This is the age where you start worrying about how other perceive you, and you are likely to dress accordingly. After all, you can at least look normal and that you are trying to fit in, even if you would prefer to hide elsewhere. I guess I should offer some basic advice.
Try to avoid fads that make you look like an idiot. There are just some looks that not everyone can pull off. A plastic mesh shirt requires a certain physical build to pull off, for example, and pants with lots of zippers always look silly. Always debate tight clothes; they are uncomfortable and may get you attention you don't want. For some ideas of fashions that look really horrible, look at the 1970s and 1980s, and I say this as someone who survived high school in the 1980s.
Debate clothes that put you at a tactical disadvantage. Some clothes seem to be developed solely for the idea of helping get their wearers killed; they make it harder to fight, run away, or give you some sort of disadvantage when it comes to surviving. Obviously I'm looking at wearing pants lower than your waist, as the pants can easily be pulled down, stopping you in your tracks, not to mention you can't run in them. Plastic-soled shoes also count, as they make running hard. Suspenders are of course always debatable.
Really debate anything permanent. Anything that marks you permanently may have ramifications that last a long time, and so they should be avoided for now. The obvious example here is getting a tattoo, as a tattoo in the wrong place or of the wrong type can make life more difficult later on. This can also include any number of body piercings, dental decorations, and things like scarification. If there is a compelling reason go for it, but try to avoid getting them just to be "cool".
I'm obviously not saying avoid all fashion. I'm just saying to avoid anything that makes you look silly, has a possible safety issues, or leaves a permanent mark on you just to be cool. Obviously you want to be cool, and that should be encouraged, just don't do it if looking cool is all you get out of it.
Try to avoid fads that make you look like an idiot. There are just some looks that not everyone can pull off. A plastic mesh shirt requires a certain physical build to pull off, for example, and pants with lots of zippers always look silly. Always debate tight clothes; they are uncomfortable and may get you attention you don't want. For some ideas of fashions that look really horrible, look at the 1970s and 1980s, and I say this as someone who survived high school in the 1980s.
Debate clothes that put you at a tactical disadvantage. Some clothes seem to be developed solely for the idea of helping get their wearers killed; they make it harder to fight, run away, or give you some sort of disadvantage when it comes to surviving. Obviously I'm looking at wearing pants lower than your waist, as the pants can easily be pulled down, stopping you in your tracks, not to mention you can't run in them. Plastic-soled shoes also count, as they make running hard. Suspenders are of course always debatable.
Really debate anything permanent. Anything that marks you permanently may have ramifications that last a long time, and so they should be avoided for now. The obvious example here is getting a tattoo, as a tattoo in the wrong place or of the wrong type can make life more difficult later on. This can also include any number of body piercings, dental decorations, and things like scarification. If there is a compelling reason go for it, but try to avoid getting them just to be "cool".
I'm obviously not saying avoid all fashion. I'm just saying to avoid anything that makes you look silly, has a possible safety issues, or leaves a permanent mark on you just to be cool. Obviously you want to be cool, and that should be encouraged, just don't do it if looking cool is all you get out of it.
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