fashion

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.

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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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Commons category: Fashion
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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

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.