George Simmel’s concept of Fashion Sociological Theories 2013 Submitted to Ms Sobia Masood Submitted by Abeera Saleem B.BhS IV George Simmel’s concept of “FASHION” One of the quotes of Georg Simmel’s “Fashion” says‚ “Fashion‚ as noted above‚ is a product of class distinction and operates like a number of other forms‚ honor especially‚ the double function of which consists in revolving within a given circle and at the same time emphasizing it as separate from others
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What is the role of fashion promotion within the fashion industry‚ and how will it develop over the next 5 years? Fashion promotion is the glue that holds together everything fashion related. It’s all very well having a great designer who can create stunning garments out of fabulous materials‚ but fashion promotion is what advertises those garments‚ and sells them‚ and puts them out there for the world to see. If there weren’t photographers and buyers and journalists and stylists
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Fashion Articles Passion of a Fashion ------------------------------------------------- Thursday‚ November 23‚ 2006 Copyright For Fashion? The discussion The copying of fashion design originals - "knocking off" or "affordable interpretation‚" depending on your point of view - is a practice that designers may have grudgingly accepted in the past‚ when less expensive copies took some time to reach stores and only those consumers who could afford the designer-label originals could be the first
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Fashion in 1920 1920 was a time for change and prosperity in everyway. It was the Era when fashion started to be an enormous topic to women’s life. Fashion affected the freedom of women during the 1920’s giving them rights they never had before. The Flappers were a huge symbol of freedom for the women during that time. Women as well started caring to much about there looks rather than other important things happening in that Era. The conflict is was fashion a positive thing or negative in
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Women’s fashion in America during the Seventies. Specific Purpose: For my audience to have a better understanding of Women’s’ American fashion in the 70’s. INTRODUCTION * Attention-getter: Do you ever wonder why fashion becomes fashion or how styles become popular? Coco Chanel‚ a famous fashion designer once stated‚ “Fashion is MADE to become unfashionable.” * Audience Motivation: We all are somehow interested in how we look which may have a lot to do with the clothes we wear.
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Society in the early 1900’s for woman was that their role in society was to stand by their man and do housework. When countries got involved in WW1‚ men were shipped off to the frontlines and women often got involved in factories and other jobs left open by the men that left. When the war ended‚ women were able to return to working in the home‚ and that opened up jobs for men. Because of this woman wore clothes for work and it was seen as inappropriate to show anything above the ankle. These days
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"I defy anyone to design a hat‚ coat or dress that hasn’t been done before...The only new frontier left in fashion is the finding of new materials" - Paco Rabanne 1966. The 1960’s was a decade of great change‚ inviting new ideas and fashion trends which still have a noticeable influence today. The beginning of the era showed fashion aimed at a wealthy mature audience‚ quality of material was important and mainly natural fabrics were used‚ and trends were largely dictated by high profile designers
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Women’s Fashion and Fads of the 1930’s 1. Due to the crash of the Wall Street on October 24th 1929 many people thought that fashion was going to be crippled‚ but thankfully fashion continued and grew over the years. 2. After the crash women had to sew and mend their own cloths. Due to this women who had great sewing skills began copying magazines and the latest fashion. This action was the of starts of necklines lowering‚ and skirts were being designed with greater detail 3. The style of the 1930’s
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inspired and unique School breaking down the perceived class barriers between craftsmen and fine artists. Founded in 1919 by Architect Walter Gropius‚ Bauhaus modernized the Art Industry and Education‚ influencing all aspects of design today. As fashion‚ like art‚ progresses in cycles‚ inspiring and influencing each other through the creation of their designs‚ it would have been an ideal for Bauhaus and its collective education. The communal teaching of design basics to all first year students meant
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Fashions may be defined as way of living‚ decorating‚ etc.‚ which are popular today‚ which are popular today‚ but which would soon lose their popularity. It is something passing and transitory‚ a mere craze of the moment to be looked down upon with contempt. For example‚ tight pants are the fashion today‚ but only a short while ago broad loose pants were the order of the day. If today a man appears in society wearing broad pants‚ he would be held up to ridicule‚ but only a few years ago they were
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