Fashion Stereotypes Research Paper

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In today's society there are many stereotypes and misconceptions, people over generalize a certain group but the reality is that oftentimes these groups are not as perceived. Society puts labels on others based solemnly on a person's differences from one another. Many people come up with ideas about them by what they learn or hear from others. One might pick up a certain belief towards a group of people based off of what they have recently been told. Stereotypes are created false information based upon people's appearance that causes others to judge quickly, The use of stereotypes is considered common in society everyday and society as a whole subconsciously categorized people in groups. Everyone has a different view on certain understanding …show more content…

A misconception is a view or opinion that is not correct. A Stereotype is an image or idea of a person or a thing. Society does both when judging people.Recently throughout the past few year there has been a modeling body type revolution. The fashion industry has made a statement that can cause discomfort towards designers or towards typical size 1 model. For many women there is always an excitement of finally being able to fit into a smaller size jeans than the ones they used to wear. A woman who was once a size six may have gone down to a size four and may feel a sense of pride and confidence, on the other hand the recent size standard in the industry has changed. A size four and above is considered to be plus size. Size is beginning to define a person's level of worthy and that is not okay at all. Plus size models are often perceived as lazy people and aren't fit to be a model. In today's society we have made up an illusion which has destroyed the true meaning of beauty. The standards that we have created are far from beauty itself. If you were to look at high end magazines you would see tall and skinny models wearing clothes that would only look good on someone with the same boy as there. On the other hand causing the average woman to feel uncomfortable in there own clothes and would never be able to wear the outfit that the model was wearing and because of this young women with impressionable minds who see these high end magazines might develop mental and health

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