Some people say that it is possible to tell a lot about a person’s culture and character from their choice of clothes. Do you agree or disagree?
There is a common perception that clothing can reveal the personality and the cultural background of an individual. Even though this statement holds substance, there are enough grounds to refute it.
To start with, the opinion about the attire divulging how a one behaves at personal and social level is founded on a traditional thought process, or rather an assumption, that proposes that the fitting, the colors, the choice of fabric, the styles and the appearances of the outfits announce what kind of persona, covert or overt, a individuals holds: extroverts and socially active are generally seen sporting clothing that is in vogue and generally bright in colors and ambience, whereas the ones not interacting with the society as much as their outgoing counterparts are generally casual in their approach are seen dressed-up in socially unconventional ways.
Having said that, the conventional view is fraught with inconsistencies: judging a personality is an onerous task in the contemporary world that is highly globalized. Barring a few, most have embraced universal styles of dressing themselves up, and have broken free of old conventions, thereby making it hard to determine their attributes, in terms of their character, personal and social aspirations, and their conduct.
Moreover, as per several established social theorists and human behaviorists, it is the personal traits and the approach of an individual that determines the nature,psyche and interaction with the surroundings, and clothing is a poor, or rather a deceptive determinant of the facades. To corroborate, consumers, regardless of their personal orientation - outgoing, or held back - tend to emulate popular and powerful personalities while their behavior remains unaffected.
In hindsight, despite an enduring conventional belief that how one attires themselves reveals their character and psyche, I strongly inclined to believe that it is the innate characteristics that disclose inward and outward persona of an individual.
