UVA Girls

This is no new subject. Indeed I think everyone has this conversation at some point while they are at UVA. However, I feel the need to elaborate and do my own assessment of the situation at hand.

UVA Girls:
WHAT is with the obsession with wearing brand name sportswear? Nike shorts, those particular black North Face raincoats, North Face/Under Armour Backpacks, Asics running shoes, Ragged Mountain Running Shop t-shirts, etc... None of these items say anything about your wealth (if that is why everyone wears these clothes day after day then THAT is truly absurd). When one wears all of these things together, one just looks like a walking ad for Ragged Mountain Running Shop. I am no fashion guru, but I do know that couture does not include workout clothing, even if it is a brand name. And I do not have anything against people wearing nice workout clothing as I too own several of these things myself. But there is NO way that all of these girls are working out every time they step out of the house in these clothes. Also, I've noticed that the North Face backpacks come out on days when Nike shorts and white v-necks are the clothing of choice. However, on any other day, its back to carrying around books and Camelback water bottles in the ever popular Longchamp bags. Honestly, it really should not bother me.. BUT so many girls conform to this "style". And it is all such a constructed representation for what girls at UVA are supposed to look like. I really do have to give it to you girls - you have essentially created a set of societal standards for yourselves and so many of you ACTUALLY take yourselves seriously enough to conform to it!

Anyway, I digress. We all live in a world of signs and representations. I suppose I do things and often wear things that I know will make me look different and cute at the same time. ADMISSION: Yes, I can be quite vain. Probably the reason I notice all these things about girls in the first place. I just think that if you are going to take the time to make that many conscious choices about what you are going to wear, wear something that makes you look good. The only girls who look good in those Nike shorts are the ones with really skinny legs, serry.

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