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 applies for "now.". Even the retro
fashion is never the same. It
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 a 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 the environment situation.
In some cases, the popularity of fashion endures 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 a thing as a 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
is custom made.
Ready
to wear
(Pret-a-Porte) - Term used to describe the 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 dies quickly and whose greatest appeal
is as novelty.
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