Judging You.

Judging You.

Hello my fellow readers, 

         I have a question for you to think about as you read through this weeks post…. Do you believe that the way you dress affects others' perception of you? Well for many like myself, I completely believe that humans judge other humans according to the way they dress. Not that I agree that this is correct or not, but it's simply realistic. Others may disagree and feel angry that they are being judged daily by their appearance, but as much as it sucks, it's real, what we wear matters. 

                                                                                                                                                                                            

         Trying to keep up with todays fashion statements

is tough. It seems like you can never keep up, you just                                                                    

found the new, red, Steve Madden wedges you've 

been looking for all month and they're already out of

style! Ugh! It happens all the time, now there is no way

you can be seen with those hideous shoes. 

Well…Wait a minute, I don't understand, last week 

you said those shoes were to die for and now the 

media says they're out of style and suddenly you hate

them. These situations happen all the time and it happens because care too much what others think of us.

This week in class, we worked on peer reviewing and giving feedback to our classmates with essays in order for them to create stronger paper than they already had. Feedback has it's pros and cons, in the world of fashion and dressing yourself, it plays a huge role. Often people dress for the pleasure of others instead of themselves without even realizing it. Positive feedback is a good thing to receive because it serves as boost, it makes others feel good when somebody tells them that they love their outfit, their shoes, or their accessories. Positive feedback is also a way that others admire your good sense of style. Personally, I feel good about myself when I look good, it builds confidence and in a strange way makes me feel like I can do anything I want; things out of this world. 

Feedback, of course can go either way, but what happens what you receive negative feedback? Receiving negative feedback from someone, especially if it's a person you look up to, can feel like a pile of shit being thrown all over you. Bad criticism can totally wreck someones self esteem(girls in particular) especially in todays society, skinny isn't skinny enough and pretty isn't pretty enough. When people receive a bad comment it makes them change their mind about something, they can love a dress then suddenly want to burn it. 

Feedback and criticism are delicate subjects, not always are they meant to be harsh or negative, sometimes it's just hard to put those opinions in nice words. Not all feedback is bad, there are times that it can be insightful or helpful to the person receiving it. But, for most part it is tough to be criticized although we ourselves criticize others. The way we present our comments is a big deal, we don't always know how to say something but if we just think it through, there is the strategy of word choice to make negative things sound a little softer.