What Is Fashion?
Fashion means a popular style or trend of dress. It can also refer to the popular styles of hair, makeup, or other aspects of personal appearance. Fashion changes quickly, and it is important to be aware of the latest trends.
Fashion can be seen in the clothes people wear, the cars they drive, and the way they decorate their homes. It can also be seen in the music they listen to, the books they read, and the television shows they watch. In fact, fashion is so pervasive that it affects everything we do.
What is considered fashionable depends on where you live and the culture in which you were raised. For example, in England, short skirts became fashionable in the 1960s while in the United States, baggy pants were popular in the early 1990s. Trends often start on the streets and then make their way to the runways and high-fashion magazines. In recent years, social media has sped up the “hot vs not” cycle and given rise to microtrends.
It is common to think that fashion reflects societal change and the financial interests of designers and manufacturers. However, research suggests that there are internal taste mechanisms that influence fashion even in the absence of societal changes. For example, the popularity of certain first names can be explained by the fact that parents want their children to have names that are in fashion.
Fashion is a powerful force that can unify a group or divide it. Clothes reveal what groups people belong to (goths, preps, skaters), and they create stereotypes that can create distance between groups.
