James‚ I agree with everything you said. The industry of fast fashion has substituted quality with quantity in the high demand and fast pace environment it has completely changed how the fashion industry. There used to only be spring/summer and fall/winter‚ essentially two season yet now from the article you found they think there are 52 "micro-seasons". That is insane to think about‚ that is virtually a new fashion trend every week of the year! I think think about my trips to Target every couple
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Fast fashion is a term used to describe clothing collections which are based on the most recent fashion trends presented atFashion Week in both the spring and the fall of every year.[1] These trends are designed and manufactured quickly‚ and in an affordable way‚ to allow the mainstream consumer to take advantage of current clothing styles at a lower price. This philosophy of quick manufacturing at an affordable price is used in large retailers such as H&M‚ Forever 21‚ Zara‚ and Primark. Recently
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Fashion is how you present yourself‚ once said a famous actress. As long as fashion has been in existence‚ what you wear is literally what you are. High society women wear thousand dollar fashions and one of a kind jewelry designs‚ while the average Jane wears jeans and a tee shirt. Fashion is a non-verbal communication with the rest of the world‚ through which you can express your personality‚ your social status‚ and your ideas. To choose clothes is to define and describe ourselves. [Lurie ‚ The
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would like to pursue I would most likely steer towards the idea of becoming a fashion designer. Being a fashion designer entails so many things. To name a few things being a fashion designer entails studying trends and sketching initial clothing or accessory designs. They oversee the entire garment production from their initial sketch to final manufacturing. The nature of the job varies among the different types of fashion designers; most designers are employed by design and manufacturing firms and
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B-FH103 Cultural and Contextual Studies‚ Fashion 2. Social changes had great influences in Fashion in the 1950s. Analyse two aspects of such social changes as discussed in the lectures‚ which is reflected in Fashion Design. Cite no more than two designers as case studies. Tan Xue Hui Amanda Name FMI-1B/ 14161 Class /ID No. Lucinda Law Lecturer 2012 LASALLE College of the Arts Faculty of Design Singapore Accepted by the Faculty of
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2) For the global fashion apparel industry explain key dominant features and industry driving forces. Outline Zara’s strategies for leveraging this. Industry overview: The global fashion apparel industry is one of the most important sectors of the economy in terms of investment‚ revenue‚ and trade and employment generation all over the world. Some of its major contributors are: Significant consolidation in retail Increasing use of electronic commerce in retail Wholesale trade The
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becoming a fashion designer and took his dream to the inner cities of Paris to study. Whilst in Paris‚ Valentino studied under other well known icons in fashion. His first apprenticeship was with Jean Desses continuing on under Guy Laroche. Valentino quickly learned what it takes to be one of the best in the fashion industry. With Valentino wanting to fulfill higher dreams as a designer‚ he decided to try and build his own fashion house. Valentino left Paris and opened his own fashion studio in
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Women’s Fashion in the 1950s The 1950s post-World War II era‚ were a time of fashion evolution. Advances in textile technology subsequent to the war gave way to new fabrics such as spandex and easy-care finishes that suited suburban lifestyle for women in the 1950s. The 1940s boxy structure look with square shoulders and short skirts were replaced by Christian Dior’s “New Look” silhouette‚ which also gave way to an unfitted‚ structural look in the later 1950s. After years of military and civilian
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middle of the 19th century‚ Japan began to emulate western fashion. By the beginning of the 21st century‚ it formed street fashion‚ a fashion style in which the wearer customizes outfits by adopting a mixture of current and traditional trends. At present‚ there are many styles of dress in Japan‚ created from a mix of both local and foreign labels. Some examples of popular styles are: Lolita‚ Gyura and Decora fashion. Lolita is a fashion subculture originating in Japan that is based on Victorian-era
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Street fashion is fashion that is considered to have emerged not from studios‚ but from the grassroots. Street fashion is generally associated with youth culture‚ and is most often seen in major urban centers. Japanese street fashion sustains multiple simultaneous highly diverse fashion movements at any given time. Mainstream fashion often appropriates street fashion trends as influences. Most major youth subcultures have had an associated street fashion. Examples include: * Hippies (denim
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