I’m fed up of people thinking I’m dumb because I dress nicely for lectures

There have only been a few weeks of term but there’s already signs of a divide on campus: on one side, those of us who like to dress smartly for uni and the people who slum it around campus in tracksuits and pyjamas. Personally, I’m already tired of the passive-aggressive remarks and having to explain why I’m wearing platforms to a Tuesday 9am. How I dress for uni is nobody’s business but mine and it’s time people realised that.

There will always be some people who like sleeping longer in the morning rather than waking up early and getting ready for a long time, but others don’t and both ways of doing things are fine. What’s not fine is people acting like they deserve a trophy for leaving the house without having a look in the mirror. Just because they “couldn’t care less” how they look, doesn’t mean I’m a worse person because I’ve bothered to wear make-up.

There’s nothing wrong with liking to wear make-up every day

The thing is, if people really didn’t care about how they dressed, they’d just do their own thing in their tracksuit and not worry about the Mac and Chanel on my face, which, by the way, I wouldn’t spend money buying if I didn’t like myself. Instead though, people judge and assume. They think I’m superficial for wearing make-up and trying to make every detail of my outfit match. It’s hypocritical to judge someone solely on their looks like this.

My standard look for lectures: If you think it’s too much, get over it

Chillin’ outside Founder’s

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The most frustrating thing is when people actually assume I must be dumb because I’ve made an effort to look nice. I’m working hard towards my Law degree, I speak five languages, I go to the gym every other day, I go to societies, I volunteer to teach English to refugees, I kind of have a social life, and I still have the time to dress up. That shows time management and a fair amount of intelligence.

I genuinely don’t care what other people are wearing: as long as you look decent, that’s fine. So what makes it okay for some people at RoHo to look down on those of us who do make an effort? Do you think we don’t have feelings? Do you think words just don’t get to us? They do.

Not letting the haters get to me

Teddy doesn’t judge me for what I’m wearing

Personally, I no longer care, because I know I’m a good person and I won’t make myself someone I’m not to seem more approachable or less bitchy. People will always think what they choose to think, I just hope everyone can love themselves and be comfortable in their own skin without feeling judged by their peers. I’m sorry if that’s such a crime.