To set the scene, it’s Friday night, I’m out to dinner with my mum at our local Indian restaurant. This is not some random curry house or take away, this is an ACTUAL restaurant. The food and service is of an incredible standard, the decor is beautiful and the table cloths reach to the floor, holla! Imagine my surprise when I look up at the table opposite and there is a couple sitting there dressed as though they’re back at home watching Jeremy Kyle. The boy was wearing a pretty vile McKenzie cardigan and a pair of baggy, faded jeans, while the girl thought it would be appropriate to wear a striped polo tee shirt and leggings...I was appalled to say the least. And I didn’t get a good look at them, but the large group at the table behind ours weren’t looking great either.
I know that not everyone is interested in keeping up with fashion or wishes to spend a lot of money on clothes, but what I can’t understand is why so many people have no standards at all and can just show a complete lack of respect in such a nice establishment. No one has to spend a fortune to look nice and presentable; I’m not a big fan of massive high street retailers whose clothes are SO cheap they just have to be unethically sourced, but there is a whole world wide web out there where you can find some pretty nice bargains if you don’t want to splash out.
When we live in a day and age , I feel I’m constantly reminded, where people care more about their looks than they ever have, it really shocks me that so many people are quite happy to leave their homes, and even go to restaurants, looking as though they don’t own a mirror... Don’t misunderstand me, I believe strongly in inner beauty and I know you can look beautiful and still be a bitch, but those who say looks don’t matter are just kidding themselves. Yes, we look the way we look and we can only improve our physical appearances (if we wish to) to a certain extent, but I’d really like to see some sense of pride in the way people dress themselves, and if I got the impression that someone had at least thought about how they should present themselves to the world, I’d be far less likely to shake my head in dismay when I walk past. Perhaps it shouldn’t really matter, but it does; even if you deny it, everyone judges others based on their appearance to some extent, and no one’s going to take you seriously if you can’t take yourself seriously and put on some decent clothes.
Clearly, this doesn’t apply to everyone, most people I know (even those who couldn’t care less about fashion) understand the importance of wearing appropriate attire, but there a lot who just don’t and I really want to say that THIS-
is not acceptable in the street let alone in such a lovely restaurant! I know leggings are pretty popular so I’m not gonna hate on them, to be honest they’re just not my style, but I really think the only way you can get away with them is if you’re young, slim and, most importantly, you’re wearing a top long enough to cover your bum which will inevitably (unless you’re perfectly toned) be wobbling around freely. Leggings are NOT trousers, cover up!
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