Feelings for fashion

Julie

My work affects the way I dress a great deal. I have to look good because I deal with directors, manufacturers, business people of all ages. In a way, I have to sell myself as

well as a product. I spend a fortune on clothes – about 1,500 pounds each year.

Paul

I like pop music, but it annoys me when people say I am a fan of some group just because my Levi’s are torn. That’s simply the way I like to look. A lot of my friends dress like this, but to be more individual I sometimes wear old waistcoats and a hat.

Louise

During the day I have to wear a sort of school uniform, and the rules say it’s got to be a horrible dark blue, but most evenings when I go dancing I wear the latest style, which for now is trainers and a tracksuit with gold accessories.

Anna

Once people went to clubs just to get dressed up and meet someone. Now the thing is to sweat and dance all night. I wear as little as possible to keep cool, mainly loose-fitting T-shirts and trousers. I tie my hair back and let myself go. Music is the most important thing.

Luke

I often wear second-hand clothes from jumble sales, partly because as an art student I can’t afford anything else, but also because it is still quite fashionable. Though I think it is more ‘in’ to look smart now.

Kate

I always wear these old boots, it’s a way of saying that I don’t care what most people think. I usually wear mini-skirts for cycling, not to be sexy but just because they are more practical than a long skirt, though I usually wear dirty jeans most of the time.