Clothes - Fashion

Hi everybody! Here is the reading part about clothes. As you can see, I created a short dialogue between high school students. Enjoy reading! 

Nowadays, designer brands are a major part of modern life. We got used to different tissues, colors and cuts; and talking about fashion, there are a lot of different interpretations. Everybody has its own opinion. Some people think brands are important while others could not care less about them.

- TYLER: Hey, guys! What do you really think about designer brands? 
- MICHAEL: I think that brands are quite important. When I buy clothes, I tend to go for good brands, like Nike or Gap, because you know they're good quality. 
- KAITLYN: Well I think that's stupid, I really do. The only time I ever buy Nike or things like that is in the sales, when they're cheap. Otherwise, designer brands are a complete rip-off as far as I'm concerned. I mean, when you buy a Nike baseball cap or something, you're really paying about forty quid just to wear the logo! You can get perfectly good quality for half the price without wasting your money on designer stuff, can’t you?  
- MICHAEL: Sometimes, yeah. But you can't be sure. I mean, if you buy a pair of Nike trainers, you know you've got a good pair of shoes, and everyone else knows it too. 
- KAITLYN: I think that's just silly! Frankly, I certainly wouldn't judge a person by their clothes. 
- BRIANNA: It's not a matter of judging people by their clothes. But I think, like, you feel better if you know you've got good clothes on. 
- MICHAEL: Yeah, it's all about image, isn’t it? 
- KAITLYN: Exactly, you’ve hit the nail on the head, haven’t you? You buy designer brands just because of the image. Not for any real reason at all. You imagine people think more of you because you're wearing Armani jeans or something like that. 
- MICHAEL: Well, they do. When you go anywhere, people judge you by what they can see. If you're wearing crap clothes, no one's going to think much of you at all! 
- TYLER: I think you're missing the point there, Michael. After all it's not a question of choosing between designer clothes and crappy clothes, it's a matter of choosing between good expensive clothes with a posh label, and cheaper good clothes without one. You can perfectly well wear good clothes that don't have some fancy name. I mean, look at me! Are you going to look down on me, because there aren't any trendy labels on any of my gear? 
- BRIANNA: No, not really, but if you had on a Calvin Klein sweatshirt or something, I might think you were cooler. 
- TYLER: Oh that's really gross! 
- KAITLYN: I call it juvenile. 
- BRIANNA: But it isn't! Basically, people do judge you by what they see, and if they see you're wearing good clothes, they'll be more likely to get a good impression of you. 
- KAITLYN: Anyway, I don’t have to decide what to wear in the morning as I have to wear a school uniform. I don’t have to think "Oh no, what am I going to wear today?" So I think that’s a good idea. 
- BRIANNA: I think it distinguishes you from other schools too! It just makes you stand out and look like a community, rather than just like everyday people on the street. 
- MICHAEL: Don't you think though that by wearing a certain uniform, the people who see you, they're going to identify you with the school, and maybe have a stereotypical attitude about you. 
- TYLER: You don't necessarily lose your own individuality by wearing a uniform. Just because you're wearing the same things, it doesn't make you all the same! Furthermore, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Don't worry about things like that! 
- BRIANNA: Well, you know, the same uniform isn't going to suit everybody. Sometimes, a uniform can be so unflattering! 
- MICHAEL: I think people should have the chance to be individual when they wear clothes... 
- KAITLYN: As for myself, I really enjoyed it and I used to be proud of it. But I think, yeah, there are faults in it, but I think there are some advantages as well!

I’m sure you have an opinion about this. There are a lot of things to say about clothing, the comeback of uniform, and even more about the fashion industry. So why don’t you try to say it in English using some expressions? Would you like to wear a school uniform? Are you more likely to buy clothes for designer brands than cheap ones? Are you following fashion trends?

P.S: I only chose popular Anglo-Saxons names at random.

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