About fashion
Fashion trends come and go; meanwhile a society’s values are established and evolving
characteristic to their beliefs and culture. Fashion is just not an ambitious projected image of a
reinterpreted good old value to fulfill some function or agenda alike but rather a evocative and
refreshing concept worthy enough to be portrayed for society’s appreciation that makes us even
more instinctive. An individual starts seeking for a solution to reduce his dissonance or he
aspires to get better. As an expression of their feelings today’s youth endeavor to interpret
fashion trends and adopt the clothing style that suits their value and traits. It is trickle across
theory where the lure of aesthetic experience has given rise to everyday fashion and cognitive
engagement. Besides the traditional social agenda of fashion trends, it is the attitude of the
generation Z that has set forth the trend of anonymous style and self expression. Having
transcended from a pre- capitalist feudal social structure to a post modern social structure,
today’s behavior is marked by self image and self expression paving the way for uniqueness and
social conformation.
Fashion is just one part of what defines a culture. Each area of the world has a different style of
dress, and it often portrays the customs of values of the religion, culture or country in question.
Fashion is not an isolated factor of clothing or accessories but it is connected to our life in every
aspect and among them culture is the most significant. Fashion goes further than clothing and
into the manner we desire to live our lives. Meaning, fashion influences our lifestyle
Fashion also contributes to a person's confidence and self-esteem on a daily basis. As a way to
express personality and style, fashion plays a role in the lives of most people since it helps them
fit in or stand out from the crowd. Fashion also affects people through the media. Media
influences choices and feelings towards certain fashion trends, which, in turn, encourages
purchasing certain items and specific styles
About Cultural
Cultural changes influence the fashion created by the people in that specific culture or location.
For example, all over the world, there are various cultures comprising of millions of people
following different fashion trends.
And without even saying, no two are the same. And no culture is static – just like fashion. It is
dynamic, constantly changing with time passing by
The culture of the people ensure that the fashion accessories and clothes meet certain goals or
objectives.Culture also influences design and fabric selection. For example, designers can choose
from and make use of indigenous materials abundant in a particular place. This will create a
strong local identity.
That’s not all though. Today, many people also desire imitating celebrities, who may or may not
have the same cultural influences as they have.
On the other hand, there are people enjoying the art of fashion. But most people tend to follow
the cultural trends of their locale.What they wear or how they get their fashion pieces together is
influenced by their geographic location.
For example: people living in extremely cold climates have thick fashion clothes in order to
adapt to the drastic weather while remaining stylish.
As fashion constantly changes, designers keep up with the trends, modify designs and choose
fabric, colour and texture to adapt to a certain culture (or trend) at the same time.
And with that particular culture in mind, designers can create fashion accessories and clothing.At
the end of the day, culture influences fashion and vice versa.
Designers can only move towards creating a new design based on what they know about culture.
People from around the world wear their cultures proudly upon their sleeves. They do not shy
from any opportunities to showcase the brilliant vibrancy of their roots. Whether a modern twist
on a traditional outfit, or a traditional touch to an ultra-modern dress, it’s always a pleasure to
wear your national attire.
culture in a specific region changes with time. Fashion trends also get influenced with the
changing culture in that particular area. People generally pick up fashion trends from media.
They try to imitate their favorite actors, actresses, or models in terms of dressing and style.
Otherwise, they may notice what their friends are wearing and try to adopt the style in their lives,
as well. This is how a certain trend gets popular in a region. They cannot wear anything
completely outcast, even if it looks good. Anything that the prevailing culture accepts and is
enough to make an impact becomes the fashion in that region.
Thus, culture has a huge role to play in deciding the fashion of a particular region. Fashion trends
in a society are just a mirror to its culture. As the culture changes, fashion changes! It can also be
said that fashion can impact culture of a region to a certain extent. But majority of the times, it is
the other way round!
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