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Hello there, EC people! It's been a long time since my last blog here and it really made me sad to know I'm less active than before... really. Well, actually this blog is not as fresh as overnight written as have had written this to another blog I have outside EC. It's just I have the feeling to share this here. But please, pleaseeeee.... don't ever tell me that I'm propagating something or spreading my beliefs, YOU ARE FREE TO BELIEVE WHATEVER YOU WANT if you agree with this blog or not, is not my problem, okay? However, please do enjoy reading this, will yah? ;)

CAUTION: I wrote few references here and some are Bible Verses, if you aren't familiar with those just ignore them, and if you don't have anything good to say, better keep your words with you. Although you are free to oppose, please use your right to oppose properly. Thanks!

Is your dress saying something about you? Can we consider this like an action that speaks louder than words? Let’s find out what’s your wardrobe and appearance is telling about your personality, your way of life, and your silent declaration.

The notion that “Fashion is a statement” is facts in so many areas name it physical, psychological, social, emotional, and even spiritual. What we wear can let somebody know of your type of employment, your status, your spending habits, your inspiration, and a certain feeling of a particular day. Actually, it is very psychological, not only to the person who wears it but also to the person seeing your clothes.

According to Dr. Jennifer Baumgartner, a Clinical Psychologist, in her book titled “You are what you wear: What your clothes reveal about you”, she explains not only how psychological determines our clothing choices, but how to overcome psychological issues your wardrobe might be bringing to light in your everyday life, or even at work.

(Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2012/04/03/what-your-clothes-say-about-you/#534a13bb6699)

Physically speaking, your attire is one of the first things people will notice when seeing you. You are sending a message to other people what “kind” of a person are you, though we can still assume that other people’s preconceived ideas of our way of clothing are somewhat bias. When we see a woman wearing a boyish outfit, we tend to think that she probably is a tomboy or a girl who acts like a spirited boy. Little we know that some of these girls are really ladies by heart and only wants-that-comfort shirts to wear on.

Psychologically speaking, just like what I’m trying to state about the physical aspect, there are some ideas people try to brand a person just by looking what style of clothing the person is showing to the world. If a person wears a very conservative dress, it goes to show that the person is naïve, timid, shy, old-fashion, and has an introverted personality. Whilst, when we see someone who showcases her/his body just like there’s a garment crisis happening, we thought that this person is bold, daring, provocative, liberated, sexy, and has an extroverted character.

Socially speaking, most people now know how to detect branded items from fake ones, it simply tells us that our outfit is also a way to measure financial capacity. This is one of the biggest misconceptions when analyzing a person, as some thought original stuff indicates good economic status. Whereas, it is a big NO-NO! It’s just some people want to portray that they look expensive.

There are so many reasons why we wear or possess a particular matter, and clothes are not an exemption. This explanation is similar to the understanding that we acquire when perceiving a person who has an ownership of expensive gadgets and accessories.

Though some people wear what their particular tradition instructed them to wear, like what Indians and Muslim practices.

Emotionally speaking, some people use their apparel as their discreet testimony for something, like when we feel gloomy we carelessly choose darker colors and when we feel so happy we decided to go for light and brighter shades. You can notice some solid emotional point of view the way a person carries his or her get-ups. For example, there are people they called “Emo’s”, these people use their throwaways in an intense grief, gloomy, melancholic, and dark hue that is very suggestive that “hey! We are emo!”.

There are some people they call themselves as “Gothic” and from the way they cover themselves, it is very obvious they want you to know how they see the world. Sorry, but they look scary and perilous. See, what appearance is trying to create in our minds.

Spiritually speaking, the Bible taught us how we should dress. And there are so many verses that made this area crystal clear, that we cannot wear whatever we want to wear. Our way of dressing up affects not only us but those people viewing us as this. As the Bible said in 1Timothy 2:9;

“In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;”

Willing or not, we should be a concern on choosing our attire not only for our own benefit but for others as well. We are protecting ourselves from possible harassment and we could help men not committing sins because we can’t deny the fact that men can get easily affected of sexy attires and this could be suggestive to think malicious towards a woman. This is the reality, and let’s just face it that some women wear sexy clothing to get some attention not only because the weather is asking for it.

As the Bible said in Mathew 5:28;

“But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”

Our apparel silently, though intentionally or not, speaks a language that any human can decode for it’s a way of life. And if we don’t want people to think negatively or judge us from the way we wear something, we should better reflect and consider what we want them to see, what we want to portray. It’s not always, this is my life and I will do anything with it. We are responsible and accountable for any single wear and tear.

Thanks for reading me!