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Dress for Yourself — Not for Anyone Else

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  You are your own runway. Strut! I hate looking like everyone else. While I like styles and trends, I always try to put my own spin on what the masses wear. When I was a teen, I worked my first job in high school. It was in a Junior Achievement Program that helped students become entrepreneurs. Once we completed the program, we received two hundred dollars. For a poor city kid being raised by a single mom, that two hundred dollars felt like two million. When I received the money, I was over the moon. I never had so much money in my life! I kept a piggy bank with pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters — but paper money was hard to come by. If my mom wasn’t paying bills or buying groceries, she had to clothe my brother and me. There wasn’t much left over, even for my mom. With the money, my first instinct was to spend it. I wanted to go shopping in Downtown Crossing. At the time, the trendiest stores were Tello’s, Rainbows, and Filene’s/Filene’s Basement. Other stores included Marsha...

It’s Ok If Your Style Isn’t for Everyone

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Your Style is For You — and that’s all that matters! When it comes to style, just like almost everything else, everyone has an opinion. Your dress should be longer. Your dress should be shorter. Your shirt needs to be more plain. Your shirt is too colorful. Those shoes don’t go with that outfit. That outfit doesn’t go with those shoes. It can be very frustrating when people comment about your outfits. Although the comments are wanted and weren’t asked for, people make them anyway, regardless of how the comment is received. Some people gave in to the critics and tried to adjust their style. I’m not a people-pleaser (at least not anymore), and my closet needs my attention, not everyone else’s opinions. Here are some more thoughts on style: It’s perfectly normal and acceptable for not everyone to appreciate your style. Fashion and aesthetics are inherently subjective, shaped by individual experiences, cultural backgrounds, and personal preferences. What appeals to one person...