Fashion. I’ll admit… it’s a subject that both frightens me and intrigues me. Probably because I’ve worn the same clothing for the last 6 years of my life with very little update on my wardrobe, and it shows. It amazes me how seriously people can take the subject of fashion while I’m just satisfied with what I have. Not that I don’t seek possessions, but I tend to seek possessions with a little more utility than high heels have for catching a bus.
In this paper I’ll be discussing a few aspects of fashion that pertain to society and how they interact with the social class structure. Of these, I will try to focus on fashion and how society views the individual.
We’ll begin with fashion. Fashion is the desire of self-identification and has been an important part of Human nature since we were Hunter-Gatherers. Teeth, bones, hair etc... were all displayed as trophies from the victory over foes. “An evidence of the wearer's prowess, and not of the prowess of another.” (Edward Ross, pg. 96) However, in societies with little social class movement or strict caste systems, we see little change in fashion. In ancient Japan, fashion was restricted to those who were believed to be inferior. Every deta
imitate those seen in fashion magazines and on Television. Their clothing becomes their identity.
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