| cl | | | | unusual appearances as the definition of |
| Every time I plan another trip to Russia I face a | | | | âusualâ appearance has seen marked |
| dilemma of sorts â I need to go through my | | | | change in the past 40 years here (my husband says it |
| closet to pick the best outfits. Perhaps that is standard | | | | was not always so). With individual liberty comes |
| operating procedure to nearly all of us, but what does | | | | individual expression. This is not to say that there is no |
| that mean for me and you? Do people in the US and | | | | cohesive theme to dress. No. What I mean to say is |
| in Russia really dress differently? | | | | that people choose to look the way they like and |
| To answer, I must establish a simple premise: | | | | sometimes that choice is quite dramatically different. |
| Itâs more difficult to discuss an | | | | There are certainly some standards within particular |
| âaverage Americanâ than an | | | | social groups and regions, e.g. business attire for work, |
| âaverage Russianâ. American society | | | | jeans accepted as casual dress; however, there is no |
| is a melting pot comprised of people from all over the | | | | universal fashion and, what is more important, there is |
| world with different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. | | | | no âenforcementâ of such. Each |
| One common theme in the USA is tolerance to others | | | | person follows their personal criteria often giving equal |
| and this tolerance starts with the way people look. | | | | consideration to comfort ahead of style. |
| Here itâs more difficult to surprise society with | | | | |