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Being honest with one another...

I have recently taken the chop with my hair, having had a block fringe put in which I'm not completly sure about, as i always played it safe with my hair side parted long and layed. But I felt the need to change, however everyone keeps reasuring me that it looks nice, but how can you tell if someone is being polite or truthful with their response...
This is an idea which I wish to explore further over time, as I feel most people are so,etimes scared to be truthful in regard to anothers appearence, as they are worried what that person might say in return. Yet why is it people are scared of the sometimes harsh realities of the truth...such as if you saw someone with their fly on their trousers undone or their skirt tucked into their knickers would you not let them know....surely out of politeness you should be truthfull to one another and stop being so scared of the truth...
It might be, to start with embarrasing, or even hurtful but I always think you will look back and see why that person way truthful and honest, even if it doesn't feel fair at the time....as after all they have taken a risk to tell you the truth...

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Permalink Reply by Apparel1 on December 29, 2008 at 9:48pm

You raise a good point.. I think that this issue is found often when watching fashion runway events. Often I see reporters praising a collection that simply looks ridiculous. I think that reporters say they say enjoyed the collection simply so that they can be invited back to next seasons event... In my opinion, designers receive truthful reviews less then 50% of the time.

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Permalink Reply by Becky on January 3, 2009 at 7:41pm

Thats so true its like people are scared t be honest....

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Permalink Reply by Nichole on January 9, 2009 at 3:39pm

I think when you are talking about appearances, art, fashion, or the like, the "truth" can be very subjective depending on the perspective. So perhaps people give a back seat to the truth and foremost focus on being polite or constructive.

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Permalink Reply by Maryanne on August 13, 2009 at 10:56am

you don't need anyone's opinion.
the fact that you are raising the question about your hair, tells me that you are not happy with it.
perhaps it was a drastic change for you.
when you trust your own inner voice, you will make decisions and stand by them.( no need to ask anyone's opinion)
in fashion it's always better to be a trendsetter than a trend follower.

tact and grace do go a long way though.