Personal Essay: Clothing And Personality

Personality has a big and great responsibility; Representing an individual’s character and establish the individual’s mood. Clothes help in expressing one’s innermost thoughts, kindness, and feelings. Selection of the clothes according to the occasion, time or mood reflects the taste of a person and while the way of dressing oneself comes without planning and it can’t be realized by the person unless being asked, this does not necessarily mean that one has to wear what is common to all but to what relates to a person’s own thinking and perception. Moreover, there is a story behind what people wear and it is not as simple as we can conclude from the first look. Clothing and personality go hand in hand in deciding how one wishes to express their

One’s mood can influence someone’s way of dressing greatly. While I was attending high school, there was a boy in my English class named Eric. He would always wear black or dark colored clothes. People at school would label him as “emo” or “depressed”. I had always minded my business in the class until one assignment where we had to share some things about our family. I learned that he was close to losing his home. He had shared that his parents often fought about financial problems. His mood was negative on how he perceived life so that was the reason he wore such dark colored clothing. His inner, private life was reflected onto his outer, body wear. Mood can greatly affect one’s mindset and influence one’s decisions on

Having the latest brands or wearing the most expensive clothes is all influenced by social media. I can say that I am very influenced in my style of clothing regarding social media. I follow this blogger named “Tia” and she inspires and influences my entire way of dressing. Tia lives in England and dresses vintage but retro. I am influenced by how “cool” she wears her clothing. I try to match her style in my own way. I have been since complimented on my style of dressing and this raises my confidence slowly. Expressing myself in my own private manner boosts my confidence and helps me to not be afraid that someone won’t like my outfit. Social media impacts everyone and how you choose to use it is up to