Impact of Fashion on society
It can also be defined as a manner of doing something, etiquette and socializing. Basically, it can be defined as a creative way to express yourself in terms of identity, culture and personality. History During ancient times, people used to wear animal skins and grasses over their body just to cover nakedness. Fashion was officially started in the 19th century in 1858 by Charles Frederick Worth. Fashion has served as a signifier of both status and class and also acted as a driver tool in economic and political activities throughout human history. Fashion also enables one to express how to be perceived in terms of non-sexual sense, i. e. as a worker, in term of seriousness, and also in terms of status, i. e. rich or poor, and lastly, in terms of sexuality.
All these levels place us somewhere in the society as it judges us through what we show them. Fashion generally rules the society. This is seen from the time of birth to the time one dies. Once a child is born, there are certain clothes that it can only use and they are all must be considered fashionable. When it’s growing, it must have some types of attires suitable for it since kids are very self-conscious, that’s still fashion. That’s why there is a classification of different hotels according to the star rating. Nowadays, fashion does not necessarily mean allure, or the need to follow the current trends, it has become more of a life and a reflection of inner beauty complete with comfort quotient and intellect. Today’s fashion is all about change, trend, combination and succession of style and a spirit of the times.
It’s everywhere. It’s dynamic in that, it changes from time to time, and for some reasons cannot be accounted for. It’s whatever you want it to be. This can be seen where there are certain trends in terms of music, attire or even hang out area has different targets and preference. It’s generally influenced by a wider culture surrounding the designer involved. How fashion does impact the society. So how does it affect the society? The question seems easy but in a real sense, it’s a tough one. The judging issue is one of the many effects of fashion in the society. Not everybody that follows fashion is enthusiastic about it, many misled youth follows it to be seen as trendy and not to be laughed on, even if the fashion doesn’t go well with them.
Some may hate the trend but all and all just decide to follow it so as not to be seen as ‘out of style’. The public will see it and misjudge it without proper knowledge for the reason. This also applies to body piercings and tattoos. The endorsers mainly use celebrities to advertise their products since they know most of their targets listen to what their celebrities do or tell them to do. They end up following blindly. Thus, fashion advertisement is mainly done for profit without care of the after effects. Most fashion tends to be fad fashion, i. e. These cases are mainly found in the cities. Teens at the rural rarely participate in these practices. This confirms the influence is mostly in the urban areas. Fashions also communicate the importance of materialistic things like clothes, accessories and flashy drives more education or college activities thus becoming a negative impact on students.
Fashion projects the need to be skinny in order to look stylish or to look good in their clothes. The positive impact of fashion on the society. Apart from the negative impact of fashion on the society, it has also brought some positive impacts worth noting. Fashion has made a lot of designers get the opportunity to put their innovative ideas to use to bring something unique to the industry. They are able to produce and set new trends giving people a new way to experiment their look. Fashion has also led to the emergence of fashion schools as it has persuaded individuals to attend fashion schools to achieve their dream career. This helps one associate with the group he/she thinks suits them. This also helps in getting new friends easily since you share interest thus connects more.
Fashion brings about peace beyond caste and religion. It’s a common language thus, it promotes unity among different people from the different ethnic background. It helps people connect internationally because it travels worldwide. This makes it the biggest asset in terms of the development of a country. Fashion basically starts with a simple idea. To achieve this idea, several factors must come into place. The crafting of the idea into reality involves a number of activities and all involve people, thus the creation of employment. The employment ranges from manufactures, modelers and finally to sellers. Fashion nowadays has not only became an external shield, but also a covering necessity dictated by the standards of community behavior. The necessity brings variety in the imaging making one feel complete and satisfied to be associated with a certain group.
The type and choice of clothing mainly depend on the person identification since clothing carries a certain value of the owner. This is seen through the type of gender, the hair color, height and skin. Clothes colors and patterns also show more of an individual in the current society. Green is a calming color so you will find that they are normally used by farmers and surgeons. Red can be considered as a love color or a dangerous color too. For love, it is clearly manifested in roses and mostly during valentine days. For warning, it’s normally used in warning signs such as electricity signs in also in danger zones. Red is mostly used in sports too. Fashion also relates to beauty and aesthetics. The purpose of being fashionable is to be beautiful and to be attractive.
Although some people want to be perceived in the reverse of beauty, the main aim of fashion is to enhance beauty. It can be simple or complex, it all depends on one’s mood or feeling and reason for the respective attire worn. Fashion and brand also correlate well. Part 1 (1973): 3-15. Koppen, Randi S. Virginia Woolf, fashion and literary modernity. Edinburgh University Press, 2009. Lemire, Beverly, ed. NYU Press, 1996. Lemire, Beverly, ed. The Force of Fashion in Politics and Society: global perspectives from early modern to contemporary times. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. Crane, Diana. The Florida State University, 2008. Solomon, Michael, Rebekah Russell-Bennett, and Josephine Previte. Consumer behavior. Pearson Higher Education AU, 2012. Huisman, Jeroen.
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