The Pros and Cons of Dressing Up for Class
I am one of those random girls who will wear dresses and skirts and too pretty/impractical shoes to class more often than not. Don’t get me wrong – I will absolutely show up in my gym clothes on occasion, but for the most part, I just prefer dressing up. Strangely enough, what I wear elicits quite a wide range of reactions and people often feel more than comfortable sharing their opinion of my clothes with me.
Here’s the general breakdown:
Pro: Being known as the fashion plate. I like that after a meeting with my cool, young English Prof she said, “I love your style. I was waiting to see what you’d wear to our meeting.”
Con: Being perceived as the girl who tries too hard. No, I actually didn’t wear this dress to impress any of the lame guys in our poly sci class. Really.
Pro: Compliments abound. I’m not vain but it is nice to hear people say that they like what you’re wearing.
Con: Criticisms abound. My best friend will never let me live down this exchange:
BF: What are you wearing?
Me: What’s wrong with what I’m wearing?
BF: Other than the fact that you’re wearing sequins at 10 am? Nothing.
Pro: It’s a conversation starter. I feel like I don’t have enough female friends/acquaintances in my life and I can be sort of shy, so if my shoes get a girl to start talking to me then that makes me happy.
Con: People thinking that you did the walk of shame to class. Someone asked me once if I was wearing last night’s outfit. Um, no. Very embarrassing.
Con: Bad weather. I hate looking super cute only to have it rain/snow/go all tornado-y and have my skirt blow up a la Marilyn Monroe and expose me to the world.
What are YOU wearing to class?
[photo from www.fashionzealot.net]
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Ashley says:
Thu, 4th Sep 20089:01 am
I usually wear dresses (having to deal with pulling down shirts and pulling up jeans all day is not my idea of comfy, a piece of fabric just hanging there is!) so people assume I'm dressing up. I just cant bring myself to wear sweats and pj bottoms… ew! My room mate lives in them, but it's just not my thing. I usually wear flats and boots, not heels, since my campus is all hills and I get enough blisters climbing them in stilettos during the weekend.
Cali says:
Thu, 4th Sep 20082:55 pm
I wear cute tops and jeans and flats and jewelry but for some reason people still think I'm dressing up. A lot of people at my school are into the whole sweatpants and hoodie deal but I feel uncomfortable coming to class in something I wear watching TV. I WISH I could wear a dress to class. I honestly don't have that much confidence to do that. I'd feel like all eyes would be on me.
Cat says:
Thu, 4th Sep 20084:11 pm
I used to dress up ALL the time Freshman year, and people in my dorm tell me often that they really like my style…BUT the few times I wear jeans and a top, everyone would be like, "Are you OK?" "Is anything wrong?" Um, no, I have the rights to not dress up as well. I guess it builds up people's expectations.
Lydia says:
Thu, 4th Sep 200810:30 pm
I'll wear anything BESIDE Sweatpants/uggs/pjs to class!!!! From dresses to cute-t shirts and jeans as well, plus a colourful cardigan over it. Shoes wise, its boots/flats/sandals but NO heels as we have a huge hill in our university.
My wardrobe speaks of cute pictures, colours, flowers and style haha XD
Coco - University of says:
Fri, 5th Sep 200810:24 am
As I'm still adjusting to the INSANELY hot and humid weather, I'd rather not sweat in all of my cute clothes so I usually throw on shorts and an oversized t-shirt to prevent the fabric from sticking to me. Once fall comes, I'll probably make more of an effort. Plus I don't really care if people compliment me or whatever, I'm going to class to go to class, not to make a new best friend or have guys think I look cute. That's what my nights are for.
Claire says:
Fri, 5th Sep 20087:17 pm
Today I wore some really cute blue leather shoes, but I knew there was a possibility of it raining. So I threw a pair of flip flops in my bag.
Sure enough, it was pouring when I got out of my first class.
I realized the absurity of the situation as I was changing shoes in the hallway and was getting weird looks from my classmates.
While the whole thing made me feel silly, it's not going to stop me from dressing nice to class.
June says:
Tue, 9th Sep 20081:23 pm
Sadly, my college has a dress code of formals only, or traditional indian clothes. I stick to formals and i hate the fact that i cant dress up at all. Also, the people in my class are really strange with 80% being loserish guys so i have to think twice before even wearing a tight shirt
Stephanie says:
Wed, 10th Sep 20083:45 pm
Hey June, just out of curiosity–where do you go to school?
Eh, I'm with the previous commenter.. I really have no interest in dressing up while it's still hot.. & all of my new clothes were bought for Fall..
Maria says:
Thu, 11th Sep 20087:22 am
I dress up sometimes when I feel like dressing up. But sometimes I feel like dressing up in the morning and I just don't feel like wearing things I have on few hours later:(
So I tend to keep it casual but still cool and like pretty
ihsankhan says:
Thu, 11th Sep 20089:50 pm
i need of one innocent girl which chat with me and love with me
cal says:
Mon, 15th Dec 20089:18 pm
i'll be in college next year and i'm kinda afraid now. i know how to dress up for high school but college seems a bit tough. i dk y…
taylorbrione says:
Mon, 25th Apr 201111:27 pm
i dress up too!
Kayla says:
Tue, 9th Aug 20114:13 pm
I like dressing up just to feel good about myself. It boosts my mood, makes me feel more friendly and social, and I feel like I can conquer the world.
So I'm always wearing cute and frilly dresses, tights, and pretty necklaces. I just feel better about myself if I look good.