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“We're a nation that allegedly cares a lot about appearances, but we seem more interested in following the pack than about making any bold statements.”
-Michelle Lee, writer of A Nation of Sheep
Is this what fashion has come to? Are we really no longer evolving and no longer creating fashion but clothing? What are your thoughts?? Here are some thoughts to get your juices running and your opinions raging:
- Due to technological advancements, an increase in migration and communication flows especially in the wealthier nations such as Australia and America the contemporary world has over time been exposed to western media, lifestyle and culture. Western fashion has, as a result, crept its way into every culture and varying lifestyle and in some way has impacted upon them. Fashion, traditionally has functioned as a way of determining ones identity, social status, gender, beliefs and place in society. However, with the influence of globalisation on fashion a sense of uniformity has swept across the world, promoting western fashion as the idea of ‘trendy’ and ‘stylish’.
- Accessibility of fashion has become easier and faster with the increase in popularity of online shopping. Now people worldwide can access the exact product as sold in the wealthy western societies such as America. Not only does online shopping reinforce this but the expansion of massive American retail outlets. One example of this is the retail store GAP. Gap is now established in nearly 50 different countries across America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. Some of the most traditionally culturally diverse nations have now been exposed to the exact products available in the western world. Some of these places include Egypt, Slovenia and Quatur.
What are your thoughts? Is fashion evolutionary???