Ah, shirts. People always mention how girls have so many shoes, but they don’t even consider shirts! Even as a relatively un-fashionable person, I have a variety of upper body coverings. But do they compliment my “form”? And what about jewelry and other such accessories? According to my strenuous and mind numbing research, there are a lot of things I need to consider and have on hand:
- Jackets that hit right below the natural waist or right past the hips
- Don’t get shirts that are too tight or too loose, but make sure they’re “fitted” (form fitting not tight)
- V-necks or wide necklines
- Vertical stripes (They make you seem thinner and taller)
- Long necklaces (apparently, this also makes you look taller)
- Thin fabrics (These are apparently thinning as well)
- Light colors (Especially with darker pants… it brings the eyes up)
- Shirts that are longer than where your jeans lay
- Giant rings (usually fake)
- Thick, bold colored braceletes
- Lots of jewelry of any kind to choose from
Whew. That’s a lot. So my total percentage is… 54%! I’m moving up in the world. For the record, I have none of the jewelry requirements. My numbers came from the shirt stuff. This probably comes from the fact that, like I mentioned before, I’m still growing out of my six year tomboy stage.
So what does jewelry do for us, anyways? Sure, some of it is kind of pretty, but unlike with makeup, it doesn’t really accentuate YOU. It just makes the outfit more interesting, which to me seems like a waste. But what’s even more of a waste is this new trend of thick, bright, large accessories like the picture below.
Ok, I’m sorry, but these are so ugly! I don’t generally like wrist and finger trinkets anyways, but come on. What is so “hip” about thick, gaudy, potruding jewelry? Basically, this is taking a giant hunk of cheap, brightly colored plastic and putting a hole in it big enough to stick our greedy hands into.
So then I ran my shirt wardrobe against all the tips and “fashion don’ts” to see how it held up. Not surprisingly, it was depleted to 57% of the original size. That’s 16 out of the 28 shirts in my closet that don’t fit our fashion standards!
Why should I throw away more than half my closet to appease my more “fashion inclined” peers? Why should anyone feel pressured to throw away or not purchase at all the shirts that they think are cute just to fit in? Our society is so aesthetically concious that it’s becoming the only thing that matters. Here’s my theory: sure, appearence counts, but if someone chooses not to like me or hire me because of the clothes I wear in a casual setting, then it’s their loss.
