According to human behaviorist Desmond Morris,'' it is impossible to wear clothes without transmitting social signals. Every costume tells a story, often a very subtle one, about its wearer.''

The way you dress is actually a form of non-verbal communication. People's first impression of you is formed from the way you dress. Thus it is important that we dress the right way in the appropriate situations such as dressing in formal wear during a job interview. For maximum impression especially during events like fashion shows or going to clubs, dress extravagantly to impress!

If one does not dress appropriately in a particular situation or event, one could get ostracised or even punishments. Think about those horrible detentions you get in secondary school when your skirt is too short or when you wear tapered pants to school.

If you wear such casual attire  to a job interview:

chances are you won't get accepted. Jeans are definitely a no-no for job interviews as they are considered to be too casual. Interviewers would feel that you are not serious in getting this job.

and if teachers were to dress like this:

students would think that such teachers are not credible enough to teach them.

Students would be punished or given warnings if they wear short skirts like this:

After all, students go to school to study and not to go for fashion shows or to look for partners.

Fashion wise, I personally think that it is not restricted to any form of clothing like it is the norm to wear a certain type of blouse, skirt or print. I believe it is up to one's creativity to create their own form of fashion style as a way to express our own personality or mood. Of course, there are those who would say that dressing fashionably also follows strict rules like following the current season's trends. But ultimately, as long as one look good overall who would really care about whether it is the current season trend?

 For example, take a look at these cool Japanese people rocking such funky clothes(they are not even following any season trends yet they are still able to look great)! Such dressing styles just show how innovative they can be! This is how they express themselves in their country by dressing up uniquely.

 In Singapore, our attire culture is t-shirt, shorts and slippers. We don't usually dress to express ourselves, so when people dress really extravagantly like the Japanese on the streets, people would stare and some might even approach you for photos or comment on how gorgeous you look. If you want to catch people's attention on the streets or 'tell' people that you're different from the rest, power your outfit by dressing like that and I'm sure people would take a second look at you~