One and half to two generations older than a person is often good enough to work with for retro styles that can be modified and reshaped for now, but any fad that is only a generation or a half generation ago is typically a problem.
That said, there has been no indication that Luann has ever had to use hand-me-downs.
Her character is just too aware of fads but too unaware of how to reallocate the pieces to use differently. That is not unusual for a 13 year old. People do not usually have their own styles/looks till they are older so are too stuck on fads/fashions in their early and mid teens (some later), and tend to not think as imaginatively about reuses as they will in their twenties or later.
Until I was 14 I had styles that were ten years out of date because of hand-me-downs. Talk about the worst timing! At 14 when I began getting (window faded display) clothing from a relative in the clothing industry I felt so fortunate. Then when I began my sophomore year of high school (which was when high school began where I grew up) my parents’ business was doing well enough that I finally was able to have new clothing and my older cousin, Bonnie, helped me select pieces.
Of course, later, like most people, all of that became far less important, though sometimes still fun till I was past late middle age. Now I mostly appreciate seeing younger people have fun with it.
Troglodyte over 6 years ago
Bern, you’re not exactly a style icon, yourself…
SukieCrandall Premium Member over 6 years ago
One and half to two generations older than a person is often good enough to work with for retro styles that can be modified and reshaped for now, but any fad that is only a generation or a half generation ago is typically a problem.
That said, there has been no indication that Luann has ever had to use hand-me-downs.Her character is just too aware of fads but too unaware of how to reallocate the pieces to use differently. That is not unusual for a 13 year old. People do not usually have their own styles/looks till they are older so are too stuck on fads/fashions in their early and mid teens (some later), and tend to not think as imaginatively about reuses as they will in their twenties or later.
Until I was 14 I had styles that were ten years out of date because of hand-me-downs. Talk about the worst timing! At 14 when I began getting (window faded display) clothing from a relative in the clothing industry I felt so fortunate. Then when I began my sophomore year of high school (which was when high school began where I grew up) my parents’ business was doing well enough that I finally was able to have new clothing and my older cousin, Bonnie, helped me select pieces.Of course, later, like most people, all of that became far less important, though sometimes still fun till I was past late middle age. Now I mostly appreciate seeing younger people have fun with it.