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0. I want to ask people to think about why they the wear that they clothes (the different sets of clothes they wear in different spaces) and I wanted them to think about it and share with one another. But at that point, I myself have not thought exactly about why do I wear the clothes that I wear and I’ve not shared those thoughts with others. 

And I think I do want to share. I somehow, I seem to always wear more skintight clothes and from what I’ve read, as humans usually we have two layers of clothes, an inner layer that we keep to ourselves, that we feel, that touches our skin completely (that is in constant contact with our skin), the outer layer, that is visual, that makes up our appearance and it seems like my skintight clothes is my inner (outer) wear. I do not have two layers. I only have one layer and the outer layer is my inner layer. Sometimes the inner layer that is my outer layer, or the outer layer that is my inner layer feels like an armour that I wear out to feel comfortable, to feel confident. But at the same time, it makes me feel exposed, and vulnerable and naked. But I still continue to wear them. Because I feel like it shows my body and my body is the only part of myself that I desire and I assume others (might) desire.  So I remove my outers clothes and I strut my inner clothes, my body to feel confident (I don’t want my clothes to hide me. I feel like it hides me.), to feel desire. But I also feel naked and exposed and vulnerable. In different spaces, I wear different clothes. When I just go to my grandma house and I don’t need to take public transport, I would just wear an oversized, thick shirts - and the shirts that I often wear I took it from my grandma’s house, it’s probably from one of my uncles and I took it - or they might use it but I just took it and wear those with shorts. When I sleep, I wear sleeveless and I wear long pants - I used to wear short pants. But now I wear long pants because my grandma told me that it would keep the wind away. The clothes that I wear out - the skintight clothes that I wear out, would I sleep in them? Yes, to some extent because some of them are very comfortable especially if they are skintight pants like tights. 

  1. Have you chosen your clothes?

  2. Put on your clothes 

  3. Hat are you wearing? Say it out loud to yourself. What are you wearing. (I’m wearing a blue underwear, white tee shirt, skinny jeans) Are you wearing a dress? What kind of dress? Long sleeves, short sleeves. Are you wearing pants? Is it skintight? Is it loose? Does it flair (out) at the calves? Are you wearing undergarments? Do you need to wear an underwear? Do you need to wear a bra? What are you wearing? Is the weather outside now cool or hot? Is what you are wearing too warm? Or would you be cold in what you are wearing? Would you like a jacket or a scarf? 

  4. Why are you wearing what you are wearing? Why do you choose to wear that? Why did you choose to wear a nylon shirt? Because it’s comfortable? Because you look professional in it? Because you don’t have to iron it, to look professional? 

  5. How do your clothes feel on your skin? Is it comfortable? Is it soft? Is it scratchy? Is it stiff? Is it tight? Too short? How do you move? Are you able to jump in it, squat in it, stretch in it? Do you like the material you are wearing? Would you wear what you are wearing to sleep? 

  6. Where are you going? And what are you wearing? Do you feel comfortable wearing another outfit to this place that you are going to? An outfit that you have never worn before, an outfit that you usually would not wear to the place you are going?

  7. What is going through your mind as you are thinking that you don’t want to wear another outfit?Do you not want to wear that outfit because you have never worn it before or is it too comfortable that it might be casual? Is it too crumpled that it might not look neat enough? 

  8. Now you are in the space - in your unfamiliar outfit. How do you feel walking about? In a familiar place with an unfamiliar outfit. How are you walking? How are you feeling? 

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