Marjorie Garber asked the question, "what buttons, envelopes, and borderlines are left to push?- There is an always present desire in fashion to push against the dominant, and journey to the extreme. More and more society is making a statement through what they wear, literally wearing their hearts on their sleeves. As long as there is a need for self expression through fashion, there will be an endless number of buttons to push, and people will always try to be noticed. There is always a desire to go against anything "ordinary- or mainstream, so I think fashion will jump back and forth, diving in and out of new and old trends, never having a final outcome.
The first thing anyone notices is the way you look, whether you like it or not. There are people who prefer to blend with what is accepted, and there are those who show a little more skin, or wear mismatched clothing with pre-made holes. They have that want for attention, and a need to stand out and make a statement. However more and more these days what was considered "unique- is now "cliché-, and you are considered a conformist if you try to rebel against mainstream fashion. So is there such a thing as original style anymore? It's hard to tell, and even boys in tight shirts and girls in ties are not out of the ordinary.
As a student at Purchase College, I see the gender borders pushed to extremes, and it is more shocking to see a kid in Abercrombie than a guy in a skirt. Due to society's adjustment to changing trends and gender-bending, there is no limit to what can come next. There are hints throughout the media and fashion world that indicate a shift in the world of body image, and what seems to be coming back is the full, naturally shaped woman. Today, what you see strutting down the runway is a waif model with glassy eyes and bones protruding through her clothes. However in magazines, especially geared towards young girls and adolescents, the natural woman is coming back.
The fashion industry is rapidly changing daily with new trends and recurring ones. ... Fashion approximately began around 500,000 to 100,000 BC. ... Fashion design became very simple and less compelling. ... Within the last century, fashion has changed incredibly than in the past. ... Much of the fashion was trending to be more relaxed. ...
Fashion is a right-brained business. ... Fashion is very hands-on and serious. ... A fashion designer needs to be able to lead his or her teams and take responsibility (Fashion Designer). ... All these schools specialize in Fashion or Art Design (Fashion Design Colleges). ... I am also interested in fashion. ...
In this paper I will dig into the role of the fashion/textile industry regarding climate change and the energy budget, the how's and whys of its energy use and most of all, the amazing innovations taking place in high fashion that still aren't accessible to the mass markets and their impact on the environment. ... Likewise it was during this time when the fast fashion and obsessive consumption for clothing was integrated into the society's subconscious. Yet, as society's needs and wants have developed, the fashion industry has evolved to meet the requirements of its consu...
This was the moment when fashion appeared. ... It is not about people serving fashion; it is about fashion being a slave of people. ... Fashion is compared to art. ... Men and Fashion Throughout the history starting with the middle ages men's fashion has changed a lot. ... Analyzing men's fashion is like dealing with a complexity. ...
The fashion world is built around the fabrications of beauty because advertisements in fashion magazines try to paint a picture of what they believe beauty is. ... Diversity in fashion magazine ads is virtually non-existent. ... Exclusion in the fashion world can lead to separation in the real world. ... In addition to this, if diversity is not shown, fashion ads will dissuade diverse consumers from grouping together destroying the purpose of fashion being a common interest. ... The more different people that enter the fashion world the less different it will be. ...
Fashion is a fascinating study for anyone interested in culture. ... The main fashion breakthrough was, of course, the mini. ... Punk was one of the biggest stories in fashion in the 1970's. ... It was a fashion of minimalism. ... However, the buzzword of high fashion was individuality. ...
In the fashion business, designers compete with ideas. ... A fashion designer should be artistic and full of imagination and ideas. ... Fashion designers work the hardest when it is right before a deadline or a fashion show. ... The best location for the fashion industry is in the European countries. ... The fashion business is fun and gives me the opportunity to be imaginative. ...
Fashion was becoming less flashy and less formal. ... The average persons fashion sense became more sophisticated. ... In 1926, the fashion concept known as the flapper first appeared. ... This dress was created by the Women's Fashion Institute in 1926. ... To suit the new fashions, ladies undergarments had to be modified. ...
The models that pose in the fashion magazines have a body proportion that most women can not achieve. The measurements for a "fashion model are generally 5'9" to 6' tall and [the] very thin size [of] 4-6. ... In this way fashion magazines could be considered just another of one of a woman's friends. ... It tells a woman different ways that they can shape themselves to the fashion magazine's standards. ... The images of thin models in fashion magazines make a woman think about her bodies. ...
