In my opinion, fashion has made a huge impact on teenagers in Singapore and they have also grown bolder in the way they dress. Fashion nowadays is also being widely advertised by the media. Teenagers are very influenced by the latest fashion mainly because they are in the process of growing up and can easily get swayed away by the things their friends around them wear and hence would want to fit in with their best friends and try their best to have whatever their friends are wearing. Some of these teens even turn to plastic surgery as they think that their appearance is not up to their standard. These teenagers should not turn to plastic surgery because it is very expensive.
Another factor which causes these teenagers to care about their appearance is because of celebrities and videos of these celebrities which are posted on the internet. These teenagers would spend large amounts of time on the internet watching these videos and also learn to look like their idols and even try out tips given by these celebrities.
Besides the internet and the television, fashion magazines also flood the markets. These fashion magazines can be found in all newsstands and convenience stores. The availability of such fashion magazines would push the teenagers to pursue their interest in the latest fashion.
From this, I can conclude that teenagers nowadays are very obsessed about the looks and appearances mainly because the markets are bombarded with all kinds of new fashion which are coming up everyday. Personally, I feel that as a student, we should concentrate on our studies and not spend large amounts of time on their appearances and looks.

BY Ng Jer Yuan (39)

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