I was a communist, but being left-wing was fashionable. I was no different from thousands of middle-class kids.
You want to be understood by the sophisticated few but you also have to be more loud somehow, otherwise your message doesn't go through.
Fashion is instant language.
In America many things that are interesting are seen as odd.
I hate the idea that you shouldn't wear something just because you're a certain age.
What you wear represents you to the world, especially now, when communication between people is so fast. Fashion is a universal language that everyone understands.