Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Back to School: The Brands, The Labels, and The Pressure to Have the “Right” Look
It's that time of year when girls start stressing about what to wear because they don't want to be teased and tormented at school. A new poll conducted by the British Association of Teachers and Lecturers reveals that advertising's increasing influence on kids is partly to blame for this pressure, which makes a certain set of Wal-Mart commercials I saw this weekend that much more offensive. Today I'm over at Shine talking about the ads, and offering some tips on how to help girls deal with all the brand mania. See you there.
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Oh my - that brings back some "shudder" memories...
Back in the day "Esprit" was the thing...and my family couldn't afford that, and i was brought up not to really worry about name brands...but highschool is what it is...and...one day, my mom surprised me with an Esprit top, i was so proud of it...and these girls, said i was wearing a fake one, and bugged me about it...oy...
I think that is what led to me to march to my own tune when it came to clothing...as rebellion, but it shouldn't be that way...we should be able to express ourselves any way we want to, WITHOUT feeling as if its a struggle...
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