Hey! This is Psycochic here, and I'd like to add to the individuality articles I've been reading in the Times lately.
I think it's great for people to have their own sense of style, and I highly encourage people to get out of their shell and be different! I, myself, am not THAT different from everyone else, I admit, but I don't exactly follow trends. Just because some really popular Whyvillian wears a certain shirt or hair doesn't mean that you have to as well.
Try making your own style and setting your own trends. Try not to be a part of "the crowd". If you look the same as everyone else, it only shows that you have no sense of individuality, and you obviously have to imitate others' ideas in order for you to look good.
I admit, I used to ask the "oldbies" (back in 2000, when I was a newbie) where they got their stuff all the time. And I would always wonder why they'd never answer me. Well, after a long year of newbies constantly asking me where I get my face parts, I have come to the conclusion that all those pestering questions are quite annoying.
Now I find it rather fun to go shopping. I don't go to any stores in particular, but I just look stuff up. Not all great designers are popular, so don't feel pressured to only shop in the stores of people who are more known to the rest of Whyville than others.
This is Psycochic, signing off...
....signed off ;)
~Be more concerned about your character than your reputation. Your
character is who you are, your reputation is what others think of you. If
others don't like you for you, so be it. If others talk about you behind
your back, let them. You affected their lives; they didn't affect yours.~
