Some people think that people put too much importance on their
appearance and fashion these days. Nowadays, people are more and more
interested in improving their external appearances due to several reasons.
Therefore, I am in complete agreement with the statement above and there are
several reasons as follows.
To begin with, people spend an increasing amount of money on their
outward appearances. Many people spend quite a high percentage of money on
products which allows them to have better appearances. To be specific, a
significant number of people, including even males, are pouring tremendous
amount of money on goods and services such as clothes, shoes, perfumes, and
even plastic surgery. This opinion is supported by a personal experience. One
of my male friends was very interested in his appearance and spent time and
effort doing skin cares and choosing fashionable clothes. In addition, although
he had good physique and facial appearance, he even underwent plastic
surgeries. During these procedures, he spent over twenty million Korean Won.
Moreover, this trend is supported by the modern society. To
elaborate in detail, people usually think that good appearance means higher
chance of success. This perception is true, so there is an increasing
importance of such qualities, especially in women due to gender discrimination.
This view is supported by an examination carried out by Tokyo University on 17
different companies. The companies in the research showed that the company is
73% more likely to choose a female employee by their physical appearance. This
result clearly indicates that even companies put importance in outward
appearances.
To sum up, people are spending a large amount of money on purchasing
fashion-related goods, while the society including businesses puts importance
on external appearance. Therefore, I maintain the opinion that people put
excessive importance on fashion and appearances these days.