WHAT
IS FASHION?
Fashion
is the accepted day to day way of
dressing at a given time. If you see everyone wearing the same color or style
when they have not been the trend before, such is "in-fashion."
- Fashion
is the total outlook of an individual of today and only for today. Though fashion
evolves and some styles come back, it only apply for "now". Even the
retro fashion is never the same. Never
has and never will.
-
- Since
every individual knows what she or he wants based on the influence of need and
concern. Generally, right fashion means getting the value for your dollar. That's
why the demand for designs that requires timeless appeal and a quality that goes
beyond trendy has been tremendously increasing. Levi's , Calvin Klein and Chanel
are just a few to mention.
WHY
DOES FASHION CHANGE? Fashion
change because people change. We always want something new. Clothing change for
practicable reasons, for appropriateness for the season, and for adaptation to
environment situation. In some cases the popularity of fashion endure for many
seasons because of the combinations of these reasons. Take the blue jeans as an
example.
Every
time you change your clothes you
are setting yourself up for a judgment by others. Going to the office in a sexy
cocktail dress is not only impractical, it is confusing and inappropriate. People
will be staring at you wondering what was wrong. Your image is incongruous with
your clothing. It looks bizarre more than being chic.
Solution? Wear for the ambiance of the particular place.
Every
place we go, there is such thing as dress code, whether it is announced or unannounced.
TIP.
The easiest way to invite confusion is to behave in a way that contradicts your
clothing.
KINDS
OF FASHION
Haute
Couture -
French word meaning high fashion. It means one-of-a-kind. These include
designers' original designs or clothing that are custom made.
Ready
to wear (Pret-a-Porte)
- Term used to describe mass produced garments. These include designers'
originals manufactured to a certain number for department stores and offered at
lower prices.
OPPOSITE
ENDS OF FASHION
Classic -
is
a fashion that stays indefinitely.
Fad -
is a fashion that die quickly and whose greatest appeal is as novelty.
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