Extravagance

Extravagance - the desire to be unusual, the desire to stand out from the crowd. Less commonly, it is a natural tendency to eccentric forms of behavior associated with an unusual lifestyle or an original perception of the surrounding reality.

Extravagance is often distinguished by poets , artists , musicians and other representatives of creative professions. There are extravagant politicians . Extravagance sometimes contains an element of challenge to traditional customs or ideas of society , and therefore not everyone welcomes it. What used to seem extravagant and persecuted (for example, dudes ), over time, loses its unusualness and no longer surprises anyone. This fate befell rock and roll and miniskirts.

Extravagance can be expressed in clothing ( fashion ), as well as in actions, beliefs, behavior. As a rule, totalitarian societies are the most hostile to any manifestations of extravagance, and democratic societies are the most tolerant .