tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post881449881350496940..comments2023-08-18T19:57:30.372+10:00Comments on humanities researcher: What the Young People are WearingThis old world is a new worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567163294720510335noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-79325896531653816572009-09-02T13:36:10.794+10:002009-09-02T13:36:10.794+10:00If I were a lad I'd think twice about heaping...If I were a lad I'd think twice about heaping machismo abuse (or any other kind) on J, frankly.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-13203822969822776542009-09-02T13:04:58.863+10:002009-09-02T13:04:58.863+10:00Yep, good points, AE. It's absolutely a middle...Yep, good points, AE. It's absolutely a middle-class style that's powerfully conformist in its rejection of brand-names, etc. And I agree: teenagers, like the rest of us, can calibrate style very finely.<br /><br />As Lawrence suggests, style's incredibly sensitive to context. <br /><br />J and I were walking in Parkville a few weeks ago, actually, and he copped some machismo abuse This old world is a new worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567163294720510335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-37542194764309458752009-09-02T12:58:04.576+10:002009-09-02T12:58:04.576+10:00Great photos. The teenagers look super stylish, an...Great photos. The teenagers look super stylish, and it’s wonderful to see young people expressing their individuality in this way. (I love the green-black dress with the speckled coat outfit.) Although, I have to admit, I’m not entirely convinced by this: “but because the culture of this particular school is all about diversity, it seems easy enough for kids who don't want to dress up just toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-38606051416103822552009-09-02T09:49:21.599+10:002009-09-02T09:49:21.599+10:00Stephanie you're such a good girl to resist po...Stephanie you're such a good girl to resist pointing out that Joel is among the featured ones (for those who don't recognize, you can click a photo for a name)! He looks GREAT! <br />There is always pressure regarding looks, at schools and still at workplaces. Most of it is pressure NOT to look good, which is seen as something to be afraid of. "Why the tie?" someone always very LanglandinSydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076779340305316211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-60143378435369910862009-09-02T08:31:54.545+10:002009-09-02T08:31:54.545+10:00Well, yes; and that's the argument that's ...Well, yes; and that's the argument that's often made in favour of school uniforms, isn't it? (Not that it isn't possible to ring a 100 calibrated changes on a school uniform, either.)<br /><br />It's true it does sometimes take J a while to decide what to wear in the mornings, but because the culture of this particular school is all about diversity, it seems easy enough for This old world is a new worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567163294720510335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-59485649064061243592009-09-02T05:17:54.534+10:002009-09-02T05:17:54.534+10:00It would frighten me if my children went to such a...It would frighten me if my children went to such a school: the pressure to be beautiful is unbearable!Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.com