the two terms “fashion icon” & “fashion leader” in the past decade while these two new words appear frequently in the fashion world today. However‚ it seems that these have their own significance and concept in two different cultural perspectives. The propose of this research is to answer the question what does the “fashion icon” & “fashion leader” mean respectively in U.K. and China and what causes the difference understanding of it‚ which may influence the development of the fashion world in the
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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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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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Jennie Yabroff disassembles the fashion world and what it is reforming itself as it expands. Yabroff explains the reasoning behind the fashion world and its drastic change is because the faces of the people wearing the clothing are changing. Stereotypical models that we used to seeing in magazines‚ commercials‚ and ads are beginning to look more like normal people. Why the faces of the fashion industry changing? Many aren’t sure‚ but Yabroff believes that fashion gurus are noticing that sales are
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No Name Lovey Fashion trends are crucial in the life of a city teen. Being fashionable is important because first of all it’s a good first impression on others. It’s another form of expression. Also being fashionable makes a person feel good about them selves. Teens want to be fashionable and grab people’s attention. Teenagers they want to be popular and they do so by dressing up fashionably. The first thing someone notices about another person is their clothing‚ their external image; clothing
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Reflections on Fashion ‘‘Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.’ Oscar Wilde Fashion. For some it is everything‚ it merely represents a way of living; for others‚ it is a living hell! To look like nobody else is a sufficiently mortifying reflection; to be in danger of being mistaken for one of the rabble is even worse. Fashion constantly begins and ends in the two things it detests most‚ singularity and vulgarity. Every person
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global clothing industry—the case of Zara‚ a fast fashion retailer Nebahat Tokatli* Abstract Until recently‚ Zara‚ a major international clothing retailer and pioneer of ‘fast fashion’ principles‚ kept almost half of its production in Spain and Portugal‚ earning the reputation of being one of the exceptions to globalization. Since the 1980s‚ the existence of such exceptions has been fueling an expectation that the production of high-quality fashion garments and tailored suits would remain in the
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individualization of a person and communicates aspects of his or her personal and social identity. In the 21st century‚ fashion as body decoration is still a universal part of a person’s everyday knowledge‚ with the help of Designers who continually persuade the public that their new ideas are “what‘s in”. Next season‚ the same designers convince individuals to give up their allegiance to ‘out-dated designs and embrace the modern visual trends of the latest collections. The same garments are successively dubbed
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Fashion Stylist Fashion is a factor in this world‚ without it there simply wouldn’t be life. When one thinks of “fashion‚” the first thing that probably pops into mind is clothing. Yet fashion is clothing‚ it is also so much more than that. Fashion is how people choose to live their lives‚ how people express themselves; it is the outward expression of a new idea‚ which is how business thrives. The business of fashion begins with one single idea; the idea can be something as random and spontaneous
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decade in which fashion entered the modern era. It was the decade in which women first abandoned the more restricting fashions of past years and began to wear more comfortable clothes (such as short skirts or trousers). Men also abandoned highly formal daily attire and even began to wear athletic clothing for the first time. The suits men wear today are still based‚ for the most part‚ on those worn in the late 1920s. The 1920s are characterized by two distinct periods of fashion. In the early part
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