This Post Has No Swag

There are many things that really bother me:  people scratching chalkboards, a slow computer, or people who are arrogant. However, these things I can easily ignore. The one thing that really bothers me is people who dress up in the swag fashion style.

The thing I don’t get is the fashion sense of swag. First, you must spend 200 and above dollars on hi-top sneakers. The sneakers must be: Vans, Nike, Jordan and many more. The colour way of the sneaker must attract the public as well. Next, your pants have to be really tight; this can apply to male and female. I have nothing wrong with males or females wearing skinny jeans. However, I've seen males wearing skinny jeans and having a hard time walking. I ask them why they wear it and most of the answers are for swag. I would never purposely obstruct my walking for the sake of swag, it’s just rash. The tops are fine, but some are quite expensive. My friend had a t-shirt of a Rottweiler’s face. I questioned him on where he got the shirt and how much. He said online for 350 dollars. I was surprised; with that kind of money you can buy a whole month’s grocery for a family of three.

The final piece of the swag ensemble is the snap back. For people who do not know what the snap back is. It looks like a normal baseball hat, but there is a plastic strap on the back of it. What this strap does is help the wearer get the most comfortable fit. Nevertheless, these snap back hats don’t serve the main purpose of covering your head in the swag fashion world. I've seen males have at least have 6 snap back hats that have the same baseball team, but different colour way. I asked them, why 6 hats with the same team, can’t one suffice? They answer by saying the team logo represents something else.  Mainly represents the first initial of their name. Or extends on a group there associated with which has the same initial as the baseball team on the hat. As for the colour way, it matches with their outfit. These hats run for 40-150 dollars. Thus, 6 hats can range from 240-900 dollars. Again, this money can be used for more important things in life instead of showing off how matching you are.

Overall, The fashion sense of swag, I think, is a way to cry out for attention. A way to say to the world you spend half your pay cheque on overly priced clothing items. But in the end of the day shirt is just a shirt. Not a method to attract friends or live a happy life.