Taylorian 'Fleshion'- A disturbing trend

Longskirts. Knee-length skirts. Mini-skirts. Micro mini-skirts. PANTIES.

WE have unfortunately lived to pain our eyes with the continuous shrinking and cloning of clothing (obviously not speaking on behalf of the male species). Ever since the setting up of the Taylor’s Lakeside Campus, Taylor’s lecturers and management have voiced out against students coming to campus in unacceptable attire or revealing clothes; spaghetti straps, hot pants / shorts, flip-flops and the occasional bath robes.

Yes, by bath robes we mean the dresses some girls wear that simply make them look like they’re on their way to the beach. Don’t they freeze to death in the libraries or classes? Ever wondered why their legs don’t turn blue in the subzero temperatures in libraries and lecture halls?

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Are they using a sort of leg-warming cream that acts as invisible woolen stockings? Apparently the Ultra-Violet sun cream they’ve got on provides immunity to cold weather. As the new saying goes, ‘life is a “beach”’.

We’re not here to point fingers but isn’t there an obligation for every student to at least play their role and show modesty in view of their lecturers? We shouldn’t give the public and other institutes the room to call Taylor’s students ‘spoilt’. (I assure you, the public is already talking).

Surely, every individual has the liberty to dress as they please, but don’t take this liberty for granted. You don’t see lecturers cavorting around trying to impress us with their killer heels or their oh-so-cool shades. It seems like college life in the 21st century is a fashion parade.

Yeah, we totally get that you have to look your best, but is it really necessary to strut how rich you are, or rather how rich your parents are? Yes we know almost all of you are leeching off your parents. No amount of riches can dash the tasteless choices of your apparel.

It’s as if hardly anyone has a sense of their own style anymore. Everyone seems to be too busy licking the ground that Lady Gaga or Miley Cyrus walks on. It’s a senseless war between who is ��rst to get their hands on that studded PVC jacket or those leopard print leggings from Forever 21 (retail outlet in Sunway Pyramid shopping mall).

Worst part is when you actually notice that some of these poor souls aren’t even comfortable in their get-up; girls in micro-minis struggling to make sure their undies can’t be seen or guys constantly pulling up their jeans that are barely a few inches away from their knees.

Imagine going out to the working world in such attire; being forever labeled as a distasteful person. Who would want to hire someone who doesn’t know how to dress according to occasion?

Just because no one is nailing you at college for your attire doesn’t mean you haven’t caused bad impressions and offended others. You surely wouldn’t want to be stamped as the girl who ‘barely wore pants’. ‘Fashion’ and ‘style’ are two different things, whereby fashion is just following trend and what’s ‘hot’.

Your ‘style’ is what identifes you as a person, so if you think hot pants are your ‘thing’, wear them by all means at appropriate places. But if this is what you’re wearing because MTV told you to, hold your horses; it’s time for you to identify who you are as a student, person and individual.

If you’re reading this with the consideration of blackmailing me, I pay my sincerest condolences to the last figment of dignity you possess.

By: Mariam Abbas (23.09.10)