A Dress to Forever Impress {Reflections Redeemed}

Iconic outfits we from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Movie

There is something about a fitted well- attire, dress, outfit, you name it whatever. The moment people see others, they make judgments, very swift and quick judgements to decide they will interact with this person. Looks are everything, they say and it is true. Looks are not everything, they say and they are true. Looks and good looking outfits catch the eye and perhaps for the majority the soul. Still, believe it or not, not everyone is and will be interested in looks. Even though, some might fall for how and what a person is wearing and acting. Not everyone will be interested in something superficial and with no substance to stay with.

However, garments and outfits have different cuts, shapes and forms for all the customers out there to buy and just try. There is always something for that person. Certainly, there are classical styles to fit with all but anyway not everyone is interested in the classical side. 

No, humans are not outfits. Society is different. The dress can impress and make someone infatuated for some time. Unless, some people are in love with the runaways' themes and atmosphere, in this case there are a lot of people that are going to love the dressed up people. 

We all like to center ourselves in this prestigious position. Dressing right with the right tone and attitude so this might attract someone from those classes we would like to associate ourselves with. Certainly, nothing is as it looks. Still, we insist on looking for the role we want to project. Or perhaps, this is our attempt to prove ourselves something. I like to call this the agreed upon social deceit, some people enjoy its exposure. And by saying some people, I actually mean the majority. Some might look as they portray themselves but, guess what!, they are the few ones out there!

Also, outfits are an extremely easy-peasy judgment approach. The majority are neither interested nor capable of making an assessment about other people. The most forward way and easiest method to label someone is by looking at his/her outfit and making a comment. In the same category, there is the sweet talk and good attitude. 

I can compile the good acting elements in those keywords: dress, words, attitude and let’s not forget special effects like the soundtrack. 

Clothing and outfits are also a silent culture representation for some. It is the easiest way to deliver a message on ethnicity and social background. This excludes the fact related to the actual belief of a certain belief system. 

Historically, the outfit came later after the adoption of certain values and practices. If it represented a certain culture, there was a culture in terms of a group of convictions that helped in formulating cultural elements crystallized in products like the dress. The dress came to celebrate the social. 

Nowadays, the dress has become the easiest and most basic form to adopt certain values or culture. It could also be the most convincing method to represent a certain culture without any need for eloquent expression. The dress is in itself a very expressive form of communication. It is so easy for those who wear it and those who make judgements about those who wear it. It is easier to judge anyone by doing this or that than anything else. It is the reduced form of factual social judgment. This could be due to our inclination to do everything in no time because we are way more efficient than ever. 

Mitigating those critical casual judgements, it is much easier in-term of brain processing and thinking exercises to have things like superficial elements based judgements. The issue is we have to decide about so many things daily. And no one sane and healthy will be able to make a thorough judgment on so many things.

Details and over analysis are not the most favorable things for the majority.Although the majority argues, all the time, they are anything but the most superficial, common and basic persons out there all over the place just like a haute couture dress. There are often life experiences and situations to back those mumbling words of wisdom to either withstand or expose the wisdom preachers and teachers.

So yes, the dress supposedly reflects the values, historically. I can argue that this is not the case anymore nowadays and I think numerous proofs are there to support the argument from a very social perspective. 

Some people even like to dress like those they look up to. The idols are there for others to relate to. They are social brands marketed in so many ways. A lot of people would like to have something in common with those they find with a popular outlook. By saying social brands, I am referring to different fields, but for the market incentives, they are mostly public figures. Nowadays, they could include so many, besides the typical pop stars and famous actors who happened to be adored by so many fans. 

I will present here a controversial example which could hold a lot of interpretations beyond our scale to judge. The most, or one of the most obscene political scandals in the American presidency which happened to be the most popular in the media is Monica Lewinsky and her affair with the once US president Bill Clinton. After the leaked and proven affair which later turned into a transnational scandal, there was a very active market presence for Ms. Lewinsky. Apparently, she was perceived as the lady who managed to capture the attention of the US president. The one with special allure that was irresistible to the US president. In addition to the talks about women's situation in the workplace, using her seductive name in itself, she had several brands including a brand for bags. Looks like it was a successful one. But, could you find more reasons for why the brand was such a hit? Was it more of a women empowerment kind of wave or more like the female admirers for her irresistibly sex appeal? 

The dress will forever impress. But I wish it was something as easy as a dress to impress someone. If the dress works with someone, I think they are the perfect type for this statement. Maybe, if you were someone who knew how to dress right, they are to be the ones you should always seek. 

Personally, I will always appreciate a good-looking dress anyway, so get the best now 😉.