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The Essence of Emo Clothes

If you have no idea what emo clothing is all about, you can it very hard to describe. Emo clothes are essentially about individualism and the freedom of expressing it. It provides a stylish way of expressing one’s characteristics, style, and preferences. The origin of emo clothes stems from a type of music which was popularized in the early 80’s. People adhere to this kind of fashion as a way of being distinctly unique as an individual.

However, the danger with emo clothes is that although you wear them to create and express your individuality, this fashion can become uniform across emo fanatics as they tend to wear the same type of clothing. This similar inclination to become different shared by many people tends to defeat the purpose of emo clothing’s intent of defining individualism and style.

Emo clothes, with their classic ill-fitting design (too-tight or too loose), represent rebellion by boldly stating one’s freedom of expression. Emo clothes have no definite or loyal patrons as individuals catering to this type of fashion tend to change constantly; growing out of emo clothing at a certain point. That is one of the reasons why emo fashion is difficult to define.

Usually worn in layers, with cardigans and stretched v-neck jumpers over undershirts, emo clothes’ objective is to create a look of disarray or an inverted version of the conventional style.

3 Responses to “The Essence of Emo Clothes”

  1. Ads on December 5th, 2008 at 1:57 am

    “People adhere to this kinda of fashion as a way of being distinctly unique as an individual.”
    LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

  2. Blackcoloredsunshine on January 22nd, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    Well I think this is a well based article. And I myself, have gone through what I like to call as the lost emo time. Meaning that since I was little I have sort of always been this way, but I was finally able to dress myself and just about the time I was able to go shopping everyone was crazy about emos. I had random people screaming ‘EMOS ROCK’ and ‘LETS GO CUT OURSELVES’ I am so sorry to say this, but the idea of emo has lost it’s purpose and it’s way. True emos are now having to blend into normal society because of this and I think it is great that some people are still able to maintain themselves.

  3. NotQuite on February 24th, 2009 at 8:48 pm

    “True” emo’s no longer consider themselves quite emo. Emo is now more of a fashion sense than anything, which is disgusting. Personally, I’m looking at an emo haircut, but I listen to rock and metal, I dress different than most emo’s, even though I use black and dark colours more often.

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