Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
I disagree strongly.
If you have the personal style to carry it off, whatever you think is cool really becomes cool. As long as you are chasing whatever some mysterious "they" thinks is cool, you'll never develope a style of your own and the best that you can hope for is mediocrity.
Agreed, it's like I taught my kids - don't try to be cool by following the herd - YOU define what is cool and let others follow you.
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