Artist: Nikki S. Lee

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ARTIST: Nikki S. Lee

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ARTIST: Virgil Marti

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word vomit (web)

bullying, clan, gang, peer group, peer pressure, trends, popularity, unpopular, unfashionable, fashionable, image, expectations, friends, enemies/rivals, identity, culture, queen bees, wannabees.....

Movies that visually show stereotypes

Mean Girls

Grease

Clueless

the breakfast Club

Carries

Heathers

Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion

16 candles

Pretty in Pink

STEREOTYPES.

Different Groups

Ganstas

Male=New fitted caps, baggy jeans, specific colors, name brand clothes, bandanas, bling, clean sneakers, white tees.

Female=tight jeans, baggy men’s t-shirts, lots of makeup, styled or gelled hair, gold/silver jewelry

Sluts

Male=Clothes that are clean or new. He is well dressed, uses cologne. Fresh haircut.

Female=thongs, short shorts/skirts. Tight pants, tight shirts, v necks, exposed bra straps, tank tops, spagetti straps, flip flops, stripper heels, push up bras. 

Jocks

Male=jerseys, basketball shorts, polo shirts, Addidas sandals, baseball hats, jeans, dirty sneakers, sweat bands, shaved heads

Female=sweat pants with print on the butt, jerseys, polo shirts, braided hair, soccer shorts, school sweatshirt, bandana, baggy t-shirts, sports bras.

Geeks

Male=regular jeans, old sneakers, slogan or character t-shirts, Christmas sweaters, button up shirts, combed hair, glasses, braces

Female=long un-styled hair, glasses, braces, character t-shirts, dolls, knitted hats, stripped socks, hair scrunchies, glitter.

Rich kids

Male=polo shirts, button down shirts, dress pants, vests, expensive clothing, expensive sunglasses, name brand jeans,

Female=Victoria secret clothing, white, pink, fur, polos, pearls, diamonds, Ugg boots, polo shirts, name brand purses and sunglasses.

 Deadbeats

Male=tie dye t-shirts, psychadellic band shirt, bob Marley t-shirts, animal t-shirts, hemp necklaces, dreads

Female=tie dye, hippie dresses/skirts, seventies vintage gear, flowing hair, natural makeup, sandals/no shoes, hemp necklaces/purses, dreads, celtic symbols

 Artists

Male=mullet-like haircut, 70’s beard, mustache, tight jeans, rat tails, sweaters, screen printed t-shirts, thrift t-shirts and funky button up shirts, cut off jeans, colorful sneakers, tattoos, beaded necklaces, black rimmed glasses, brown leather shoes

Female=ripped jeans, gemstone jewelry, patterned clothing, neon clothing, leggings, large sweaters, flannel shirts, boots, dreads/hair wraps, funky hair color/ natural hair, mullet-like hair cut, gauges, septum piercings, tattoos, exposed bras, thrift dresses

Goths

Male=Black, long hair, eye makeup, face piercings, cuff bracelets, chains, suspenders, skulls, trench coats, combat boots, safety pins

Female=Black lace, long straight hair, mascara and eyeliner, dark lipstick, corsets, fishnets, gloves, chains, rainbows, buttons, boots, tights, long dresses, funeral-like dresses.

Punks-

Male=Leather jackets, studded belts, converse/combat boots, tight pants, leopard print, Mohawk, punk band shirts, cut offs, dreads, facial piercings,

Female=dyed hair, pompadour, leopard print leather, gauged ears, studs, stripes, stockings.

Critiquing Cliques.

Fashion is and has been an important part of our culture. I feel that the media emphasizes differences in fashion among people in a negative way creating cliques. Cliques isolate young people from each other. I see fashion as something to inspire us rather than define us. i feel that many cliques borrow ideas from each other, though this is not necessarily always portrayed in the media. What we do see are many Romeo-Juliet relationships where people try to cross some boundaries, but it is never easy. i feel that many young people are pressured to expressed their identities through bought fashion identities rather than creating their own.

i made this list of visual stereotypes to establish a basis for looking at fashion as an identity. i would like to look closely at the sharing of fashion ideas and the relationships between different cliques. Many of these stereotypes come from google image searches, films, and my own high school experiences. However i feel that many of these groups overlap and borrow trends from each other.

Why is it that we as humans feel so different from each other? Why are we so intimidate by others? I feel that fashion has evolved just as people have all from common ancestors. i feel that we use fashion to define ourselves to make ourselves feel different because we are too afraid to find our similarities. And maybe we are different and fashion is how we have evolved to express those differences.

I would like to explore this topic so that i may find a way to talk about these ideas with young people: how they view themselves, how they view others, what positive and relationships they see between fashion and cliques.