A Fashion Diatribe

A little-known band named Tenacious D once sang (in the song "Rock Your Socks"), "Are you willing to make the commitment, waking up, going 'okay, it’s gig time, what t-shirt am I gonna wear?'" Alright, so I don't have any gigs to play, and I'm not even in a band, but I do feel sort of like that when I get dressed every morning. Just recently, in fact, I bemoaned my lack of humorous T-shirs to my roommate. But why t-shirts and jeans, though? I guess part of it comes from a newfound freedom I found in college that I never had beforehand. Before college, I dressed myself in a shirt and tie every day before going to school. Now that might have been fine at Prep school, but I needed a different image for College. I think that what I wear here helps me to stand out from the "popped collar crowd" that is associated with Stonehill. Personally, I'd rather be abrasive than fit in; of course t-shirts from Hot Topic and Kohl's can only be so contrastive, but I do what I can. In addition, I carry a bag adorned with pins and wear an Armor for Sleep sweatshirt because they are colorful and they each exhibit a piece of my personality.