Why are teenagers so obsessed with fashion and labels? Write an article analyzing the different reasons for this phenomenon, and commenting on whether or not it is a bad thing.

We all know that every teenager wants to be popular and one of the ways of showing this popularity is wearing fashionable clothes with certain labels. Whether this act is good or bad is beyond my knowledge but I can have a guess as everyone would like some attention.

On one hand you have popularity. Some people would rather act and dress differently to have friends or to be liked. So people would think that having designer labels are a good thing as you would dress like your idol. But what if you were bullied? And to get them to stop, you would have to act as someone else because being yourself was out of the question. On the other hand you wouldn’t get bullied.

These labels are also expensive! People charge you so much just to get these labels whereas if you would go to the market place you would find the exact same top or trouser for so much less. Although we do have to think about quality and how long it would last, but some may think just because it’s cheap it won’t be up to standard.

Think about where these clothes come from! Some say that they were made by children half way around the world and it’s true. They work non stop and get paid less than 1p a day in the most poorest and disgusting conditions. These things we call fashion were made with blood, sweat and tears!

In conclusion I think having designer labels is a good thing, despite the arguments being unbalanced. I am a teenager and I wear labels not because of the statements above but because I like wearing them. Depending on your figure and the clothes you wear including labels, you look nice in them and it can build your confidence. It can give you a sense of authority and status which for some is good and some is bad. Wearing different types of clothes can also lead to assumptions and judging people by what they wear.