Clothing and the appearance of a teenager, as a means of self -expression
In this search, parental requirements and parameters are not always and not in everything coincide with the child’s opinion.
The clothes and the appearance of the child, at this age stage, act as a means of self -expression and self -affirmation. Some of the children will suit the fact that he will look like the surrounding peers, and someone, on the contrary, wants to stand out, show with his appearance that he is not like everyone else.
Hence the fascination with various youth trends (emo, hippie, etc. p.), and in accordance with this, the choice of fashionable teenage style in clothing (trash style, hipster, Kawash style, etc. p.).