How has fashion, since the early 20th century to the modernizing world today, played a role in the propriety of women and their identities, and how significant is this role?
Introduction
For hundreds of years, people have expressed their forms of individuality through what they wore; and fashion was born the moment when, long ago, people began to venture outside of the typical crowd to establish their own style by means of changing their clothing. Eventually, the movement was followed by several more people who found the act of "standing out" to be very popular. Nowadays, however, fashion is sometimes defined as a "constantly changing trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons" (Dwyer, 2006, pg.
Introduction
For hundreds of years, people have expressed their forms of individuality through what they wore; and fashion was born the moment when, long ago, people began to venture outside of the typical crowd to establish their own style by means of changing their clothing. Eventually, the movement was followed by several more people who found the act of "standing out" to be very popular. Nowadays, however, fashion is sometimes defined as a "constantly changing trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons" (Dwyer, 2006, pg.