LET’S GET STYLISH

Some teenagers have a hard time about their fashion choices. For example, Disney actress Bella Thorne was criticised by the media for wearing a funny minidress, but a little later, she got compliments for attending an awards ceremony in a floorlength gown. Let’s get real! Which outfit do you think she wanted to wear most? I don’t believe that it would be the gown; I guess she decided to be accepted by the adult world’s idea of age-appropriate clothing. What to wear or what not to wear as a teenager is an important topic for adults and a no-win situation for teenagers.

It’s hard being a teenager. You feel a bit unsure of yourself. You usually want to stay in bed all day because the moment we get dressed in anything other than what adults want, we’ll be judged. Adults don’t want their children to grow up.

I’m 14 and want to wear decent clothes when I go out. I like wearing long necklaces, detailed collars, lots of rings, waist-high shorts, blazers, skinny jeans, knee-high socks, dresses with elasticized waistlines and vintage shoes.

I think my look is normal – sometimes a bit crazy – but sometimes I can’t believe the reaction of grown-ups when I dress up. My mum rarely says that I look nice. She usually looks mostly alarmed and says in an angry voice that I need to dress appropriately for my age and that I look too grown-up. My friends all have the same problem. What I can say is ‘I might make mistakes and look silly sometimes, but let teenagers be teenagers.’