— an original quote by Richard J. Foster, author of the book, Celebration of Discipline
I found the movie “The Devil Wears Prada” the other day on the FX Network (I’d seen the movie before!) and watched/recorded it again. I found myself totally amazed at the possibility (!) that there might actually be people who live for and dress like that (in Dallas, I rarely see them!). However, at work, there is one co-worker who dresses impecably but looks like he walked off of the pages of a fashion magazine!
During high school (back in the 1980’s), the fashion rage was Izod and Polo pullover short-sleeve shirts, worn by my fellow classmates at a private non-instrumental Church of Christ school. Like their attire, they separated themselves from the non-Lifers* and looked down on non-lifers. Additionally, they seemed to look down on others who didn’t dress like them and/or attend their particular denomination. I came from a middle-class family but we took advantage of an uncle’s Western wear clothier in Corsicana, TX, and bought our clothes from him. So, obviously, I was not a follower of the modern “fashion”.
Like my high school classmates, my co-worker in like fashion, swaggers around the office, looking like a RunAWAY model like he’s trying to impress SOMEONE about someTHING. Personally, I think he looks like a jacka$$ because he sticks out so much. Clearly, I am NOT impressed, especially when he tries to give me “fashion” tips like he feels like I need them! I guess that my main question is simply this: WHAT are people trying to prove to others by their “fashion” and for WHOM are they trying to impress or “dress up”?
Clearly, I have NO “fashion” sense whatsoever nor do I care to. I have no one to prove anything to!
Me: Monday through Friday, I wear white t-shirt, button-down shirts color-coordinated with casual Dockers, black dress socks, and brown Doc Martens; weekends consist of a t-shirt, blue jeans, white socks and sneakers.
*Note: A “Lifer” was a religious term by the non-instrumental Churches of Christ to define those who, in their doctrine and theology, were “saved” because they were baptized into and members of the Church of Christ.
