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
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‘‘Fashion provides one of the most ready means through which individuals can make expressive visual statements about their identities’’. Bennet‚ A. (2005). Culture and Everyday Life. London: Sage. p. 96. Discuss this statement with reference to individual examples. As Bennet suggests in the above statement‚ People use fashion as one of the easiest and realistic ways in which they can express their personality and their true identity to show to others in their everyday life to show their
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Every person nurtures an innate desire of looking good and feel ‘accepted’ in the socio-economic circle. The word fashion instantaneously brings to mind a flash of colour with a dash of glamour. Women are taking to fashion in a big way‚ and are experimenting with different looks‚ styles‚ and textures. Fashion plays an increasingly important role in an individual’s life because it is considered as a means of self-expression. The garments and accessories that man or women wear‚ help them to
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Nikaya Glidden Mr. Lang English 12 1/10/13 Fashion Research Fashion is and expression of the spirit of the time and often a reaction to what proceeded it. Apparel manufacturing and trend setting was long before the european colonization of North America. When English settlers came to America they brought their trends with them and continued to import manufactured textiles for several generations. Native American clothing included moccasins‚ deer skin‚ fur parkas‚ head dresses and
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Essay question: Does the fashion industry exist mainly to persuade people to spend money on things they do not need? In my opinion‚the fashion industry do not not exist mainly to persuade people to spend money on things they do not need. Everybody is free to decide if they want to spend money on fashion or not. First of all‚ we have to understand: what is fashion industry? With its beginnings in the late 17th century‚ the fashion industry is a globalized sector that works to meet the demand for
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application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes‚ and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories such as bracelets and necklace‚ because of the time required to bring a garment onto the market‚ must at times anticipate changing consumer tastes. Fashion designers attempt to design clothes which are functional as well as aesthetically
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FASHION ‘Fashion’ is thus defined in the dictionary: "The prevailing mode in such things as are subject to change in form or style‚ as in ornament and etiquette‚ and especially in dress." It is the name given to the prevailing style of living among the upper classes and the rich. Among the members of the "smart set "of any country‚ certain styles of houses‚ furniture‚ foods and drinks‚ times of meals‚ amusements‚ polite customs‚ and especially dress‚ are "fashionable". Every person nurtures
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Malcolm Barnard says in his book Fashion as Communication‚ "Fashion and clothing have always been explained as forms of communication" (39). American teenagers use fashion to communicate their feelings and beliefs. Through out most decades teen fashion has proven to be a way of rebelling out how they feel and think about certain situations. They used fashion as a way of social contact with reference to scrutiny for all sorts of people. Fashion is a communication to use to convey with the world
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FASHION MARKETING_ The connection between the designers and their public. How do the clothes reach the public and the target consumers after they are designed and fabricated? That is where the Fashion Marketing team comes in. Fashion Marketing combines the elements of advertising‚ design and business administration‚ as well as a solid understanding of the fashion world‚ in order to take a new clothing line and get it the attention it needs to be successful. Who would be more interested in a
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Changing Fashions Fashions come and go and change rapidly with the years. Fashions come into style‚ then go out because people love change‚ variety and new things. No one wants to wear or use something that’s considered to be old. With the constant changing in the ideas of man‚ changes in style‚ manners‚ and attitude come about. When new fashions are established‚ it spreads very quickly‚ mainly among young teens and adults. The youth are more aware of what is going on in the society today – fashion
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