Fashion has drastically changed over and over again since the year 2000. It seems that these days everywhere we look there are fashion statements. Some people make fashion statements to stand out, others because its their personal style, and others do it to get reactions. The biggest examples of fashion statements are from celebrities. People like Katy Perry and Lady Gaga have had some of the most outrageous outfits the world has ever seen, and couldn't have even been imagined as little as twenty years ago. In our times, the more strange and unique your clothes are, the more you get noticed.
Lady Gaga wore all of these outfits in one night, at the VMAs (Video Music Awards). That is what fashion is these days, its showing off your style and your opinion using your body and your clothes. To many it is as expressive as talking in a debate with politicians. Literally it is another way of getting your ideas across. Lady Gaga is a perfect example of this because she is always saying that beauty doesn't matter to her, but getting her thoughts and ideas across does.
Fashion spreads throughout the globe, but it means more to some countries than others, and in different countries there are different styles. Every country has a place where fashion is more widely respected, but the three main fashion capitals of the world are New York, USA, Paris, France and England, Britain.
NEW YORK: New York is well known for its wacky lifestyle and crazy culture, and when it comes to fashion it is no different. New York prides itself in its individual fashion and art, and fashion week in New York is one of the most important events of the year. People come from all over the world to watch the show, which lasts a week in total.
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- The fashion here is very extravagant and colourful, which has become the style. They also wear a lot of layers with clothes now.
- The fur aspect of fashion is also something that is very New York. The fur line is a huge aspect of fashion week in New York and many designers will work with fur, as there is such a great demand for it.
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-The fur line is mostly used in jacket wear and coats. It varies from huge jackets, waistcoats, coats, scarves, gloves, hats, shawls, etc..
PARIS: The fashion week in Paris may not be as popular as the one in New York, but it is still very unique and spectacular in its own way.
-The fashion here is very extravagant and out there.
-Paris is well known for its stripes, especially on clothes.
-New York is quite similar to Paris in terms of fashion but in
Paris it is more outrageous in the sense that they show off their bodies more, mostly by making the material they wear thinner and often see-through.
-They also use a lot of clothes that are very flowy.
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-BRITAIN:
British fashion is very different to American or French fashion. It is a lot more covered up and concealing, with the use of layers, high collars and thick materials (wool). The models they have are also very bland with not much make-up and more often than not there hair will be scraped back off their face.
-British fashion is all about concealing the body, but still looking elegant and beautiful. As you can see in the picture of a model from British Fashion Week, she is wearing a bright dress with a high twisted collar, that covers up the chest and neck, but is still seen as a gorgeous and unique dress because of the big bow coming from the side.
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JAPAN: Although all the different countries have different styles, they are more similar to each other when compared to Japan. Japan has a very distinct and wacky style of clothing, that usually comes in bright neon colours.
As you can see in the picture here from Japan's Fashion Week, there are lots of loud colours in this outfit, along with lots of bright patterns in various shapes and sizes. The headscarf the model is wearing is also adding to the extravagance of the outfit, and this photo definitely shows what Japanese fashion is all about.
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So as you can see, all over the world there are different fashion styles and icons. Fashion is constantly changing, and will continue to change over the years as it is such a big part of our world now.
In my next blog I will be talking about the different types of material that are used in fashion and which ones are more desirable than others.
