Fashion and Communication
Julia Albaine
ELI LAS 100A
M. Gooch
May 12, 2012
Fashion and Communication
It’s fashion a way of communication? Many people may contradict with the answer, but yes, fashion is a way of communication. Fashion and clothing are forms of nonverbal communication where no spoken or written words are used, but they send salient messages. Since the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, the function of fashion as a medium of communication is becoming of a new significance for modern society. Fashion is something we deal with everyday. Fashion is about change, which is necessary to keep life interesting. That’s mean, fashion also play a roles to us to influence people in our day. Fashion can be a spirit, an extension of oneself, Even people who say they do not care what they wear but it are undeniable that most of us choose the fashion we like in our daily life. There are many reasons we wear what we wear such as we wear something fashion for protection, physical attraction, religious expression, identification and tradition so on and so forth. Today fashion keep on changing, many people in our society especially students are exited to try various fashion look different. Before, fashion was exclusive for wealthy only people. Fortunately things are changing, we have famous designer that are offering affordable clothes for the less fortunate people in our society. One of them is a Dominican born Oscar De La Renta.
Oscar De La Renta was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1932. He was raised in a middle class home with his sisters. When he was 17 years old, he went to Madrid, Spain, to attend art school. He became a student at the Academia de San
Fernando, where he studied painting with Vasques Dias. De la Renta's original goal was to become an abstract painter. Fashion was also of interest to de la Renta. He started working doing illustrations for magazines and for a couture house in Spain called Balenciaga. De la Renta created his
ELI LAS 100A
M. Gooch
May 12, 2012
Fashion and Communication
It’s fashion a way of communication? Many people may contradict with the answer, but yes, fashion is a way of communication. Fashion and clothing are forms of nonverbal communication where no spoken or written words are used, but they send salient messages. Since the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, the function of fashion as a medium of communication is becoming of a new significance for modern society. Fashion is something we deal with everyday. Fashion is about change, which is necessary to keep life interesting. That’s mean, fashion also play a roles to us to influence people in our day. Fashion can be a spirit, an extension of oneself, Even people who say they do not care what they wear but it are undeniable that most of us choose the fashion we like in our daily life. There are many reasons we wear what we wear such as we wear something fashion for protection, physical attraction, religious expression, identification and tradition so on and so forth. Today fashion keep on changing, many people in our society especially students are exited to try various fashion look different. Before, fashion was exclusive for wealthy only people. Fortunately things are changing, we have famous designer that are offering affordable clothes for the less fortunate people in our society. One of them is a Dominican born Oscar De La Renta.
Oscar De La Renta was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1932. He was raised in a middle class home with his sisters. When he was 17 years old, he went to Madrid, Spain, to attend art school. He became a student at the Academia de San
Fernando, where he studied painting with Vasques Dias. De la Renta's original goal was to become an abstract painter. Fashion was also of interest to de la Renta. He started working doing illustrations for magazines and for a couture house in Spain called Balenciaga. De la Renta created his