When it comes to fashion, too many teens follow the crowd

By Dymond Taylor and Tamera Reed

In today’s world, teenagers are always updated on the newest trends, also known as fashion. According to the Google Dictionary, fashion is defined as a popular trend especially in style of dress, ornament, or behavior.

Since there are so many teens in Chicago you would think they would have different senses of styles. Currently, as the generation evolves many people have noticed the majority of teens dress just like each other. No one really knows exactly why teens choose to do this but maybe it’s because of popularity rank. Teens need to stop trying to "fit in" and become unique while dressing.

When asking MSA students how they feel about the way teens dress, we noticed that their answers varied.

Ninth grader Kameron Sanders said, “We need to have our own way of dressing. People try to copy each other too much.”

Kameron Sanders

Eleventh grader Cydne Curd answered the same question and had a similar answer to Kameron’s. Cydne feels that people try too hard to dress like other people, and now everyone looks the same--wearing North Face coats, Timberland boots, Ralph Lauren shirts and hats, and Armani Exchange shirts and belts.

Cydne Curd

But tenth grader Jamal Reed’s said fashion is both individual and shared, people often end up dressing alike. ”The way you dress shows self expression and ... it’s OK for people to dress similar because it is the world of fashion.”

Jamal Reed

Twelfth grader Josh Joseph said that the way teens dress shows their personality, like if they are in a bad mood, they are more likely to wear dark colors. “If people dress the same then maybe they act the same,” Joseph said.

Josh Joseph

Based on MSA student opinions, fashion is just one big way to express yourself. If we teens continue to all dress the same, no one will be able to see our individuality or our originality.