Fashion

A fashion photographer is a photographer who highlights clothing and other fashionable products in different ways to make memorizable and standing out. They tend to work with models and designers. Some fashion photographers are possibly employed by fashion magazines, catalogs, advertising agencies, fashion houses, or maybe just self employed. If you want to become a fashion photographer you don't need an undergraduate degree to do so, not required. You can usually get more skills and advance…

Harajuku is known by many as a youth fashion that has taken place in the streets of Tokyo since the late 80’s and early 90’s, currently Harajuku represents the distinct styles of dress in Japanese culture. In this research paper I will be attempting to deconstruct the Japanese street style and it’s influence on world wide dress. In the process of deconstructing Harajuku style (Lolita) I intend to discuss the origin of the street style, iconicity in the style, the style in it’s trickle down…

Polly Pockets. I was completely enamored with all of the possibilities of fashion for my toys. This hobby of playing dressup with my Polly Pockets turned into a hobby which quickly turned into college hunting. The college that has grabbed my attention the most is the Fashion Institute of Technology. The Fashion Institute of Technology is a college of art, business, design, mass communication and technology within the Fashion Industry. It is an urban campus located in the Chelsea neighborhood of…

Fashion in the 18th century was characterised by greater abundance, elaboration and intricacy in clothing designs as it was influenced by the trends in the Rococo period, also known as late baroque period. Fashion was greatly influenced by iconic fashion figures such as Marie Antoinette. Womens clothing retained the emphasis on a narrow, inverted conical torso achieved with bone stays, above full skirts. Hoop skirts reached their maximum size in 1750s and began to reduce in size but remained…

Fashion doesn’t really fall into the category of U.S History but the events that impacted Fashion does. The 1920s can be said as the Women’s era, why? Well because women gained the right to vote, when congress passed the 19th amendment on June, 4 1919. Women at this point were only housewives and didn’t really have a voice but when the 19th amendment was passed women felt “equal” for once; it gave them freedom it was really significant for them. Due to this change some women became dressing…

The fast fashion model spreading across the apparel industry is decreasing the lifespan of clothing through the minimization of production time and costs. Because retailers are producing so rapidly, the purchase behavior of consumers is consequently accelerating. The result is a surplus of unwanted items needed to be disposed—whether it be because of a change in taste or lack of quality. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that the United States throws away 12.7 million tons, or 68…

Topshop is known for its high street fashion, from children, teenagers, men and women and plus sizes wear. Topshop target market is customers, who are in their early teen and late women who are in their 30’s. Topshop audience is people who are on a budget. It mainly sells fashion clothing, accessories and shoes. Topshop have many different clothing lines: Collections, Premium, Boutique and Style. Topshop not only sell women’s wear but men’s wear as well, known as (Topman). Topshop have a range…

Fashion Trends in the ‘30s Fashion and lifestyle trends were a good way of depicting the wealth of people in the ‘30s. Even though many were struck due to the Great Depression, they found time and money to invest in formal dresses and suits. People often recognize the ‘30s as a decade of frustration and disparity. However, the workmen found themselves purchasing long slacks and a formal shirt. Overall, fashion played in role in contrasting social classes and an individual’s wealth. There was a…

Dikdan 1 Mackenzie Dikdan Webster P.3 History 10/7/15 Fashion of the Enlightenment Period During the chapters we read about the Enlightenment period, we did not read much about the fashion of that time. Although everyone had to wear clothes and it was a basic necessity, there is no correlation between the outfits and the events that took place. This is most likely the reason why it is not mentioned in our textbooks. The clothes people wore can reflect the views of that time period just…

more glamorous time. Throughout the years our view of fashion has drastically changed. These days boys and girls alike wear casual clothing like jeans and sweatshirts ,but back then that was not acceptable. In the 1950s, women commonly wore skirts and dresses. Most of the time shorts, capris, and pants were saved for casual picnics or playing outside. Even around the Other than that dresses were the way to go. Another trendy women’s fashion from America were trench coats. Other form fitted…