The Fashion Industry: The Evolution Of Fashion

A fashion trend takes place, when others mimic or emulate this clothing style. Fashions differ greatly within a society over the passage of time, but also are influenced by age, occupation, sexual orientation, location and social class. Today, a fashion trend begins with fashion designers, who design a spring and fall collection based on cues and inspiration they’ve gathered throughout the season. These cues can include popular culture, celebrities, music, politics, nature or something else entirely.

The Evolution of Fashion

Fashion has always been and continues to be a reflection of society and the current events. Popular figures in culture like celebrities, musicians and other high-profile individuals can heavily influence the fashion trends. Current fashion trends are generally cyclical, taking cues from decades past and refashioning them to fit within modern tastes. Clothing styles that were not acceptable or popular a decade ago are now enjoying resurgence in

Gucci, Versace, Michael Kors, Marchesa, and Roberto Cavalli are few of the highly respected and preferred fashion designers who have introduced ‘tribal’ prints on their catwalks. In recent years prominent designers like Vivienne Westwood have begun to collaborate with African designers to design, Ethical African fashion. The terms ‘tribal’ and ‘exotic’ are commonly used to describe African-inspired clothes. Many of the colors and patterns utilized in the African style of decoration are originally from a long history of usage in the various regions of Africa. Warm colors such as red, brown and yellow are common, as are shades of purple, jade green, blue and black. These traditional African colors are mostly combined into vibrant designs, which are often geometric in

With the holy trinity of red carpet dressing – fairytale gowns, gobstopper jewels and up-dos worthy of Grace Kelly – Cannes always has the internet in a collective swoon. But this year there was something unique. Amid the floor-length dresses was a red-carpet rebel: the jumpsuit. Kristen Stewart and Jennifer Lawrence both wore them and former Bond girl Sophie Marceau was dressed by the popular Giorgio Armani in a shiny sequined one. It was the style hit of the festival. In five years, the jumpsuit has gone from one of those trends that merely style and fashion what people wear – and everyone else laughs at – to being on the verge of becoming staple attire for all. Unexpectedly, it has become a satisfactory eveningwear option, respectable attire for a wedding and a stiff competition for that looking-smart fail-safe: the dress. The jumpsuit is the Ukip of summer 2014 style – a curveball out to ruffle the feathers of the mainstream.

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