Fashion Materials

Fashion has many different aspects, including the materials that are used in the clothes. Some materials are better than others, and therefore cost a lot more than others. Silk is a very desired material in clothes, but in some cases it can be seen as inhumane. Silk is taken from silk worms when they are still in their cocoon stage, and the worm must be destroyed in order to take the silk. Some people find this either repulsive or wrong, almost as much as wearing fur, and therefore don't wear it.

                                         http://bit.ly/s6hxz7   silk worms

http://bit.ly/sXzkCU silk worm life cycle

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-however despite the way that silk is made, it's still used very widely over the fashion world.
-silk is seen as elegant and graceful on women and this is why it's used so much
-silk is also very comfortable on the skin
-real silk is very expensive









Fur: Fur also has a lot of controversy around it. There have been many debates over it, but it is still used in many clothes because of the food chain. Fur isn't something that everyone appreciates or likes because of how it is taken. Fur is skinned from different animals and then sewn together to make clothes, mostly jackets.
Fur is taken from many different animals such as lions, tigers, zebras, bears ... but skin from animals is also taken, such as from snakes and as i mentioned earlier, silkworms.
However all this aside it is still used in many top designers and seen as very glamourous.

Jackets like this aren't uncommon in fashion. They are often worn in places such as New York, and are desired very much, hence how they are still being sold and fur is still allowed to be worn.

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Wool: Wool is very commonly used because it is so warm and it can make a lot of clothing, including jumpers, coats, leggings, trousers, t-shirts (etc). It is made from sheep. It is used in the Winter because its so cold, and the style that is in write now is wearing clothes made of thick wool.

This is an example of the wool fashion now. Especially in Winter, wool is used because it is a way of looking good but also staying warm. Wool can be knitted into different patterns as well, which makes it versitile and it sells to a bigger audience.

Plus it is usually quite cheap, and can be used in non-designer clothes as well.

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Cashmere: Cashmere is a very fine and thin material, but still made from an animal. It comes from goats, and it is strange to think that something that comes from a farm animal can be so well-known and used in designer trends. Real cashmere can be very expensive, but it is worth it for the nice feel of it on skin and the look of it.

-Cashmere looks a little like wool, but it is much more desired and looks more expensive. It sort of has a shiny look to it and its softer and more pleasant on the skin.

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