Homework #23 History-Cool

Where did cool start? Thats what i am most curious about in this topic. Cool to me, being a teen means almost the same as hip. Cool to me is referring to what is currently in style and cool to wear. What was cool and in style last year could be totally out of style and uncool now. The only things that remain cool are personality traits. It also seemed to be cool when the look is effortless. A cool person is never cool on purpose. It is supposed to come off as being all natural. Nothing was ever forced, it just happened. If this was the case no one would be truly cool.

This cool we perceive in todays society is an image or side of a person that has little to do with their actual personality. In the majority on New Yorks young hip kids wear what they see worn by the celebrities. In New York though, it is not quite as bad. Kids here take what they see worn by others and put there own personal spin on it making it some what original. In suburbs across America, it seems like each person looks like the next, making no one individually cool.
There is no single cool for everyone. Every group has a different image of cool, but they all have a higher image that they look up to. Regardless if the member of the group or a celebrity they all strive to be like this person. For example, for a period of time i loved the oceans 11 movies. I wanted to be like George Clooneys character because he was such a suave character. It seemed like he was careless yet at the same time he cared so much. He was able to stay calm regardless of the situation. Nothing could rattle him. Looking back i realize how stupid i must have looked trying to be like a 40 year old casino thief. Although i wasnt trying to have the same story as him, i really wanted to be that careless mysterious member of the group that no one could figure out. Cool differs by group.