Argumentative Essay On Fashion Art

What is art and what art is have been very controversial topics of discussion for centuries. Art is a very opinionated subject, and many people tend to share different views when it comes to art. To this day, we still do not have one solid, universally agreed upon definition of art. This makes it very hard to decide what is art, and what is not, considering we do not have a perfectly correct guideline to follow. Philosophers and artists have been sharing their beliefs on the argument of art for a very long time now. Some of the most controversial and modern debates on art involve fashion. Some believe that fashion is art, and some believe that fashion merely consists of objects/articles of clothing that we use to clothe ourselves. Clearly, these are two very different …show more content…
Miller provides a valid reason for this. She says “It is nevertheless puzzling that the uncontested artistic quality of clothes throughout the centuries has not yet placed them on an equal footing with architecture. One of the reasons is that whilst architecture has unequivocally been perceived as a heroic endeavor worthy of the label art, not least because of the monumental expenses involved, connotations of frivolity continue to overshadow attempts at treating sartorial fashion as a subject worthy of serious academic research” (Miller, 31.) People see a huge sculpture in a museum and think “wow, that must have took a lot of time and hard work.” Things such as its size, appearance of hard work, and the very fact that it 's in a museum make it extremely easy for the average person to say “yes, this is art.” It is easy to say a painting is art. It is easy to say a sculpture is art. However, it is more difficult to decide or recognize everyday things (such as fashion) as art. It is challenging, but when all factors are considered, and with some more academic research, I think we could come to the conclusion that fashion is