Do you think it's important to wear clothes that are in style?

Thèmes abordés

Anglais, expression écrite, mode, apparence, tenue vestimentaire, identité culturelle

Résumé du document

Cet exercice d'anglais est une rédaction qui amène à se questionner sur la mode.

"When you are in your teens, you tend to believe that you have to wear clothes that are in style, in order to fit it. Then, you do not take the risk to be criticised, laughed at, or even bullied."

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[...] You know that you are unique, therefore you do not try or even want to look alike everybody else. Furthermore, do our clothes say that much about who we are? I do not think so. To my mind, what we do, what we like or dislike and what we talk about are the things that matter. As a conclusion, I think it is neither important to wear clothes that are in style nor clothes that are not: the most important thing is to feel free to wear whatever we want. [...]

[...] Do you think it's important to wear clothes that are in style? Being fashionable is important... When you are in your teens, you tend to believe that you have to wear clothes that are in style, in order to fit it. Then, you do not take the risk to be criticised, laughed at, or even bullied. You think that you belong, and that you can be part of a group. What is more, there is no denying that fashion can be a marker of social status. [...]