Before I began writing this particular blog, I had a conversation with my friends about all the different groups we all belong to. I am a college student, a New Englander, a now generation member, a student leader, a hippie/fashionable woman, an active humanitarian and more. One that stood out for me was a hippie/fashionable woman. I love fashion and I am highly attracted to clothing that has a story or clothing that expresses my mood in a particular day. The group that I belong to is the Peace Generation, as I would like to call it. Our symbol that we identify with is the Peace symbol and we all believe in peace and love. I purchase clothing from various different stores but I try to purchase things that have a better cause than just making me look "cute". For example, the brand TOMS shoes, is my favorite shoe brand. The founder, Blake Mycoskie is also a part of the Peace Generation and his brand is all about giving back to the world. For every pair of TOMS shoes sold, a pair of shoes is donated to child in need. The shoes come in various colors, patterns and designs but the general aspect of them is the comfortability and the good feeling that comes after purchasing them. Our community, (The Peace Generation), associates with companies that offer comfortability, as well as a good cause and of course fashion sense. Something that stood out when I was reading Walker was that you don't have to participate in the community in order to be a part of it. The example he used was about skateboarding and the community around it. With the Peace Generation, you don't have actually believe in peace and try your hardest to help the world in order to be a part of the community around it and wear TOMS and feel accomplished.
A group that I don't belong to is the J.Crew generation. J. Crew stands for clean, beautiful shapes that are professional looking and bright colors all into one. The brand the group associates with is J. Crew. The stores all around the country are very "preppy" like with a professional spin. The reason why I don't belong to this group is not because I don't like the clothes, and I am an owner of J.Crew clothing, but the style is not me. I love the way their clothes look on certain people but I don't seem to fall into that category. Maybe one day, I will be a J.Crew follower and look like the girls in the magazine ads but for right now I will stay true to my believes and sense of style and stay a Peace Generation child.
Peace, Love, Joining In/Staying Out
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