Clothing Recollection For Self And Others
Clothing Recollection for Self and Others
Kelsi Rothfuss
Ohio University
The purpose of this paper is to discuss clothing recollection for myself as well as others. I will discuss the earliest recollection of my own clothing, followed by the earliest memory of other’s clothing. Then about a situation, in which I felt confident from my clothing, followed by a time I felt out of place from my clothing. I will then discuss someone whom I admire in a fashion sense and whose opinions I value most. Lastly, I will examine my comfort level within cultural norms for fashion, and reflect on the connection between fashion and culture.
Earliest recollection of your own clothing My earliest recollection of my own clothing goes back to second grade. I was around six or seven at this time. There was this one jacket my aunt made me and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. It was a true purple, long-sleeve, zip-up hoodie, with all types of ocean fish ironed on around the entire jacket. Ever since I can remember, I have been obsessed with the ocean, so when I opened up this present at Christmas, it was love at first sight. Now growing up we didn’t have a lot of money, so going to Once Upon A Child was my treat for new clothes so I never really had people complimenting me on clothing. That is, until I started wearing the jacket. I had kids coming up at recess, in class, and on the bus asking where I got it and I just remember proudly saying “My aunt made it for me”, knowing it was a one-of-a-kind piece of clothing. Funny enough, at high school graduation, I had two people come up and remind me about my jacket and how they were jealous of my ‘awesome fish jacket’ back in elementary school. Earliest recollection of someone else’s clothing Earliest recollection of someone else’s clothing occurred in the fifth grade. I was around nine or ten years old at this time. One of the ‘popular’ girls, Lyndsey, whom I had begun hanging out with was always into fashion and wearing
Kelsi Rothfuss
Ohio University
The purpose of this paper is to discuss clothing recollection for myself as well as others. I will discuss the earliest recollection of my own clothing, followed by the earliest memory of other’s clothing. Then about a situation, in which I felt confident from my clothing, followed by a time I felt out of place from my clothing. I will then discuss someone whom I admire in a fashion sense and whose opinions I value most. Lastly, I will examine my comfort level within cultural norms for fashion, and reflect on the connection between fashion and culture.
Earliest recollection of your own clothing My earliest recollection of my own clothing goes back to second grade. I was around six or seven at this time. There was this one jacket my aunt made me and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. It was a true purple, long-sleeve, zip-up hoodie, with all types of ocean fish ironed on around the entire jacket. Ever since I can remember, I have been obsessed with the ocean, so when I opened up this present at Christmas, it was love at first sight. Now growing up we didn’t have a lot of money, so going to Once Upon A Child was my treat for new clothes so I never really had people complimenting me on clothing. That is, until I started wearing the jacket. I had kids coming up at recess, in class, and on the bus asking where I got it and I just remember proudly saying “My aunt made it for me”, knowing it was a one-of-a-kind piece of clothing. Funny enough, at high school graduation, I had two people come up and remind me about my jacket and how they were jealous of my ‘awesome fish jacket’ back in elementary school. Earliest recollection of someone else’s clothing Earliest recollection of someone else’s clothing occurred in the fifth grade. I was around nine or ten years old at this time. One of the ‘popular’ girls, Lyndsey, whom I had begun hanging out with was always into fashion and wearing