Personal Adornment Reflection

To me, my everyday clothing that I wear is really not an expression of anything other than that I do not really put any thought into it at all. On a normal school day, I usually will wear one of three things, a grey, white or black pair of sweats, my warm-ups for tennis, or occasionally a pair of jeans, all of these with just some random t-shirt and hoodie. I guess if there was any type of expression to what I wear it is just that I am pretty laid back about everything, I honestly do not put a lot of thought into many material things. I think that the reason for these choices stem from being raised on the beliefs that you should always be happy with who you are and should not have to go out of your way just to please other people, whether it be the clothing that you wear or how you act, just be yourself and do what you want. That mentality really has not changed for me much over the years, I believe that everyone does go through a phase most likely sometime around middle school where they feel that they have to attend to the latest trends and accessories so that they feel that they can fit in with the rest of the crowd. But other than that I feel like everyone figures out their own identity and will stay true to that.
When thinking about the core values shared in my family about the way one should dress, I remember just always being told that it does not really matter what you wear as long as you look presentable and clean. The reason being for this is that you should always take pride in yourself and one of the ways to show that is to dress in a presentable manner, now this does not mean wearing a suit and tie everywhere, but just being sure you do not look too trashy. Looking around campus at the what the core values of my peers may be, it seems like everyone just wears and does what they feel like. The community for the most part looks and has a very relaxed feel. I think that is basically the main message that can be seen in the community is that everyone has their own identity and will reflect that in any way they please.