Culture is something that people take pride in, it is the very roots on who you are. There are a wide variety on cultures and this is due to different countries having different interests and a whole another way of living. This work will be focused on an interesting culture, and how it influences the fashion sense of those apart. This culture would be the college culture. Personal experiences have contributed to this piece and it is a large talking point with students as well. A big way to express yourself in college would be to dress in your own personal style. That is the particular point of interest in this news story and let us dive in on what challenges college students face on deciding what to wear everyday.
So, living on campus is a huge factor in the everyday wear of a typical college student. When you live right next to your classroom, it gives you plenty of time to prepare yourself a nice outfit. Well that is not always the case. When you pack your bags, leave your hometown, and move away alone from your family there are going to be substantial changes in your life. For those who never did laundry in their lives, they must now do this on their own and learn to be independent. Sometimes when papers, group projects, and study time are loaded onto your plate, there is no time to do laundry and next thing you know you are out of clean clothes. Adjustments must be made in the life of this young adolescent to keep things going smooth.
For those who do not have a problem doing laundry, fashion can be used to make a statement, but does this prove to get old? Lately, studies have shown that the fashion on campuses are becoming more identical with each other. Youngin Bangh of Emerald Insight explains in her scholarly article from 2018 how a “one style fits all” mentality has been implemented into many college campuses. This could very well be due to the marketing of certain brands such as Patagonia or The North Face. These brands put a dent in your wallet but that is just another part of this culture. You cannot go to college and not have some extra money to play with because classes are not free. But with everyone almost looking identical everyday, is it time for more students to show more creativity?
Now with time management playing a key role in these college lives, student athletes must have the most filled schedules. These students come to college with leniency towards their tuitions to perform well for their respective sport. They wake up at 6 to intense workouts and do homework until 11 at night. They do not have time to plan outfits and get up extra early to get ready because their schedules conflict with it. It is overwhelming and it is no secret that these athletes wish they had more time for things such as wearing different outfits everyday. This is the small price they pay to continue their education and sporting careers at the levels they do. With a campus educating about 17,000 students is present, there is bound to be every single type of fashion sense. With the creativity fading, it is important to admire the rare ones who maintain their creative wardrobe while living alone in the circumstances they live in. It is impressive enough to see outfits consistently planned, but to see how creative these outfits can get is what really catches the eye. I caught up with Chico State student Gerardo Ramos who is an expert in this field as he is an aspiring photographer with a creative sense of fashion. “It depends on their personality” says Ramos, “Everyone should try to explain who they are with what they wear.” He then goes on to explain on the issue of maintaining the creativity and not falling down the basic path. Hardworking students who are not afraid to express who they are, is the reason fashion is as important as it is today and why we analyze them in works such as this.
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