Why is fashion significant? “
I imagine a lot of individuals ask themselves this while learning about clothing or fashion for the first time.
As this definition states, style is regarded as the ‘distinctive appearance’ of something: the clothes you wear, and the way you style your hair.
It’s different from fashion in that it’s more rigid, and changes less frequently.
To add to this, it’s much more than just the way you look.
It’s your mind set, values, and the way you act.
In this article, I will dive into the importance of style by outlining the top 5 benefits of being stylish.
We can divide the benefits of style, and their area of influence, into a Venn-diagram:
We can divide the benefits of style, and their area of influence, into a Venn-diagram:
Increased Confidence
The anti-confidence is insecurity.
In pursuit of a stylish personal image – good hair, clothing, skin, physique etc – a person usually ends up addressing any insecurities they may have.
They’re insecure from stained teeth? They get teeth whitening.
They’re insecure by being overweight? They lose the pounds.
They are a person of action
And this action does two things:
Empowers you – that thing you hated is gone. You no longer have to worry about it.
Tells other people that you take care of yourself.
Both of these things change your mind set, and increase your confidence.
Empowers You
You are most empowered when you get rid of something you dislike, and allow your mind to be elsewhere, away from your insecurity.
The problem you once had is now a non-issue, and you have more time to focus on the things that are important.
Even if you improve your appearance by a way that wasn’t an insecurity before, you will still be empowered by the fact that you look damn good.
Tells Other People That you Take Care of YourselfIt’s true that you will always need other people to think of you positively: your interviewer, your boss, your colleagues, your spouse, your children.
And it’s also true that others take notice of style – this is advantageous: any positive physical change weakens negative views that other people may have about you.
Think of it this way.
Assume you have independently worked on building your confidence, in a way other than improving your style.
You arrive at work with an unchanged appearance, so people perceive your new found confidence as out of the ordinary. Your physical and mental state are incongruous.
Conversely, you arrive at work in a fresh new suit, and with a sharp new haircut. There is a noticeable shift in your appearance, making others’ opinion of you malleable.
Suited man sitting on roof top.
The importance of style is that you can reinvent yourself.
They will see your increased confidence as a change in your personality, and accept the change.
And as a result of being accepted as more stylish and confident, they will treat you accordingly.
What’s more, when people ‘treat you accordingly’, it will make you even more confident.
This is, as Judge Dredd would say, a : “double whammy.”
But it all stems from taking action, by caring about your style.