In season seven of The Simpsons, Marge gets a bargain on a perfectly tailored Chanel suit at a thrift store. She starts wearing it around town to complete regular daily tasks.
"Wow! You look soo sophisticated! Just like Mary Hart." -Lisa
As a result of Marge’s classy transformation, she starts getting noticed and complimented, and she and her family are welcomed at the most prestigious country club in town. Marge suddenly feels absolutely great about herself, and she fits in with a social context that she did not fit into before, all because of one amazing outfit.
Take some tips from Marge:
*When we project an image with what we wear (in Marge's case, class and status), we can actually BECOME that person...our emotions change and people start to notice a difference.
*You don't need to spend a lot of money to look great - I find most of my favorite pieces at thrift stores, just like Marge!
In college a professor once told me that one of the largest indicators of class is how people dress. But not in the way we think. He said that people of a higher economic class dress poorly because they are not worried about how they are perceived. They don't need to prove to anyone that their rich. Conversely, people in a lower economic class make more of an effort to look presentable to project the image of wealth. Is there truth to this?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I never would have said this last year, but I am really starting to see the value of dressing well. I like how your using clothes to help people. Its unique. Cool blog Olivia.