Fashion
Noun
1. A popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour.
" The latest Parisian Fashions"
One of the most central questions within the field of fashion research is: What is fashion?
Throughout history, the word fashion has had different connotations; its meanings have changed in order to suit the social customs and clothing habits of different, consecutive social structures.
Throughout history, the word fashion has had different connotations; its meanings have changed in order to suit the social customs and clothing habits of different, consecutive social structures.
When considering what is fashion it's best to begin by considering how fashion came about. Fashion originated from the Palace of Versailles just on the outer suburbs of Paris. Fashion developed from the riches of the world, the autocracy of Paris, the very centre point of wealth and luxury.
Louis XIV of France (Louis le grand) advocated luxurious dress. He set the bar of couture fashion amongst autocracy, sending lavish, impeccably dressed dolls to palaces across Europe. From this the extravagant world of couture fashion was born. Its thereby straight forward to distinguish what fashion is. Earlier conceptualisations of fashion tried to describe how fashion functioned
within a class pyramid where distinguishing insignias, such as forms of dress, filtered down.
Fashion is a way to express the type of person you are without having to speak. A form of self expression and a peak into ones personality without having to fully express oneself.
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