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Fashion
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Does it have more merits than demerits? …
1. It is an important
way for young people to
find a sense of identity.
2. It gives young people self-confidence.
3. Following fashion helps young people feel
more important.
4. Fashion adds spice to life: color, variety,
and beauty.
5. The world would
be a dull place if people
always wore the same clothes.
6. Fashion is an enormous industry, providing
employment for vast numbers.
7. Fashion is a
huge import-export business
and important to world trade.
8. It makes shopping easier. Going by the
trend means we
are ready to buy what
the majority of stores offer. This saves us
time in the mall.
YES
1. Young people spend too much time and
money on fashion.
2. Clothes which have been worn only a few
times have to
be discarded because of the
dictates of fashion.
3. Changing fashions are nothing more than
the deliberate creation of waste.
4. Fashion industry contributes nothing
important to society.
5. Fashion designers
are rarely concerned with
vital things like warmth, durability, and
comfort. They are only interested in outward
appearance.
6. You should always be yourself. If people are
shallow enough to
judge you by the clothes
you wear, that is their problem.
7. Following fashion trends can turn into
addiction, which is sometimes
difficult to get
rid of.
NO
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