it unlike others but, that's also different from person to person.”
These three things make up a lot of what it’s like to dress up in this generation and how it affects us and helps us think.
Fashion is an important aspect of high school and teenagers in general, especially since this age group is impressionable and trend-followers. Trends start from “One person does something cool, and everyone decides that's something they want to do.”, says Channing Junius or “Mainstream audiences. Like how people are influenced by cinema or social media or anything that people in general indulge in. Also, talk of mouth because if you see someone on the street that's wearing something cool, you'll ask them about it and then you'll wear it or talk about it and then it becomes popular.” from Dani Rutledge. Trends also affect teens in the sense of an identity issue, said Areiya Forrest, “For our generation, trends caused an identity crisis, and now we don't have the opportunity to develop our own identities and they look for guidance from influencers but in situations where there isn’t any guidance some people in this generation seem lost.”
Identity also influences teenage styles with “How people think that they should dress. I feel like they must be in a box because of how people view them” commented Areiya Forrest, a junior at Hillgrove. Identity and peers also influence unique style “My style, it used to be my friends but now I found my own style thinking of my personality.” Coming up with a style based on your own identity is easy as Areiya says “I think if you have an original personality then it shouldn't be hard. If you're being yourself and dress your personality, then it's easier.”
Culture is especially important in teen fashion since diverse cultures have diverse ways of viewing fashion and its trends. For example, pop culture. Dani said, “Teens are easily influenced, and they can also be particular about their opinions, so it depends on what they like. Also, we’re easy to sell to. Our brains aren't fully developed and we're easier to manipulate or easier to influence and it's easy to get money from the people who don't fully know the right thing.” Traditional cultures play a part in fashion as well like Channing says, “Depending on each country some cultures might not care about it unlike others but, that's also different from person to person.”
These three things make up a lot of what it’s like to dress up in this generation and how it affects us and helps us think.
