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What Does Alternative Clothing Actually Mean

by sparta

How can you define alternative clothing? Surely, what is normal
for one person would probably go down as alternative clothing in
another person's book. Stick 'alternative clothing' into a search
engine and many of the sites listed will be for goth, emo or punk
clothing so I guess, in the main, these would be considered
alternative.

But alternative to what, or who? To a goth or emo, their
clothing is normal. To my gran it would be laughable, to her gran
it would have been a sign that you were ready for the funny farm.
Yet today we have a world with an 'anything goes' attitude so you
can walk down any high street in the country and see people
dressed as chavs, Goths, punks, man from C & A, or walking floral
creations that are usually someone's grandmother.

You see, the problem is that as people get older, there are less
of them. In turn, this means they are in the minority so surely
that would make them the ones in the alternative clothing?

To me, alternative clothing would mean my going out on the town
in my PJ's, which I've always thought would be a good thing
seeing as I've never subscribed to the fashion over function
club. In fact, last time I went out to a nightclub, I swear some
of those girls were wearing their night dresses! Yes, I know,
that makes me sound old but I really don't care, they are going
to catch their deaths dressed like that!

So, what could you possibly wear out on the street that would
now count as alternative clothing if anybody can wear anything?
Clothing that looks like it is manufactured from rags has
extortionate designer price labels on. To me, this is alternative
clothing - alternative to eating or paying the rent.

Most towns will have a shopping centre that passes for the local
hang out for young kids and here you will see plenty that passes
for alternative clothing to the average person. With all those
chains and pins it's truly a wonder they can ever get past the
alarms in any shop and equally as unbelievable that they don't
somehow become trapped together in what would look like a chain
gang.

Of course, for some, alternative clothing would constitute some
type of fetish wear. But then you have the strange people with
enough nerve to go out wearing this clothing. Whether it be
rubber, PVC or compete with a dog collar and lead - to some this
is normal, not alternative.

For girls in their late teens, fashion dictates that they go out
with the smallest clothes possible. Indeed, even my own daughter
had bigger clothes at the age of seven that what she wears out
now.  So, here we have another alternative - alternative to
actually wearing clothes that cover tomorrows washing.

Having had a scout round a few alternative clothing sites, it
seems that, in the main, the goth and emo clothing sites have the
top listings. But just how alternative are the products when
compared to your average high street shop? Tight jeans for emos -
isn't that the fashion for everyone? Vivid colours for punks -
again, a relative norm. T shirts and tops with rips - exactly
what the jumble sales have been providing for years without the
ridiculous price tags.

So, it seems the choice is up to you. If you feel conspicuous
because you're not wearing what your mate thinks you should be
wearing, call it alternative and you'll be on to a winner.

Fashion expert Catherine Harvey looks at the way <a
href="http://www.subculturewear.com/">alternative clothing</a>
can mean many things to many people.

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