Executive Summary
According to Janice Miller, author of Fashion and Media, “the relationship between fashion and music is embedded in and emphasized by the sharing of language.” Songs ranging from David Bowie to Miley Cyrus often name fashion brands, looks, or show off the act of dressing up for concert performances or music videos. The fashion sung about or worn for these occasions by music stars has a huge resonation with young fans, who then tend to mimic their favorite artists. The main reason that we are seeing music stars influence consumers so much is due to the culture and community that comes from having a fan identity. When consumers borrow trends from music artists, they share an identity and express themselves
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Beyonce has a magical influence on music and fashion, unlike any other musician. Fans and non fans alike consider her the Queen of music and celebrity culture. Beyonce has the ability to reinterpret and popularize several new trends and styles, placing her at the top of the list of the latest fashion icons. Joe Zee, editor in chief of Yahoo Style, who has dressed Beyonce for magazine shoots and several campaigns says that “Beyonce borrows from fashion, and then fashion borrows from her.” Beyonce has an incredible ability to feminize clothing items, make it more sexy and way more desirable to the …show more content…
Music and fashion have always had a huge part of his life, and West is known to put his heart and soul into both industries as a designer and rapper. His success in mixing the two paved the way for many successful investments. West hosted one of Fashion Week’s largest-scale events with a huge event; part listening party for his recent album The Life of Pablo, and part fashion show for his new Yeezy collection for Adidas. Here, Kanye spoke about what it means to be an artist and how important it is to fight for you dream. Kanye West inspires fans and consumers, not only through his music, but his fashion sense and his inspiring
“Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music,” said legendary American musician, singer, and songwriter Jimi Hendrix (“Jimi Hendrix Quote”). In the mid 1960’s Jimi Hendrix and many other musical artists extremely influenced this decade. In the 1980’s, there were also many influential musicians, singers, and songwriters that captivated the thoughts and movements of many people. Music influenced fashion and behavior in the 1960’s and 1980’s and these properties have been recognized throughout the years. Music went through an immense evolution in both of these decades. The fashion and behavior that derived from music inspirations defined these two decades as individuals. The 1960’s and 1980’s have differences that distinguish the two decades apart. These differences include the change in music, fashion, and behavior which has helped individual creativity. For instance, behavior is one of these variances that has made the two decades unique from each other.
Popular R&B artiste Beyoncé Knowles songs and videos have a great influence on young women, in particular teenagers, who tends to incorporate the lyrical meaning in their personal lives. Although internationally, this diva, as she often refers herself to, has many critics, millions of fans adore her for her energetic and raunchy videos, and live performances, her sense of style and most of all, the empowerment women feel from her songs.
Fashion, beyond all, is Lady Gaga's staple attribute. It is what makes her stand out from the plethora of other performing artists. Her outfits and performances are never short of stunning. Lady Gaga designs and even makes many of her stage outfits. This is really important because it opens an entire avenue of expression through which she can connect to her audience and show them who she is. Her costumes are exceptionally creative. For example, the plastic bubble outfit which she donned for part of her first solo tour was certainly one of the most creative. Clear plastic orbs were attached to her to form a sort of coat for a very interesting effect. One outfit she wore the 2009 MTV VMA awards was a red lace dress and mask which completely covered her face. The ensemble was topped with a tall spiked ...
Jennifer Lopez is known for her beauty as much as for her style and performance abilities. She was named Most Beautiful Woman in the world by People magazine in 2011 and is the Global Ambassador for L'Oreal Paris. Currently she has been linked with dancer and choreographer Casper Smart. While he is young and bu...
Chart-topping artists have long been able to capture America with music videos that feature catchy lyrics, buoyant beats, and a vivacity of visual elements. The appeal of these videos lies in the glorification of celebrity lives, playing on the desire for pleasure amongst viewers. In the quest to address this desire, a pattern of White artists adopting clothing, hairstyles, and language that are attributed to Black culture has manifested. The appropriation that is present in these videos make them a source of capitalism in which a dominant race or class of people are able to simplify cultural rudiments of another for the sake of commercial appeal. These elements are
Today, popular music is dominated by sales to teenagers and young adults due to the rise of digital sales, music videos and social media advertising. It is also a well-known fact that puberty is a time when conformity is found
Cultural appropriation can be defined as the process of borrowing and changing the meaning of cultural products, slogans, images and elements of fashion. In todays society we see more and more of this, especially in the celebrity world. This essay will give insight as to what cultural appropriation is and it will examine the reasons and consequences of celebrities that “borrow” from other cultures.
Fashion exists all around world ever since mankind started living on the Earth. The ways people live have changed as well as fashion changed drastically through out the human history and people are looking for fashionable and also comfortable garments that can be wear at any occasion. Simplicity and silhouette that allows the body to be comfortable while being active has also became one of the leading fashion trends in 1900s. Because of the relationship between sportswear and American lifestyle, its evolution drastically changed the fashion industry during 1900s.
Fashion is a form people use as a way for self expression. For me, fashion dictates how a person sense of style is; some may be bold and loud or simple and calm in which it also gives others an outlook on how their character may be. Although fashion is a way to express ones’ sense of style it does not tells us who the person is personally. Fashion in the society of the 1900s has changed female gender roles then and now by the way their roles changed during the time.
Here in America many people have become obsessed with their appearances, weight, and their styles. Everyone has seen all these beautiful people on the front of magazines, on television, and on social media. Many people want to look perfect for example, so many people are obsessing with the Kardashians. The Kardashians are very well-known for their appearance. These things many people envy and want for themselves. This is why so many people want to change their appearances, weight, and style. Majority are becoming obsessed with some type of brand name item. Everyone hears all the name brands on the radio, on T.V. and what other celebrates are using. Women want the best of the best for their faces, so it might be make-up or moisturizer, while
In the early 60's, the teenagers world was suddenly hit by the rock- n- roll of phenomenon of the Beatles. Teens idoled rock stars and let their hair grow long and wore bright, wild colored clothes. Leather offered great opportunities for self - expression. The clothes were i...
Pop culture is evident in all aspects of American society but one of the greatest influences is seen in music. Music has evolved so much since the time of the great singers like Elvis and the Beatles. This change can be attributed to advancements in technology but, in some cases, what appears to be growth has become nothing but a lack of talent and dependence on machines and a naïve American people. Many of these artists achieve their fame because of their outward appearance-usually after cosmetic surgery-and the machines that generate their voices. In his essay titled “The Soundtracking of America,” J. Bottum agrees that “western pop songs make us ‘forcibly retarded,’ because they’re so shallow and because we’re compelled to hear the same ones over and over again.” Radio stations only play the so-called “pop” songs and, therefore, we, as a culture, are subjected and even forced to like these often obnoxious tunes. The songs rarely have any merit but are supported ...
Consumers today continue to be fascinated by personal appearance and fashion styles. Fashion, and the way we present ourselves through clothing
Social responsibilities are being practiced more importantly in our society, and fashion industry is also connected to this aspect. This is true because fashion industry is closely linked with global issues such as labor and trade, markets and its customers. Modern designers are trying to balance their ethical values with profits in order to capture customers, goodwill in society, knowing for its environment-friendly production, designing, manufacturing, purchasing and facilitating them in their endeavors.
Fashion takes on many different facets and concerns many subsets— a model sashaying down the runway in a gown encrusted in real gems, Lady Gaga’s infamous dress made of cuts of raw beef, a teenage girl obsessing over the season’s latest styles— it is all an expression of our minds and who we are or want to be, made tangible. It is a medium just like any other, for while artists wield brushes and paints, designers use thread and cloth to illustrate their vision. The artistry is none more so apparent than in the exclusive world of haute couture, a world of extravagance that caters to aesthetics, producing one-of-a-kind wearable masterpieces that are made to be admired rather than worn. It is without doubt, high fashion and its design is an art.