The Influence of Clothing

Today’s fashion and being in the correct attire for modern apparel appears to be one of the most important factors when judging a person for the first time.  When going to job interviews, one should dress up, otherwise he/she may be demeaned by the interviewer and loose a chance at that occupation.  When in a public area, it is a social normality that you wear appropriate clothing. Yet, “appropriate” is an opinion based term and therefore the idea of normal varies between people. In the novel The Scarlett Letter a young women is forced to wear a “scarlet A” on her clothing at all times to represent the adultery she had committed.  Her A has a underlying meaning that condemns her by the fellow Puritans. However, in modern society people are condemned for no reason, an example being wearing sweatpants or very vibrant mismatching outfits.  People do not have the right to judge another human off of something they wear with no intended disadvantage.   As described by the article entitled Dressing and Identity or: How Clothes Define You, by Aimee Boyle, people put a “label” on themselves when they compare clothing.  Therefore, people should not be judged by what they decide to wear, how they choose to wear it, or at what time they do.