Stacey Campbell wrote about the clothes she wears and how they represent the groups she belongs to and her identity. She discusses high and low value clothing brands and how her hoodie, jeans, jacket, and trainers show she likes activities like skate parks and hanging out with friends. The clothes we wear are influenced by culture, fashion trends in media, and how others may perceive us based on our appearance.

1. Stacey Campbell Me and the clothes I wear Poole high school Communication studies Candidate number: 0345 Centre number: 55227

2. Things I do The things I do are a key part that make up the person I am Skate parks Go to parties Go out with friends Sixth Form Family occasions Chill out at home

3. High and low value clothes Primark These are considered to be high value products because they are more expensive and are of a better quality Umbro George Gucci Hi teq Prada These are considered to be low value because the are cheap and are relatively low quality Nike voi

4. How I dress hoody Black/dark jacket Plain or simple t-shirt Straight leg jeans High/mid top trainers

5. what groups my clothes say I belong to The clothes I wear show I'm part of many groups e.g. the trainers show I may like to go to skate parks and the jeans, jacket and hoody show I belong to other groups People join groups because they have things in common with other people in that group also I can give a sense of belonging when your with a group of people similar to you

6. power When I went to primary and secondary school everyone is made to wear the same clothes. The media also controls a lot of what people were because they see celebrities wear it and are told this is what's good

7. When I go out When I go out I dress accordingly to where I’m going e.g. skate parks I where older clothes and if I'm meeting my friends I dress smartly

8. Cultural practices There are cultural practices that we participate in to determine the clothes we wear e.g. shopping ooooow I like that jacket

9. how we are persuaded to buy clothes Fashion shows Magazines We see these fashions show and magazines as icons and as a good example on how to dress

10. Johari window Known by others but not known by me Known be me and others: my personality Not known by me or others Known by me and hidden from others

11. Dimbleby and burton

13. Correlation of components of society

15. It suits for almost all types of communication

17. Noise not mentioned

19. representation When people see hoodies they see trouble makers e.g. chavs = Usually when people see a suit they think of intelligent workers or someone on their way to a special occasion = Sometimes when I wear hoody I may be seen as a chav because that is the representation the hoody gives

20. identity My identity is made up of many things including the clothes I wear

21. Rogers Private self : the things I share with close friends and family Core self: the things I keep to myself Public self: the way I dress expresses my public self

22. Self-esteem When I wear my favourite clothes it helps to increase my self-esteem

23. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs