Do Clothes make your personality change ?
By asfiona
@asfiona (174)
India
October 14, 2009 9:06am CST
Hi
Recentlty i went for shopping wearing t-shirts n jeans in a big show room. Before i enter in that store, i juz question myself whether m i wearing the suitable clothes. I ignore my thought and entered in the store but what i saw lots of attendent were standing there but nobody was interested to attend me. However, they thought that i'm a browser because of my casual clothes. The moment i realize this.......i turn back and came out from the store.
Next day, i was in my official formal suit n during lunch i went to the same store with one of my colleague who was wearing a nice formal suit. I got startled to see that same attendent rush towards me and start telling me about their products. Same day i didn't buy anything but the attendent was happy to think that i will come back n buy something as i was wearing very nice clothes.
Let me confess, First day when i was in casual i would have bought something for sure but next day i went to satisfy my ego as i was treated bad the last day.
The guy judged me by my clothing and lost not only his sale but his customer also forever for sure.
Clothes makes your personality change as well as others outlook towards you. Need your opinion........
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7 responses
@mohan89 (240)
• India
14 Oct 09
Hi asfiona...
Clothes won't change ones personality But the way of look does change.
When we r wearing some funky clothes such as jeans & t-shirts, attender would have thinks that we are a student who buys nothing but comes mall for time pass. When we wear formals attender thinks we are executives so he tries to attract us with different products.
Clothes changes the look of a person
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@asfiona (174)
• India
14 Oct 09
Hi Mohan,
Well ofcourse, clothes does change ones look but one should not judge a person from clothes. Clothes are just the outer wear, the real charecteristic comes out with the attitude a person carry with itself.
We should not forget Mahatma GAndhi who juz used to wear a dhoti but he is one of the most famous n honoured charecter on this planet.
Even i do consider clothes helps you to get right value of your thoght but on the same time it makes you egoistic if you are wearing better attire than others.
I remember a famous line of a best tailor, He used to say he can turn a begger into a king in 3 hours by changing his attire.
I consider this is the proud and honour of wearing a nice attire by a nice individual with nice thots and good views for others........
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@mohan89 (240)
• India
14 Oct 09
hi asfiona once again...
You wrote of legend & our father of nation Mahatma Gandhi.
I agree with you in this regard. But even Mahatma Gandhi was insulted once in south Africa by looking his color and dress he wore.
Even great legends had been insulted looking just at what we wear
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@sharadagrawal278 (183)
• India
14 Oct 09
Well i think clothes does not effect personality. Personality is something which reflects your mind and way of thinking. But ya clothes do effect other's way of thinking towards u on the 1st meeting, bcoz the other person knows nothing abt u so he would judge u according to what he sees in u externally( i mean clothes and way of talking ...).
But eventually when he will come to know u then definitely the final impression will be made by ur personality.
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@asfiona (174)
• India
14 Oct 09
You know Sharad, i was not angry with the person.
It is universal, as soon as we see somebody we start judging him or her with their respective clothes. Somhow we know that clothes are not the deciding factor but still we are compelled by our nature.
One more thing i tell you., once one of my friend was standing alone on a bus stand, waiting for a bus. After some time a nice girl (wearing a beautiful dress) came and start waiting for the bus. As soon as he saw that girl, he thought to talk to her, he waited for some time and made lots of conception about her as she will be well educated, nicely brought up with nice language and etc.etc.
After some time he went to that girl and asked something, he got surprised to listen the kind of language she spoke. She said some very abusive words and started shouting. All his imagination about her shattered in pcs.
Later on he told me about this story, saying "SHE WAS IN A REALLY NICE DRESS AND I NEVER THOUGHT THAT SHE WILL SPEAK SUCH BAD LANGUAGE"
Clearly shows clothers can change your look not you etiquettes and respect for others.........
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
15 Oct 09
Hi Asfiona!
You have stated a very interesting point
. I have not come across any such situation so far. However, after reading your experiences, I am willing to believe that if one goes in casual wear, salesmen at the shop may not attend to him/her as sincerely, as one would like to expect. In a way you can say that flashy clothes and some 'attitude' while entering in a showroom do make an impression on the attendants and they attend you accordingly.
You have stated a very interesting point. I have not come across any such situation so far. However, after reading your experiences, I am willing to believe that if one goes in casual wear, salesmen at the shop may not attend to him/her as sincerely, as one would like to expect. In a way you can say that flashy clothes and some 'attitude' while entering in a showroom do make an impression on the attendants and they attend you accordingly. 
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
18 Oct 09
Yes, our outer appearance and mannerism will surely make an impression when we interact in a showroom.
@asfiona (174)
• India
16 Oct 09
Hi
thanks, well may be it was the bad day for me to expirience such impression. If i'm not wrong others might have also face this kind of expirience. from now onwards i will consider that wearing smart, good clothes add ones personality to be treated more importantly not everytime but yaah sumtime.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
26 Oct 09
They say clothes make a person, but I think that's only true up to a point. Normally, clothes do not really make a personality change, but it can prove a certain image, or if someone wants to look quiet, or want to wear something for a party and stuff like that, certain dress code would help definitely. I think that different personalities match different clothes, but then again, that's only like a few percent. How that person answers, talks and mix around would be the surest way of knowing someone with a certain kind of personality indeed.
@anjalisharma_iipm (805)
• India
15 Oct 09
Hi fiona how are you?
good to see your discussion.
you are right they have loose you and a good potential buyer of the brand, but it ok fiona it is not their mistek that they have not responded to you. yes good dressing matters a lot you are very well aware that is why they have responded to you, here you have to make sure that if you want the attention of others you have to look smart and good. dont worry dear here nothing to take on heart go to the store if you like the product for you.
@asfiona (174)
• India
16 Oct 09
Hi Anjali,
I'm doing fine. Hope you're doing the same. You know anjali.....we all are equal and same created by Almighty God. God has given us to live freely, express our wish freely, right to treat equality etc but human being made differentiality among people. There are people who only want to give important to rich people while for poor not. There may be rich person who always wear simple clothes not so good one or very casual one then he is not suppose to get same the attention as the one wearing smart n nice cloth. Whether we wear good clothes or not so good one, one should treat well. The real color is not the clothes but its you, 'who you are'. My idea is to treat everyone well.Take care
@kush20006 (515)
• India
8 Nov 09
clothes speak of what your paying capacity is like and mind you salesman are there for to sell their product and they would like to waste their time on someone only if he or she is ready to spend
as you could have seen many people just wander around to look at things not buying things
imagine if you were salesman what would you have done
now the other part clothes and personality
personality is the charm which comes into your attitude and face when you have a good one
tell me the person who have dominant personality never require good clothes to express themselves
i say clothes are important but not whole and sole of the personality
clothes just represent what your status is maybe i can also advise you one thing if a person judges by clothes or by thing that what would other think what he or she is wearing he cant go to top offthe world
becoz truth lies in the fact in getting best out f yourself
@ladyella (145)
• Philippines
17 Oct 09
personality means a lot more than the clothes you wear. it is an integration of many things, not just how you look. clothes could only change how people see you and what they think about you. it may also change how you feel about yourself. but changing clothes doesn't mean that you have become a new person with a different personality. maybe your personality will change if the change is for good or will stay for a longer time and you are really feeling and living it. not just on the occasions when you are wearing the particular sets of clothes. ^^
