Abstract
Dress does not make a person but how we dressed do. Man, woman and child are obliged to dress as how they should because the first impression is the lasting impression, so to speak.
In this contemporary, fashion becomes a controversial issue depending on one’s cultural acceptance, and it has slowly eroded the norm and the ugly head of “immoral dressing” emerges and becomes confrontational.
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The ugly side of rapid development in any third world country is the paradigm change in the way teenagers behaved. Through the wide spectrum of change, the most effective influence is through apparels.
Young women in their teeny-weeny mini-skirts to dashing leather jackets and tight fitting pants are the unmistakable fashion today.
Fashion is the ebb and flow and the contemporary fashion is getting more daring by exposing the anatomy enticing the roving eyes of the beholder to ogle at.
Is the tropical climate in Asian countries has become too sultry or to blame it on vanity that the fashion of young women has become too skimpy?
The fact is that the new found freedom for women – the right to vote, the right to education and the right to dress to their choice are all part and parcel of one’s self-expression. However to teenagers, it falls on mere exploitation on their malleability
The Hollywood magnetism has made its way to our shores where teen-age boys are of no exception to hop on the bandwagon of fashion, so to speak. Brand me with whatever remarks and the choice of words deem fit, but the fact remains that their “unbecoming ”fashion has more bane than boon.
Many middle-age mothers are also caught up with the in-thing of fashion. Their liberal outlook have surpassed how nurturing should be inculcated instead. On the other hand, it is their prerogatives to don in what attires they like and to rock the boat of fashion will definitely ignite the wrath from the women!
Let me put forth my argument about middle-age mothers who still desire “drooping” jeans that expose their panties or even tattoos that are vividly accentuated on the top middle and above the buttock cheeks.
I must admit that it is nice to look at but the heartbeat cannot be contained. It is not about one’s libido that is untamed but the suspense on the jeans. Will it drop since it is hanging precariously by the hips and imagine the gaffe if it does!
The argument here is not against how young mothers should wear. By not being careful, it will pave a way to children to take it as the acceptable norm for dressing and it is not exemplary indeed!
I refuse to wear a mask. I admit that I enjoy looking at what are displayed for my eyes to feast on but my damn cataract betrays my new found hobby. So, I am back to writing rather than watching!
Parents should call a spade a spade about the adverse effect what improper dressing might bring, by first being the role model. As teenagers, there are myriad problems in the growing up years and they should open up their eyes, ears and heart to advice, but not to credulity.
The mindset of teenagers must change with the help of parents so to distant the common remark that teenagers are synonymous to malleability, otherwise this will definitely be embedded negatively and impede their growth to be a better person in their lives.
The distinction between fashion and morality lies on a thin line. How we attire depends very much on the occasion but without considering the inappropriateness, we will leave a very bad impression on our own personality.
