The Future's Bright, The Future's Orange.

Seriously, why do some women think its a good idea to all look the same?

Scantily clad, pale skin-toned lipstick, boobs in your face, arse hanging out, fake extended bleach blonde or black hair, fake nails, fake orange tan.

I go into a nightclub and this is what I see, I'm surrounded by about a hundred Jodie Marsh lookalikes.


What do I think when I see this?


YUK!


Since returning from University in the lakes, to a populated area which clubbing and going out is more predominant in the social lives of many young people, I have noticed a huge difference in the ways these women construct their appearance for a 'night out on the town'.

A few nights ago I decided I'd have a night out during fresher’s week at the local 'hot spot'. The place was absolutely rammed, as you'd expect in fresher’s week, yet about 70% of women looked the same, sporting the popular 'orange vogue' look.


I really do not understand where this fashion sense of 'porn star' has come from, well, apart from watching x-rated films perhaps. But the fashion industry has never really promoted a tan-tastic model for young women to follow at all. When we watch models walk down the catwalk we see a pale, fresh-faced woman whom beams natural youth and beauty.

Yet to walk into any busy town centre on a Saturday night we are greeted by an army of Umpa Lumpa aspiring women looking for that 'perfect' man who will of course really respect her...especially when she's dressed like that of course.

These woman, or girls even, strive to display sexual availability to men, they want to look 'sexy' (although they just look grotesque to me). They want to follow the crowd and be part of what is conceived as this beauty 'norm' that their peers and social groupings have constructed.


Obviously it is their choice to dress in such a way which may result in unwanted male attention, yet I don't see what the need is, unless the need is actually a desperation.

This is where I pride myself in being different. Although I wouldn't actually say I was in the same social group of these girls, I do go to the same night clubs, whether or not they dance on a different floor to a different kind of music, they are still present in the same space.

I enjoy dressing for myself, in my own quirky ways. I show my personality in what I wear and I still get attention from the opposite sex, but its more likely to be 'look at what she's wearing' than 'look at what she's not wearing'. Thank god.

Clothing and style make enough impact on their own, so if you really want people to look at you, you might as well make them look at you with some respect- and I may sound like a granny, but I don't care!