Many different styles of clothings are taboo in the “Midwest.” In my opinion there is a very large gap between the “younger generation” and “older people” on what is acceptable to wear. There are many different types of clothing that could convey the wrong message in the social groups I am a part of. Like certain types of clothes are only acceptable in certain situations. For example what you wear when you are going to a party versus what you would wear to a family dinner are two very different things for me. I wouldn’t wear any tight, short dresses that are very revealing around the campus or to graduation because to me showing a lot of skin just doesn’t convey the right message in those types of settings.
I do not believe that I have complete clothing autonomy especially as a young women during this time. In my family dynamic there are clothes that my parents hate me wearing. My mom’s biggest pet peeve is when I wear ripped jeans because she doesn’t see the point. Her biggest argument is that I’m showing too much skin or what is the point of buying something that is “damaged.” Some things that I was also always taught when dressing for Church when growing up was that my clothes should cover my shoulders and that any dress or skirt must be to my fingertips.
This is an outfit that I wouldn’t wear around campus because in my opinion it’s too tight and revealing.
This is an example of an outfit I wouldn’t wear to a family event because of the ripped jeans even though in reality it isn’t a revealing outfit.
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