fashion
Sign in to saveFashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into outfits that depict distinctive ways of dressing (styles and trends) as signifiers of social status, self-expression, and group belonging. As a multifaceted term, fashion describes an industry, designs, aesthetics, and trends.
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Fashion refers to the creation and combination of clothing, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, and jewelry into distinctive outfits and styles that reflect cultural aesthetics and personal choices. It matters because these fashion choices serve as a way for people to express themselves, signal their social status, and show which groups they belong to.
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- Definitions
- History of fashion
- Alleged Western distinctiveness
- Africa
- Fashion in the Western world
- Asia
- Fashion industry
- Fashion trends
- Social influences
- Marketing
- Market research
- Symbolic consumption
- Political influences
- Technology influences
- Environmental impact
- Media
- Fashion in printed media
- Fashion in television
- Controversial advertisements in the fashion industry
- Racism in fashion advertisements
- Sexism in fashion advertisements
- Public relations and social media
- Fashion and political activism
- Anthropological perspective
- Intellectual property
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Fashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into outfits that depict distinctive ways of dressing (styles and trends) as signifiers of social status, self-expression, and group belonging. As a multifaceted term, fashion describes an industry, designs, aesthetics, and trends.
The term 'fashion' originates from the Latin word 'Facere,' which means 'to make,' and describes the manufacturing, mixing, and wearing of outfits adorned with specific cultural aesthetics, patterns, motifs, shapes, and cuts, allowing people to showcase their group belongings, values, meanings, beliefs, and ways of life. Given the rise in mass production of commodities and clothing at lower prices and global reach, reducing fashion's environmental impact and improving sustainability has become an urgent issue among politicians, brands, and consumers.