Do U Wear Dress As Per Fashion Or That Suits Your Body?

Fashion - Should one choose dress based on fashion or on personality?
India
March 17, 2010 11:09pm CST
This question has intrigued me a lot. My sister in law is very beautiful to look at. She dresses up very well mostly with traditional indian dresses. Sometimes she wears jeans pants which does not suit her personality. I have told her this but she says she likes to follow latest fashion.I have seen many people who wear dress that dont suit thier personality.It makes them look funny and awkward. Instead of enhancing thier looks it makes them look like jokers. Should one choose clothes depending on one's personality or latest fashion?
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20 responses
@LadyBoss (253)
• United States
19 Mar 10
I think that people should wear clothes that they feel comfortable in. Fashion trends are always changing constantly. Its better just to have your own style and wear what you like.
• India
19 Mar 10
feeling comfort is a great reason to choose a particular kind of dress. Not evertyhting must be looked in terms of fashion.
• Estonia
18 Mar 10
For me the first thing about the piece of clothing is comfort. I must feel myself good while wearing it. But I also look at the appearance of the garment, because I won't wear it if it's very comfortable but looks plain awful. I pay attention to both things, but comfort is a little bit more important for me.
• India
19 Mar 10
yes u seem to give more imprtance to comfort than fashion. its good
@irisheyes (4370)
• United States
18 Mar 10
A little of both I guess. Here in the uS, jeans ar a way of life. We invented them and grew up wearing them. Jeans never go out of style and the style is Western American cowboy. To us that never looks funny. It's a part of our image of ourselves: rugged and casual and on the go.
• India
19 Mar 10
A little of both? but which gets preference when ur in doubt? personally i think we should go for dresses that suit our personality than fashion.
• Philippines
18 Mar 10
the kind of clothes that i wear depends on my personality and comfort. I used to like wearing jeans and looses shirts, but when I started working, I learned to wear appropriate shirts for work like polo shirts but still i wear pans everyday because its what i am comfortable with.
• India
19 Mar 10
yes u have got the right ideas. Comfort more than fashion is ur priority.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
18 Mar 10
Well, dressing i always first see for my comfort, next how whether it fits me better and next is fashion. Fashion also means how smart the dress suits us. So even if its a grand one, if it doesnot suits me..i wont try it all!
• India
19 Mar 10
yes u have got ur priorties right. Comfort, suitability and last fashinable in that order.
• India
18 Mar 10
fashion changes with time. so instead of filling up the cupboard with latest trends i would rather buy something evergreen and comfortable. i think one should wear what one is comfortable in. if we just go by fashion and wear something we feel conscious in then it does show on the face and that's what makes a person look funny or awkward. Any dress wore with confidence will make a person look good irrespective of whether it is in fashion or not. And most importantly what one should always wear is the smile!!!
• India
19 Mar 10
Yes u have chosen the right word 'confidence'. Simply because someone wears a dress that is of the latest fashion doesnt mean that she/he should feel comfortable or confidence in it..
• Philippines
18 Mar 10
hi there. there are actually some fads that are too funny an ridiculous that i would never wear them. but there are fashions that i follow, if they are comfortable and , like you said, fit my personality. i am a very shirt an jeans person bec our country is tropical. anyway, i am not great at dressing up, so what suits my personality doesnt help out in what i look like either. fashion is such a huge problem for me :)
• India
18 Mar 10
personally i too think that personality must be given importance than fashion in choosing a dress ..
@daliaj (5674)
• India
18 Mar 10
I wear dress for fashion, but I make sure that I stitich in such a way that it suits my body. I have an evaluation about my dressing. I don't care what others think about my dressing. I will go for anything that suits me according to my thoughts. I use traditional dress and western dress. I can't give up using western dress because I look a little fat.
• India
18 Mar 10
I know u wont wear vulgar. But the contention that i dont care what other think is a bit too much to swallow. we are living in a society and we need to follow certain dress codes. U seem to have a judicious mix of fashion and suitablity to personalty when going for ur dress
@sublime03 (2339)
• Philippines
18 Mar 10
I think each individual has their own personality thus some may like to go with fashion and some with what compliments their own curves. I for one dresses up for comfort but at the same time I look good in it. So I guess its a mixture of looking good but at the same time comfortable with it as well.
• India
19 Mar 10
yes ur message is clear. U look for dress not merely from a fashion point of view but comfort and whether it suits u also is a point u weigh in ur mind befre going for a dress.
• Philippines
18 Mar 10
for me, i wear what i want, i mean those clothes that makes me feel comfortable to wear with. i dont care if its out of fashion or in fashion as long as im comfortable and i look good in it. sometimes fashion clothes will not suit us. most of the time i didnt buy fashion clothes coz once its out of fashion already then i can no longer wear them so most of the time if i shop for clothes i go for jeans coz jeans will never out of fashion and just the basic color not those jeans with colors like green, violet, red, yellow and etc. i just use basic color even for shirt so it will into be out of fashion.
• India
18 Mar 10
yes going for fashinable clothes has this prob also. If t goes out of fashion then one doesnt feel like wearing it.. good that u choose ur clothes tat u feel comfortable in
@amijor (234)
• Philippines
18 Mar 10
It's ridiculous when people try to go with the current trend when the trend doesn't suit their personality and worse, their body type. I've seen people who try to fit in skinny jeans that emphasize not their assets but their overflowing fat loads. It also makes me laugh when I see people wearing colored skinny jeans that doesn't suit their skin tone. What is even worse is when you see a group of 'fashionistas' wearing those technicolor skinny jeans and end up looking like power rangers. As for me I go for the basics and the classics. Its nice because you can play around with the dress that I have and make old/classic pieces look current by adding up accessories.
• India
19 Mar 10
yes some people just blindly follow fashion. i have seen skinny people wear shots exposing their stick like thighs. how bad isnt it?
@Gany15k (1673)
• India
18 Mar 10
Yes, I have seen many people like that.Simply to say they look very very funny if they wear a dress which doesn't suit their personality.I always wear the dress I like and suits to me.If anything came new then I will look at it whether it suits me or not then I will go for that.My sister tells me to take dress which are latest.I say that there are persons for that.They will give life to that dress and I won't give because it will not suit me.She will scold me but I never mind that.I always love to wear dress which suits me and which I like..
• India
19 Mar 10
yes we must always choose our dress which suits us and not become a laughing stock for people. Merely blindly wearing dresses only makes us look funny
• Philippines
18 Mar 10
During my teen age days I go with fashion. But now that I've grown up, I don't go with the flow. I choose clothes that are not only suitable to my personality, but are also comfortable to wear.
• India
18 Mar 10
yes u seem to give more importance to suitability aspect rather than fashion. It is a good idea
• China
18 Mar 10
It is no doubt that people should choose clothes which suit one's personality.If one don't choose clothes suit her personality,she will look like very funny?
• India
18 Mar 10
yes u have hit the nail on the head. One must choose clothes that suits ones personality rather than following fashion blindly ...
• Philippines
18 Mar 10
Well that happens all the time and I can't blame a person if his/her dress/attire does not match. It depends on a person. If they are such a fashion buff, they would go with the flow even if it looks like a disaster already. About your sister in law, she is free to wear what she like although you are really right when you said that it does not suit her and you advice her already, well it is not your fault anymore. You have given your piece of advice. I also do the same with my brother if the attire looks nice to him or not. I'm just thankful that he obeys what I told him like I am his fashion consultant. A person can wear anything that he or she is comfortable of wearing as long as the dress is called for that certain occasion.
• India
18 Mar 10
i know each one has a right to do what she/he wants. But still personally i feel that personality must get precedence over fashion in choosing a dress..
@airakumar (1553)
• India
22 Mar 10
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• Malaysia
18 Mar 10
i wear what suits me well and be practical. i wear t shirts and pants when i go out for marketing and outings with family and friends. when i go for walking, i wear long t shirt and long jogging pants and a cap to keep out the sun. at home i wear t shirts and shorts so that i can do household chores and all those cleaning up. when out for an evening dinner or wedding reception i put on a blouse and long flowing skirt. i dress according to occassions. i choose colours that looks good on me like maroon and light pastel colours. i dont have in my wardrobe, colours that dulls me. i like vibrant colours that cheers me up and give me a glowing aura. cheerio.
• India
18 Mar 10
good that u have a completely different approach to dressing. u go by occasion. Its good
• India
20 Mar 10
i ll wear which suits me, even though many new fashions came, but i ll try that in a trial room to see whether it suits me or nit.. but i too see many persons wearing the modern dresses, but they trying to show that they too modern in this world.. but while seeing them that not impressing us.. it making us to laugh, daily i ll see this kind of peoples near my office.. we should not blame them, their way of thinking s not in broad way.. that's all
• Philippines
18 Mar 10
we can't blame them... if they want to follow the latest fashion... well,,that's what they want...i don't care much about what is latest.. for me,,the important is to wear clothes where i am comfortable and where i can look nice and simple...especially i want to wear clothes that will suit me,,,
• India
18 Mar 10
I have seen people wear shorts when they have thin legs. it looks akward. dosent it?
• India
23 Mar 10
i personally think that a person should wear wt looks good on them n not follow fashions blindly the same dress may look amazin on some people n just ordinary on others so go wit wat goes wit u