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The media manipulates women into thinking their value is dependent on their physical appearance- what they look like and how they dress. It appeals to that basic human desire to be wanted, accepted, and be seen as sexually attractive. The reason this "ideal" has manipulated the American society in particular is that it appeals to some basic American values. This country prizes things like individuality, self-help, hard work, success, and self-control. Women are given the message that if they just work hard enough at dieting and exercising, they can be thin, beautiful, and happy. Also, the way they dress reflects how successful they are, in both their personal and professional lives. If they fail at achieving the ideal, they are told to try harder. A heavier person who does not dress up to the media's standards is seen as lazy and greedy, or lacking self-control. .
From the early 1930's to the 1950's the film industry began to play a leading role in portraying the ideal woman and so defining women's fashion. The ideal woman's figure emphasized busts, legs, and the full curvaceous form typical of Marilyn Monroe. In the 1950's magazines, training bras and girdles became common. This was Marilyn Monroe's era and she epitomized beauty standards. The focus shifted to a feminine figure with large breasts. The famous Barbie doll was introduces in 1959 with her long legs, big breasts, no hips and tiny waist. During the same era, in 1959 the US Federal Drug Administration introduced Phentermine, which is an appetite suppressant that increases the body's metabolism to help speed weight loss.
Skirt hems rose in the 1960's and pants became acceptable wear for women. In 1965 the average fashion model weighed eight percent less than the average American woman. Then in 1967 London produced the fashion model Twiggy. She was appropriately named, as she weighed in at 91 pounds on a 5 foot 7 inch frame.
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. ...
- There is an always present desire in fashion to push against the dominant, and journey to the extreme. ... 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. ... 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. ... I think there are two roads that fashion could take. ... I believe fashion will regress and we will jump back in time, continuing the never-ending cyc...
