Fads and trends

Tight clothes, painted faces, and thin girls all come to mind when you picture the world of fashion. While looking at fashion in the broad view, we may believe that the world of design has stayed consistent, with just a few changes in trends and what's in-style. However, by taking a closer look, we can see that fashion changes with the world around it. Influenced by world events, the past decades, and the average weight of the time, fashion strongly depends on the world around it, and has and…

internet became so prevalent we start to see an exponential rise in cultural phenomenon’s popping up. The western world especially has an irritating amount, of constantly new fads and phenomenon’s that most of us feel we should follow. Following these trends keeps us “in the loop”, no one wants to be excluded from the most recent Trends that everyone talks about. Because the majority of the populous feels the same way we tend to have very large cultural phenomenon’s that seem to be a prevalent…

fashion trends change and repeat is the influence by celebrities, 27.5% thought that it was because of the influence of the media and 10% thought it was because fashion designers got the same inspiration and influence at the same time. 42.5% of them thought that the rich and celebrities are leading the change of fashion trends and 32.5% thought that it was because of the market and 22.5% of them thought that it was because of the fashion designers. 90% of them thought the change of fashion…

healthcare professionals have conducted un-ending researches to understand how a trend or outbreak becomes an epidemic or reaches a tipping point. Malcolm Gladwell tries to rationalize this phenomenon in his book “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference.” Gladwell, a staff writer for the New Yorker, was formerly a business and science reporter at the Washington Post whose interest in writing focused on trends and the nature of things. The author forms several theories and…

is it simply being used to create one time fads? Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist, once said, “What is interesting is the power and the impact of social media... So we must try to use social media in a good way.” Campaigns, like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, have attempted “to use social media in a good way”, but sometimes, their efforts are deficient in spreading awareness of their intended mission, but efficient in spreading excitement about the fad. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was…

themselves. People don 't have to conform to a particular look for a certain situations. Style is about expressing ones self-individuality by the way they dress. It is important to develop a personal style to feel and look good! Creating a unique trend helps to gain confidence and comfort. One 's personal style sets them apart from everyone else making them different in their own way. Almost about every person falls into one of the five categories: Casual, Business Casual, Classis, and Bold.…

Truths About a Gluten-Free Diet Being fit and healthy is a popular trend now. People now a days are caught up on their looks, trying to obtain that fit body. People who are looking for that fit body have found that a combination of exercising and dieting are keys to success in obtaining that goal. Dieting is the number one way in trying to obtain that fit physique. The most controversial diet that is out there is the gluten free diet. What is gluten? Is gluten bad for you? Does going on a…

Due to mass production scales there was a steady increase of the economy in the 1920’s Three major factors that contributed to the economic boom were machines, factories, and assembly lines that made mass production possible. WWI played a major role in mass production. Due to the advances in technology During the war America had new technology. Now instead of using it for weapons we advanced in society. Automobiles were created Assembly lines started being able to produce 6 cars per minute.…

Hegemony is obedience that is self-ascribed by a population. It is the willful following, subjugation or domination without resistance. The population views a certain way of acting as the standard and proceeds to engage in such acts without force or coercion against them. An example is religion, where a new devote follower changes the ways they act to be in accordance to the religions standards. This may include increased charity donations, to abstinence from sex or alcohol, to a change in…

Stacy’s Juice Bar in Needham, MA to sip on the “Grasshopper” flavored smoothie and chat with the other yogis. When finished, Monica goes to her house in Wellesley and she takes out her iPad to browse the internet and follow up on the latest health trends. She then picks up her children from preschool and goes about her day, only eating and feeding her family organic food she buys at the local Whole Foods. The target market of Stacy’s Juice Bar consists of health conscious adults who have the…