Youth, Teens & HS trends

[kisa]

I figured I should post a pic so everyone knew what I meant by ganguro girl.

(livemusicstudio.com)

 

[Whitelinen]

That picture looks quite awful

Here's what the trend looks like here (except that change the bright colours to black with hints of white and pink
[deviantart.com]

 

[chanelnumber5]

I'm not talking about people as individuals, because of course someone who identifies themselves as emo may have more problems than me (but let's not get started on my life, that's a novel in itself), I'm talking about the culture as a whole. If you knew where I lived, and more about the school I went to, maybe you would understand. And this is a generalization, but I honestly don't care, people who are emo/punk/scene/goth AT MY SCHOOL, are notorious bullies. Many people have had experiences with these kids, who tend to stand in large groups and openly mock other people. Or they make stupid comments at every turn. People have this silly stereotype of dumb, mean jocks, but the jocks at my school don't openly ridicule people. It's the emo/punk/scene/goth kids who do it. Maybe that's not the way it is everywhere, but that's how MY SCHOOL works.

You know, in my area - it is the complete opposite. Any one who is emo/punk/scene/goth/anything but chav gets a load of sh*t from the ever growing population of chavs, I have a few friends who you would probably class as emo and the rest of my friends are not exactly "mainstream", so of course at school all we get is things like "emo" (and im not emo or even punk/scene/goth, im just not a chav) screamed at us where ever we go at school and being mocked. And i will tell you now the "emos" who i am friends with are some of the nicest people you will ever meet, no not the self pittying, self abosrbed whiny teen that is the common depiction of emo. Which goes for the rest of my friends, they are extremely nice people all they "dared" to do was try to do something different and stop conforming. and i well say now to the whole world, as much as you dislike it some emos DO HAVE PROBLEMS, you can just write of an entire group of people as attention seekers, it just wrong. So basically the point im trying to make is you cant generalize (which is a fault of people in general but espcially so it seem teenagers) btw im not saying you in your post is generalizing but im using it as a contrast to my experiences and i totally accept that in your post you were just talking about your experience in your school

Im sorry if this post sounds aggressive or aimed at a particular person, i dont mean it to be, i geuss i just have an amount of...teen angst going through my system. And am far far to oppinionated for my age (15) or so i have been told

Anyway, at my school as with most schools in the UK i have to wear uniform so the only chance i get to see peoples own clothes is on Mufti days or if i see them out of school, but from what i can see is very very little experimenting and just jumping on trend bandwaggons until other pepole cant wear them with out being accused of being too "fashion wannabe"ish, which i find very annoying as it means i cant wear those clothes or be stereotyped as that which i do not want to be. Like denim minis for example which i love but have been taken over by tweenagers. I really need a style revolution right now *sigh*

 

[xmodel citizen]

^Naw, I understand, every school is different and has different "politics". I go to a middle to upper middle class school, and the whole emo thing has been jumped on as a way to rebel. Unfortunately, most emo kids at my school are rebels without a cause. It's pretty pointless, and it is very much intended for seeking attention. In fact, many of them change within a few years! I knew a girl who was like a hardcore "punk" (she came to school our very first day with GIANT spikes), but now wears miniskirts, flip flops and tiny tops, because she just happened to dump her punk boyfriend. And she also happened to be incredibly rude and judgemental. That's why I have an issue with it, not because of the style itself! I mean, I'm a big ole theatre nerd, I'm not out to judge everyone! And I also happen to wish that I was sultry and mysterious, not the "happy, confident" person I am (I was recently told this, and I was like, OMG, please tell me I'm not JOLLY!)

I think I've just had really bad personal experiences with the whole scene. Actually, the emo/punk/scene kids are much cooler where I live (I live about 25 miles from my school, in a VERY different kind of neighborhood). I think it has more to do with the income level than the style actually. No matter what their style, the kids at my school are just plain snobbish

 

[Whitelinen]

Let's put the "do emos have problems" aside, but what exactly are the things emos are rebelling against? What "different" are they doing, how they are not conforming?

 

[xmodel citizen]

Well, the town I'm from that my school is in (I live in the city of Las Vegas, the school is in another suburb type town), has a very high populations of Mormons. My school is just a few blocks away from a Mormon church. I've never seen an emo Mormon, but maybe they're rebelling against that whole "goody two-shoes", holy kind of attitude?

 

[Whitelinen]

That can't be it. Here in Finland, about 90% population are not religious. Nobody goes to church, prays, or uses "Lord" as an excuse. Religion is not part of our lives in any way, and still there are a lot of these emos/gothemos.

 

[xmodel citizen]

^ Dunno, but that's just how it is here. You have your super-religious kids (we also have many, many other devout Catholics and Christians), and then everyone else. Religion is a big deal in that town (and in many, many places int he US)

 

[Whitelinen]

^ I know that, but if we are trying to find something that unites emos, religion might not be the answer about what they are "rebelling" against.

 

[kisa]

Let's put the "do emos have problems" aside, but what exactly are the things emos are rebelling against? What "different" are they doing, how they are not conforming?

I think it might be that emos are rebelling against the teens that game before them, the kids who were in middle school when Britney and N'sync hit maximum saturation, and the time when hip hop/pop subculture was the most popular in school. I've noticed a change since the kids who were in 7th and 8th grade in the last 2 years hit high school, they seem to have brought emo up with them, while at the same time, kids my age who were in middle school during the whole pop thing have left.

 

[Whitelinen]

^ Might be so, but emos are the new generation N'sync fans, don't they understand that?

 

[kisa]

^ Might be so, but emos are the new generation N'sync fans, don't they understand that?

Of course not!

 

[Lena]

we have a whole emo thread floating round
please lets try to re-focus the discussion and talk more abut youth/teen trends and avoid another emo-centered discussion

appreciated

 

[model_strut]

we have a whole emo thread floating round
please lets try to re-focus the discussion and talk more abut youth/teen trends and avoid another emo-centered discussion

appreciated

i live in a very wealthy, 95 percent white town. :S hate it. anyways, the school trends can be encompased in three words. ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH.

 

[Couture_Tribe]

That picture looks quite awful

Here's what the trend looks like here (except that change the bright colours to black with hints of white and pink
[deviantart.com]

I so want to quote this picture, because I can soooooooooooo relate to this!! I live in a school where 5% of the population dresses like that. Mostly asian whom believes in the cutesy look.

 

[fashion_boi_01]

My school's styles are pretty tacky. The girls have their fake LVs and Bebe rhinestone tops, the guys wear baggy jeans down their butts and everyone third person shops at AE + Hollister or Aritzia + Lululemon.

I don't mean to sound racist, but the only people that I would consider "stylish" are the Asians; specifically the Koreans and Japanese. They always look well put together and aren't tacky in any sense.
And they give me compliments on my Prada bag and glasses (no one else in my school knows that brand..)

 

[xmodel citizen]

i live in a very wealthy, 95 percent white town. :S hate it. anyways, the school trends can be encompased in three words. ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH.

At my school, and in Vegas in general, it's all about HOLLISTER. Some people even have a weird obsession with the store. Like, they carry around their paper Hollister shopping bags with pride!

 

[Whitelinen]

Here many high school girls have this obsession about being trendy. There is nothing wrong with using trends, but when they do three trends at the same time, look like they are Kate Moss's or Jessica Simpson's clones (sometimes it is staggering how to-the-point these teens copy the look!) or do every day a new trend in a way that it screams "look, I am wearing a trend". Designer (I go to a wealthy school) handbags are big and have logos. There is always too much of everything, and they use items which do not fit to the occassion at all.

And about the paperbags...girls pay attention in which kind of paper/plastic bag they carry their stuff. Sometimes these bags are torm and ripped, but because there is that logo they keep using these until the very end. At some high school, girls also have these tiny handbags, and they carry their books in paper bags....where is the logic?

 

[LoveMyBoots]

High school is definitely a time to experiment. People my age are highly influenced by what we see, hence the term "an impressionable age" (hint, hint, for those who read that NY Times article). I go to a culturally diverse high school and I see it right in front of my eyes. The reason people go to stores like Abercrombie and Fitch and Hollister is more because of the label that goes with it, rather than how much they like that item. I'm not ashamed to admit that I own Hollister pieces (three tops to be exact, because I am kind of ashamed ). I find it's of a much better quality than most other alternative stores that I would buy the same type of clothing from. Though, as others have suggested, it's more about the fact that you're wearing it. I see the paper bags used as book covers so you can see the blatant logo. At this rate, our/my generation is being raised as label whores...

From my own experience, establishing a personal style is extremely difficult. Especially when you're broke and you have no car, and in my case also, very picky and reticent. But even amongst the ghetto crowds, emo crowds, A&F crowds that I encounter, I do see some standout people at my school who know how to dress. And when I say some, I mean I have encountered two , both unfortunately are not my friends.

 

[Tushka_BeLLa]

It's so challenging to develop personal style in high school!