There are many books about how to dress in order to succeed in one’s career or life. I think that those books were written by people who believe that different clothes influence the way people behave. I believe that too. I have two examples to support my point of view.
First, I think that people tend to behave in a good way when they are in uniforms such as a school’s uniform or a company’s uniform. Those who are in uniforms will definitely know what roles they are playing. For example, when I was in high school, I had to wear a uniform with my school name tag on the shirt’s pocket. Every time as I was in the uniform, I knew that I was kind of a school’s representative. So I tried my best to behave well such as not littering in order not to cause my school a bad image.
Second, if the clothes that I wear do not fit a place or an occasion, I will behave differently. In other words, I will lose my confidence. That is the reason why I pay high attention to the dress code of every party that I go. I once went to the party where everyone wore red while I was wearing white t-shirt. At the party, I lacked my confidence and I tried not to be in any photo shoots. Moreover, I spent only an hour at that party, which was not my normal behavior.
I totally agree with the statement that clothes influence in one’s behavior and people who dress differently will also behave differently. However, clothes are just a visible aspect of people. You cannot judge people only from the way one dresses.
10th February 2009