Are You A Slave to Fashion?
Today, I was brainstorming with my IAC classmates. We had some pretty interesting ideas, but there’s one particular idea I wanted to steal. Then we decided to use that idea. So I’m thinking that, if I use this topic for my thesis, I wouldn’t have to do as much research on my own. But will this be unfair to my group members? Maybe if I have their permission to use some of our research materials, then it won’t be a wrong thing to do, right? I hope so.
Anyway, the topic is fashion. Yeah, the statement should go something like: Are teenagers slave to trends?
I could cover sub-topics like; how the fashion world evolved, what influences a teenager’s dressing, how much a teenager spends buying clothes on average per month, so on and so forth.
This would definitely be something I would enjoy writing about and if I write it good enough, people would definitely want to read it even if they aren’t the most fashionable person around.. This is merely because we are all slaves to fashion. Everyone wants to look good, whether they admit it or not. The world is vain.
Hmmm…..
Anyway, the topic is fashion. Yeah, the statement should go something like: Are teenagers slave to trends?
I could cover sub-topics like; how the fashion world evolved, what influences a teenager’s dressing, how much a teenager spends buying clothes on average per month, so on and so forth.
This would definitely be something I would enjoy writing about and if I write it good enough, people would definitely want to read it even if they aren’t the most fashionable person around.. This is merely because we are all slaves to fashion. Everyone wants to look good, whether they admit it or not. The world is vain.
Hmmm…..
posted by DanielleDajerk at 1:19:00 am
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[MR WONG'S FEEDBACK]
It's great that you've found a topic you're interested in, but your question "Are teenagers slave to trends?" would not make a good thesis statement because it's a TRUISM (look up the dictionary if you're unfamiliar with the word). Nobody at all doubts that teens ARE slaves to trends - it has been so for decades now.
As for "how the fashion world evolved" - TOO BROAD. What PERIOD are you looking at? Which PART of the world? Which ASPECT/S of fashion: streetwear, evening wear, men's wear, hair, shoes, spectacles,...? A good thesis statement is always very PRECISE.
"What influences a teenager's dressing" may be a little more promising, but again, you need to narrow your scope. Could you zoom in on a particular sub-culture (e.g. hip hop; Goth) and examine its SPECIFIC influence on teen dressing?
"How much a teen spends"...what's the point of exploring this? Firstly, I doubt if you could find some useful average figure; secondly, even if you did, SO WHAT? (Please don't be offended by this last question - I will be using it a lot to probe all students' Thesis Statements, in order to get students to defend them, think deeper about them, and perhaps reject them after recognising the lack of focus.)
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