Fashion cannot survive without the media. Its success as both an art form and a commercial enterprise depends upon attention in the media. The media have played a vital role in shaping fashion into the complex cultural phenomenon it has become. Photography‚ and later film and television‚ have medialised fashion. Fashion has become an intrinsic part of today’s visual culture‚ and vice versa. Fashion magazines‚ glossies and women’s journals cannot exist without fashion‚ but fashion also cannot exist
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80s Fashion! For many‚ the 1980s was a great time. The creation of MTV revolutionised fashion‚ the music industry and even how we watched TV. But for others‚ it was nothing but bad hair‚ worse clothing and music often had more to do with machines than talent. The clothes worn in the 80s depicted people who were trying to find themselves. They looked fro ways to express their creativity and individuality. Men wore heavy make-up and grew long hair; for example David Bowie or Boy George. Whilst
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Kids Fashion Week The article written by “The Daily Beast” Tom Sykes‚ focused on the effects of London’s “Kids Fashion Week”‚ on children. Sykes started with his own experience as a child. His mother happens to specialize in hand-made clothes‚ using materials like cotton‚ silk‚ and wool. She’s been doing so for over 50 years and does work for all ages‚ especially for young children. He talks about his experience posing for his mothers adverts in the “British Vogue”. He states that the
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Photo by Pablo Roversi for Pop magazine A/W 2008 Fashions Role in the Socialization of Gender Identity Word count: 925 By Uniqua Hardy PHOTO ANALYSIS: In this photograph by Pablo Roversi‚ the young girl’s outfit is constructed of garments‚ textures‚ accessories and colors that send out feminine messages. Soft pastel colors‚ pearls‚ butterflies‚ purple eyeshadow‚ a beautiful velvet hot pink bow backgrounded with satin are all undoubtedly considered feminine in our society and by surrounding
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economic boom in the 1950s‚ glamour become fashionable once again and A-line and pencil skirts were very popular form-fitting fashions. Dresses in the decade would often feature stylish ruffles or lace accents and were usually knee-length or
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Jennifer Rider Professor Elenor TA 430 December 12th‚ 2012 The Italian Renaissance Fashion An age of artistic endeavors‚ inventive innovations‚ and of some of the most premier fashions in clothing‚ the Italian Renaissance was a birth of art‚ knowledge and of course‚ style. “Toward the end of the 14th century AD‚ a handful of Italian thinkers declared that they were living in a new age. The barbarous‚ unenlightened “Middle Ages” were over‚ they said; the new age would be a “rinascità” (“rebirth”)
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The primary influence in fashion in the 1940s was war‚ which actually set out to mark the new standard. The United States had remained safe and out of the war overseas‚ between Germany‚ Japan‚ England‚ Poland‚ and France‚ but after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th‚ 1941‚ the United States declared war on Japan‚ Germany‚ and Italy‚ officially entering World War II. Before Paris fell to Germany‚ the majority of fashion designers based their designs on French apparel. The United
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Zara: IT for Fast Fashion Identification of issues: The case study‚ Zara: IT for Fast Fashion‚ focuses on the retail giant‚ Inditex‚ and how its largest retail chain‚ Zara‚ has been so successful with their business model of high fashion‚ product variation‚ low cost‚ speed‚ and flexibility. Several issues are identified in this case study. One glaring issue that is apparent relates to the fact that a long term Information Technology (IT) strategy does not exist. There is no formal
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Women’s fashion in the 1920’s there clothing developed closer with art and it was expressed in a simple elegant designs with careful selected fabrics and intelligent use of different colors. There was beautiful coordinated and accessorized outfits were a feature of 1920’s ladies fashions. Hats‚ shoes‚ stockings‚ handbags‚ dresses and jewelry they all came together to create a unique and elegant style that can only be appreciated when seen in the streets. Women’s fashions experienced dramatic changes
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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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