Clothing Based Steryotypes

After reading There Is No Unmarked Woman by Deborah Tannen, I noticed that the way she described the three women was very stereotypical. One was classic and beautiful.  The next was older and more modest.  The third had an edgy and youthful style.  These seem like three styles that I see in magazines and are easily noticeable.  Everyone has a unique style, but some people are marked a certain way because of clothing choices.

Our school has 3 clothing types (according to my parents):

The Normal

The I Don't Even Have A Clue What Your T-shirt Says and How Did Your Parents Let You Dye Your Hair That Color

The Please Put Some Clothes On and Take Off Your Parka, It's Not That Cold Outside

These styles are pretty easy to describe and I can find myself fitting into all of these.  I know people who tend to judge others on what they're wearing and then treat them differently. I, myself, have gone through this.  I simply wore a shirt that was difficult to read with big red pointy letters that advertised a band my friend had gone to see. A girl in one of my classes looked at my shirt, squinting her eyes as if she was having a hard time seeing me.  When she asked what my shirt said, I told her the band name and who got the shirt for me, The girl quickly turned and walked away after whispering "oh."  She didn't talk to me that much after that.

I don't think that clothing marking will end anytime soon because no one is the same.  We all have different likes and dislikes when it comes to how we express ourselves.