Friday 4 May 2012

is fashion a reliable mirror of society

You are what you wear....

May this be true...?  This conveys just about everything in a minimal statement because our clothes tell us who we are in society and tells others about our personalities, our wants, needs, talents, dispositions and destination. If so, then clothing is a silent but powerful communicator. It can cover up, it can build or destroy an image. It can say 'I'm as good as you', 'I have the same interest', 'I'm important' or 'I'm not important' or even' I take myself' or my work too seriously'. At times, clothes are the only visible clues to an individual's personality. People respond and relate to the way we wear our clothing and clothes have now become a means for one human to evaluate another. A person is assessed the minute he or she enters the room, and most of this assessment is made from the clothes the person is wearing.

 Celebrities, politicans and royalty have the most influence on fashion and people blindly follow them reagardless of their socio economic tanding. So to classify an entire society as celebrities or politicans would be ridiculous. Most people adopt celebrity fashion, especially today. So to stereotype society into the rich and powerful would not be relaible or accurate. One cannot consider individuals to be rich and powerful just because they are dressed like those who are.


With today's changing pattern, fashion is becoming more and more important and conflicting with reality. nowaday's, people are not dressing up according to reality. Most girls would look for cheaper substitutes and buy them so one can call this a mirror of society, but not a RELIABLE one, as an onlooker may not know that the individual is wearing a cheap copy and would think 'ah same expensive glasses'.

4 comments:

  1. You go girl, I like the blonde. If I were a yellow bone I would definately consider that hair style.

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  2. @ hlabirwa you will never know what if the colour also does suite you, thats why you have to try things out first in order to know if you look good in them or not, so don't let anything bring you down and try it.

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  3. these days it is not easy leaving the house without taking a glimse of yourself in the mirror because once you walk out you are going to feel so insecure about what you are wearing to an extend that you will end up copying the next person you see on the street.

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  4. @ Lady M I think its about tym we put our insercurities aside cause if we always going to feel sub-consious about our body and wat we wear than we not gonna go anywhere. At the end of the day its not about what other people think or say about you, cause you the one who has the final judgement about yourself.

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