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7.16 With the rapid development of modern society, the ways people dress have varied strikingly. It is against this background that a considerably fierce controversy has arisen as to whether the way a person dresses is a good indication of his/her personality or character. An extraordinarily large number of people maintain the perspective that how a person dresses reflects his or her personality or character. Nevertheless, from my personal point of view, the way a person dresses can not be used as a good indication of his or her personality or character, for how a person dresses can be influenced more by the situation, the mood or an individual’s financial condition, rather than his or her own personality or character.
First and foremost, the way a person dresses may be an adjustment to a specific situation, not a reflection of the individual’s personality. For example, at a wedding ceremony, men are supposed to wear suit to look formal and women wear dresses to show their elegance. These are the some of the wedding customs. If someone is in casual wear, he or she will look weird. But the fact that people wear suit and dresses does not necessarily mean they are all as formal and as rigid on a ceremony as they actually are in everyday life. In the light of this statement, the way a person dresses is not a good indication of his or her personality or character.
Moreover, how people dress may reflect their mood instead of their personalities or characters. For example, my friend Jim once got a bad grade on his final examination and got a few harsh words from his teacher. He was so depressed and sad that when he got home, he had no mood to try on his new clothes and kept wearing the same uniform which was supposed to be washed a few days ago. When I went to comfort him, I saw him in a bad shape. The uniform was dirty and untidy, which made him looked totally different from the happy and optimistic boy he used to be. After a long conversation with me, he finally pulled himself together and became energetic again. A few hours later, after he did a change, he was totally different again. From this example, it is not hard to conclude that the way a person dresses is not a good indication of his or her personality or character, because how a person dresses may be influenced by his or her mood. Just because Jim wears untidily does not mean he is a lazy and pessimistic person. He is probably just in a bad mood.
Last but not least, how a person dresses is more likely to be influenced by his or her financial state rather than his or her personality or character. People can not buy fancy dresses unless they can afford them. We can not come to the conclusion that someone has a bad taste in clothing just because he is not in a proper suit, because he probably just can not afford a suit. By the same token/For the same reason, the fact that a person is well-dressed does not mean that he has fine taste.
Due to the above statements, the way a person dresses cannot be regarded as a good indication of his or her personality or character, just like the old saying goes, do not judge a book by its cover. The way a person dresses can be affected by the situation, the mood or his/her financial state. |
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