People today live in a fast-paced and ever-changing world. Trends change over midnight. Fast food chains seem to topple every kind of business. Gadgets’ specifications improve each month. The advancement in telecommunication is fascinating.
With the changes in material things and industries come the changes in people’s lives and lifestyles as well. People have adapted to the high-speed habit. Old trends faded out; new fads came in. People began to love extravagance. They have become so worldly and materialistic that they started pulling it off in the way they wear their clothes.
This fashion style is called Overdoolallism. The term consists of two combined words – over and doolally. Over means more than the usual; it connotes that when something is used with the word over, something is too much. Doolally is a British Army slang word, from the Deolali sanatorium, Marashtra, India. The term is originally 'doolally tap', meaning unbalanced state of mind.[1] Put the two words together and their meaning would be too much craziness.
Why too much craziness? The Overdoolallism fashion style is described as exaggerated, careless and unusual. It is not the type of clothing you normally see everyday. It is over the top; it seeks attention. Bright hues are matched with each other. Contrasting colors of tops and jeans can now complement each other without hurting one’s eyes. Big hats or ribbons can make an outfit extra dashing. If too much details, sequins and patterns make an outfit look cheap before, now, it can make one’s outfit fashionable and elegant. CDs (or discs) and floppy discs (or diskettes) can also be used as designs added on clothes. The use of shades even on rainy days is also encouraged. Dissimilar patterns can also be used together now. For example, a polka dot-patterned blouse can be used with a stripe-patterned skirt.
Nothing seems to be impossible nowadays. Imagination and technology combined is a lethal weapon.
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