Monday, December 17, 2012


Shoes






Shoes, The Universal king of subtly showing your status. From Air Jordans to Kenneth Cole to rags, shoes are the ultimate uniform. The shoes you wear is particularly important in high school environments because of the role shoes play in identifying what “clique” you are in. The jocks wear air jordans and other high top sports shoes, the alternative kids or “Hipsters” wear converse or other non mainstream shoes. As well as the shoes you wear, their condition is also vital. Clean shoes put forth the idea that you care about how you look, while dirty ones gives a, “I don’t care what I look like” look. Because we all wear shoes its impossible to escape being uniform to some group or another. We as teenagers, we try to always think of our selfs as original, our own person and refuse to admit we wear a certain type of shoe because of the group we are in. I proffer wearing nice suit shoes. I am not ashamed of the group I am in, I strive for the smart business look and feel I hit it well with my shoes as a nice finishing touch. I am an oddity in this because I am happy with my uniform. Wether you wear sports shoes because you play sports or Uggs because you want to be comfortable, think about what your shoes say about you.



1 comment:

  1. Will: It's interesting how the "I don't care how I look" approach is also a uniform according to the Fussell quote.

    Here's a suggestion: how is it that the business look is "smart?" How can shoes make a person look "smart?" This might be an interesting angle for your conclusion.

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