Ah! It’s that time of the year again the snow has finally settled, the trees are decorated, and the holiday music is echoing for miles away, it’s almost intuitive to think of Christmas and not of the infamous Ugly Sweater Trend. The beauty surrounding this trend is that it’s embraces character and uniqueness tailored to your own style whether you opt to buy a sweater or “do it yourself” the creative possibilities are endless. Sorry, if you’re not a fan of this trend because it’s definitely here to stay, unlike most trends that usually fades out after a year if you don’t believe me check out these picture from some of our favorite celebrities sporting their creative ugliest sweater
In the article “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Patricia J. Williams, she begins by bringing up the point that her kid was said to be color blind in school. After being told by three different teachers, she took her kid to an ophthalmologist who said that his vision was fine. She realized that “he resisted identifying color at all by saying I don 't know when asked what color things were”. She learned that the teachers in school were telling the children that color didn 't matter in order to combat racism that was happening between the youth. She states that “this dismissiveness, however unintentional, leaves those in my son’s position pulled between the clarity of their own experience and the often alienating terms in which they must seek social acceptance”. The author is saying that these teachers are trying to say that they don 't see color in which they don 't see a problem existing.
This past month I made my last visit to the popular teenage/college student retail store Abercrombie and Fitch. Finishing up some back to school shopping, I was on a quest for jeans, and I knew the place to get them. My last two favorite pairs were from Abercrombie and Fitch, and I was planning on buying the same kind once again. Happy and relieved that I would not spend the afternoon ransacking the mall for one pair of jeans, I entered the store to the pulsating beat of techno dance music. In front of me was the teenage Mecca of what is truly hip -- the first thing I noticed were the life-size pictured that covered the walls -- half-clad muscular and glistening young men, frolicking around with pouty faced but beautiful young women who were wearing either size 2 short shorts with bikini tops or 3 layered sweaters. The tables were covered with overpriced shorts, shirts, and sweaters, strewn about by desperate customers searching for the perfect outfit. The sales people who roamed the floors were definitions of cool themselves -- ranging from age 16-22, they modeled their employee discounts in a haughty way which encouraged the customers to strive for their ultra-hip look. And strive the customers did. What was the most noticeable upon entering the store (besides the blaringly loud music which made me wonder if I was at a clothing store or a dance club) were the herds of desperate young men and women, who seemed to range from age 12-25, strutting around the store and searching for anything that had the name A&F on it. I can only imaging how many nights of baby-sitting it would take some of these eager teenagers to buy one sweater. The young custome...
How were young women of all classes dressing to be modern in the nightclubs and dance halls of the 1920s and 1930s? Focusing on the middle-classes, yet considering women of both the upper and working classes, discuss what were the influences in their fashion choices.
Clothing manufacturer American Apparel has a long notorious history for pushing the limits with their 'risqué ad campaigns. Their advertisements has been condemned sexual exploiting women and essentially using pornography to sell its clothes. American Apparel has become one the most pornographic advertisers of all time.
Political and economic revolutions that began in the early 1920’s, strongly affected the fashion industry of that era. Designers began creating clothing much more functional than in the previous decade, so that it would suit the rising number of well-educated, working women. Those extreme simplifications of the wardrobe were compensated by embellishments, like shiny embroidery, as well as other intricate accessories, for example boa scarves. The image of the women changed dramatically. A more youthful, slimmer silhouette superseded the more mature and ample shapes. Women of the 1920’s, inspired by the tomboy character from Victor Margueritte’s novel La Garconne, began dressing like men. The tomboy, used to wear a hat with flipped edges on
The festive season is ripe with rich food, sugary treats and alcohol – making it tempting to over-indulge. What's more, all of the festivities can seriously mess with your workout routine! The best way to survive the holidays is to eat in moderation, make wise food choices, and continue to exercise – even if you simply take a walk around the park, or do some squats and lunges at home.
Christmas is a special time of year that deserves to be remembered for its true meaning. Every year, Christmas becomes more and more commercialized and society forgets the origin of Christmas. It was not started with cookies, toys, and a fat man that delivers them, but instead it started with a humble inn where our Savior was born. The definition of Christmas is “a holiday on December 25 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.” Nowhere in that definition does it say anything about the outrageous pressure society has set on consumers to buy, buy, buy during the Christmas season. Christmas is about presence not presents.
Did you know that many penurious children and families suffer from many things that America takes for granted? “The Real Cost of Cheap Fashion,” by Laura Anastasia and “The Real Cost of Your Phone,” by Rebecca Zissou show many readers how terribly many people are affected by this, and what a hinderance it is on their lives, but also what can be done to fix it.
When I was young, I had a large appeal with fashion week. My friend and I would impersonate the runway models in my living room, dressing up in my mother’s clothes and laying stuffed animals out like attendees. This fascination carried into high school, I found it as an opportunity to demonstrate my style to a larger audience. Fashion week was intriguing to me because it provided a way to express myself in a unique way and show a side of my own creativity. I anticipated this project would give me a chance to learn more about the role fashion week plays in society.
from a subtle flare to huge, flapping bell-bottoms. By the end of the 1970s, however,
Fashion has always been around the world, and it has always changed from decade to decade. There will always be fashion trends in the world. Fashion changes on a day to day basis and one thing that changes fashion history, is the events in the world. My following essay is about how historical events in the 1950’s era changed fashion history and it's also to compare how much fashion has changed since the 50’s era. Here is a sentence or two to explain what each paragraph is about. First I will discuss historical events in the 1950’s era. Next will being what was popular during the 1950’s fashion itself. Last but not least I will discuss how the historical events have affected the 1950’s fashion.
Claudio, Luz. "Waste Couture: Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry." Environmental Health Perspectives 115.9 (2007): A453-A454. Jstor. Web. 20 Nov. 2015.
Another thing people tend to say that makes fashion offensive is how people do things like sag their pants, not wear undergarments, or dress up like a gang member. These styles are often looked down on as they are considered inappropriate as they are said to show too much skin or may give people the wrong idea. First, sagging pants doesn’t reveal any skin as the undergarments still cover the the person’s butt. Next, people who don’t wear undergarments usually are covered up pretty well. Lastly, dressing up like you are a gangster is an objective thing. Gangsters dress up like normal people, saying somebody is dressing like a gangster doesn’t really mean much. None of them are offensive. It fair that people will give these styles an odd look, but they aren’t even close to offensive.
There has always been a habit of following people around or doing what others do. People like to depend on others to set examples or give them on advice on things they cannot decide on. The habit of following trends is one that many have studied. Many want to know why people do something just because they see other people do it, or why someone thinks something is cool just because a celebrity said so. It is not a complicated reason, but it is not a simple one either. I read many passages and learned why many people follow trends. Rather it be to fit in, because others do it, or to try to find out who they really are.
I don’t know exactly how these trends came about but I remember it started when I was in seventh or eighth grade. At first it was the large “Starter” jackets with The Raiders or Miami Dolphins logos on them, and then it went to overalls and Adidas shoes and jackets.