Inapplicable and Irreplaceable
>> Friday, September 17, 2010
Apartment status: Still NOT Found.
After a morning ride on Moscow subway today I once again realized that fashion and style in this city have to be brought to a whole new level, but the question is - can it be done without destroying some of the old mentalities?
As a person who loves outstanding styles and travels a bit, I of course notice that most of today's fashion cries out loud for sex appeal and catching a public eye, but the most important thing is to mix those two in right proportions and still keep in mind that there is a very clear distinction between being vulgar and being fashionable.
It seems though that most of Moscow population still lives within the boundaries of Soviet mentalities - therefore, very few people can tell the difference between fashion and vulgarism and tend to put anything that is unusual for their eye into the latter category. The word "fashionable" I believe is unfortunately still INAPPLICABLE, when you describe an average Russian citizen.
I noticed a lot of odd and judgemental looks today that were on me, simply because I was wearing a t-shirt with a deep v-neck - meaning there was some skin showing, yet nothing inappropriate. So do I go back home and change into something dull and dark, or do I keep making my way around wearing what I choose to wear?
I guess you know my answer.
Yet, don't you think that everyday life would be so much more fun, if it wouldn't be just me and few others who would be dressing in a bright contemporary manner (and not so much dressing as THINKING in a contemporary manner)?
Once again, you know the answer.
Still the question is - what can be done (if anyhting at all?) to break some of the old mentalities that Russian people seem to be obsessed with and encourage them to view the world with an open futuristic mind? Or is this old mentality IRREPLACEABLE for a time being?
