Fashion History: History And Theory Of Fashion

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CONTEMPORARY AND CONTEXTUAL STUDIES
ESSAY
FASHION HISTORY AND THEORY-HOW HAS CLOTHING EVLOVED INTO FASHION

AARTI JOSHI
H00141506

CONTENTS
• Introduction and Literature Review
• Origin and Theory of Clothing
• Conclusion
• Referencing

Introduction and Literature Review
Fashion as lifestyle, reflects a certain commonality of thought and vision that exists in various spheres of art, design, architecture etc. at a certain point of time. Like every creative process, it has a natural cycle from inception, popularization, to an inevitable decline giving way to another new trend. As new trends evolve, along with it evolves a different aspect of clothing/ fashion. This article will firstly give a brief understanding of the term “fashion”, …show more content…

Often used synonymously with clothing, fashion is, in fact a generic term that encompasses a wide variety of architecture, furniture, clothes, accessories, etc., all integrating into a statement of “lifestyle”. It is so multi-faceted that its connotations and denotations are numerous. To an average person it implies a particular style of clothing or accessory that is contemporary and trendy, one that becomes outdated in the next season/year. To an economist, fashion presents an ever changing dynamic scenario because it has the inherit potential to make any new product obsolete within a short time-span, including the need for replacement even though the newer item may not necessarily perform a substantially a better function. A sociologist may perceive fashion as a product of socio economic, political factors prevailing in any country and the world at a particular time, while for a psychologist, it is an expression of human behavior, a manifestation of the personality, and a reaction to human perception of the environment around. Fashion is perceived by the youth as an outlet and reflection of their thoughts, aspirations and contemporary

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