i don't mean to sound like a snob here. i completely understand if someone doesn't know how to dress or simply just doesn't care what they look like. but there's a difference between wearing the same spandex and hoody every day and then wearing sweat pants overflowing out of a pair of uggs, with a matching sweat shirt over a t-shirt from mariah carey's 2001 world tour (on the t-shirt, mariah's bra top is done in rhinestones)--and the thing is, is that this is a true to life example. and here's another thing: we live in montreal, downtown montreal, one of the most cosmopolitan and fashion-forward cities in the world (or at least in north america). i acknowledge that this place--especially at mcgill and in my particularly alt-y major--has more than its fair share of purposefully anti-fashion hipsters. but they are not purposefully dressing badly, they are thinking everything they put on. even frumpy sweaters make a statement.
so i'm not talking about them, i'm talking about the girls that purposely dress to look like shit (excuse my bluntness). and you know how i know it's purposeful? because i've seen these girls going out a night and they definitely know what they're doing with their tiffany's charms and expertly belted dresses. and then, the next day in class they're wearing a baseball cap and sweat pants with elastic cuffs around the ankle. i mean, come on! they know what they're doing...but why not show it?
why make the effort of dressing badly, when you can give the same (or less) of an effort to dress well? it's not that hard to put on a sweater and jeans and a pair of boots (they can even be uggs if their not paired with too-big pants).
the city isn't your living room and it deserves, and i think i do too, some acknowledgment that you care about what you put on your backs. i know do you care, so stop trying to look like you don't.
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