Introduction Clothing multiples has the largest market share in women’s wear sector in UK fashion market. Therefore the market competitiveness is extremely fierce in this sector. 2009 was one of the toughest ever years for retailers‚ as trading conditions deteriorated and consumer confidence reached a low. Expenditure on clothing fell by 0.5% to £35.3bn – the fist decline for more than 20 years. (Verdict report) With higher taxes and weak wage growth resulting in consumer reluctance to spend‚
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| The Idea of Fashion as a Performance | Yashika Makan | This essay refers to certain articles and talks about fashion and how it can be a performance art‚ and how certain components relate to it to enhance and back up the idea that fashion is a performative art. | Can fashion be considered as a performative art or not? In my essay I will be referring to two main sources that indicate that it can be a performative art‚ showing a connection
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Dolls have often been given to young girls to prepare them for becoming mothers and showing what you should‚ physically‚ aspire to‚ and it is not uncommon to see girls delight over their dolls. However‚ Toni Morrison expresses a different view through the use of sensory language in “The Bluest Eyes” that challenges the role of “normal” women in society. Ms Morrison uses the sense of touch to make the reader feel as if they unsuccessfully to fall asleep with a stiff plastic doll. “When i took it
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countries are able to afford such a high priced doll for their little kids. It also acts as a status symbol for a parent who could buy such an expensive doll for their kids. The representation of Barbie as a pretty little doll make every kids want to be like her and this is another reason why it is famous in France. Since there are various version of Barbie with different outfits and different styles‚ it became a collectible item rather than just a doll. It is not only able to attract children‚ but
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‘Less is more’ in 90s fashion As we reflect on fashion history‚ there is not always a distinctive shift from one decade to the next. When transitioning from the 80s to the 90s‚ this was not the case‚ as there was an evident changeover from conspicuous consumer to ‘less is more.’ When hearing this phrase and applying it to fashion‚ I think it can be viewed in two ways. The more literal interpretation can be restated as it is preferred to have either a more minimalistic and simple outfit‚ or that
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The eighties produced some of the most influential men and women in fashion being Madonna‚ Princess Diana‚ Cyndi Lauper‚ Debbie Harry‚ and Michael Jackson. Like never before‚ musicians became fashion icons and trendsetters. The eighties were known for sex appeal for both men and women. For the men‚ tanned chests and open collars were in due to the influence of Miami Vice. The young women of the eighties were seen in leg warmers‚ mini skirts‚ off the shoulder blouses‚ chunky jewelry‚ acid washed
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subjected to unrealistic body expectations as well as lowered job goals. Sweet vocalizes "Girls can be anything-as long as it’s passive and beauty focused" and dolls such as Bratz and Barbie‚ with newcomers Monster and Ever After High on the rise‚ are two of the most popular examples of Sweet theory (Sweet). With Barbie at the forefront‚ these dolls are more than markedly anatomically disproportionate with extremely small waists and large bust they promote young girls to believe they should look a certain
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We believe they (Kachina Dolls) are personifications of the katsina spirits‚ originally created by the katsinam in their physical embodiment. ..." - Alph H. Secakuku To understand the meaning of the kachina dolls‚ it is necessary to understand Hopi culture‚ because one does not exist without the other. It has been found that the Hopi’s main ancestors were the Anasazi‚ a group of people who at about the time of Christ came to depend on agriculture. They represent various beings‚ from animals to
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I argue that society views Barbie dolls are an example of a beautiful woman since they share the same (exaggerated) physical characteristics as models and celebrities who are globally viewed as beautiful. The Barbie advertisement “#unapologetic” features dolls with unrealistic beauty characteristics‚ and although the dolls are not all white‚ the majority of them are. Sut Jhally emphasized that advertisements are simply representations
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Fashion’s Revolution Although fashion has progressed since the sixteenth-century‚ the meaning and reasoning for fashion has remained the same. The main reasons for needing fashion are for protection‚ individuality‚ identification‚ and representation. By the sixteenth-century‚ the recently developed printing press was turning out books that were used to give other places around the world the experience of this “fashion.” Styles worn in Italy in the early sixteenth-century showed similarities
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