[Barbie WOH!rld] Summer Radio - Week 2

[Lee]

Welcome to the second round-up of Radio.

As previously said, by the end of each week a host will endeavour to respond to questions and answers made during that week. Occasionally you might come across trivial rants on topics. I hope you enjoy today's session.

Radio host: @Lee

 

Thank you for joining in to the second session of Radio. Earlier this week, once again, I asked users two questions about whether outfits or general trends in fashion can change our perception for how it is we can go about our day-to-day interactions.

 

As directed by the first question:

 

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What do you mostly consider when it comes to deciding which clothes to wear? 

 

Deciding what to wear can be quite difficult. However, for me personally, I've usually based my choices around the weather. That is to say, for example, during winter I would usually wear jumpers. So I agree completely about a need to dress comfortably.

When it comes to colors, what we wear is also determined culturally. Where I live, it's very common to see many people wear shades and colors are more in neutral in tone — for example, black, grey, white, brown. Although I also have seen quite often people wearing fits that are brighter.

Clothing has always been more of a personal endeavour. I believe much of it will always comes down to preference. I've seen people put a lot of focus on their outward appearance. I suspect it's not so much because of a need to "impress" others but actually because what you wear physically can actually set a lasting impression, at least before people can get to sit down to get to "know you".

So, to reinforce, clothing isn't just treated as an aesthetic tool; it's also way to make sense of the reality that is happening around you, which leads us nicely into the next question:

 

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Do you take inspiration from looking at how others will dress? And does this encourage you to also change what you wear?

 

Regardless of the walk of life in which you find yourself most personally engaged, feeling inspired by what others have said or done is going to play a big part in the decisions you make for yourself. In my opinion, the same is especially true for fashion — for instance, from just deciding what to wear, most of it is already taking place at an unconscious level.

I didn't realise much of it before, but I would say from looking again at my own closet, the clothes I have in it seem to be mostly varied — with different colors and patterns to suit different occasions. While I do think that what I "change" into becomes less important, I will say though that "variety is the spice of life", at least for me. When it comes to clothes, this has always been true; although that could also say more about my own privilege in deciding what I want to wear.

My dress sense is "regular". Outside of the logos and colors, my choices of clothes have been pretty standard. In my opinion, nothing stands out as flashy, which is typical for people who are more introverted. My wardrobe is mostly filled with clothes that were pre-owned, although some of it were also bought directly from the retail outlet.

I don't typically follow fashion trends, but I do observe what others will wear. Sometimes interesting fits and designs come by, even if it might not fit my personal preference.

On a side note, I also sometimes visit op shops because it allows me to reconsider and potentially spruce up my choices. Another reason I visit these places is to surprise myself at looking at how many things people actually had and to see what people no longer want to keep in their own homes.

Even with your existing clothes, there's still ample opportunity to try different combinations and colors. I do believe you can always surprise yourself from making these little choices, and it's something I would encourage anyone to do.

 

Thank you for joining in today's session.

The next set of questions for Radio will be posted soon to the thread. So be sure to check that out if you haven't already.