Fashion refers to the prevailing dress and accessory style that is followed by people in a society. It also includes the prevailing hairstyle and makeup style. Fashion is usually influenced by culture and religion. It can be influenced by the environment as well.
A fashion trend usually starts when people who are popular with the public start wearing a new type of dress or a different style of clothing. They then influence the people who follow them to adopt this same style. These people are known as “fashion leaders.” Fashion trends can also be influenced by popular music and movies, advertising hoardings, and magazine articles.
Although there are a few exceptions, most fashion trends do not appear out of nowhere. It takes time for a style to become fashionable, but once it does, it can spread rapidly. This process is called diffusion.
The fashion industry is a multi-billion dollar business, and changes in fashion can be highly influential. It is thought that fashions reflect societal change or the financial interests of the designers and manufacturers who create them. However, recent research suggests that there are internal mechanisms that drive changes in fashions as well. For example, Stanley Lieberman’s research on the popularity of children’s first names shows that there are some trends in this area which are uninfluenced by commercial interests.
Fashion is something that everyone does, consciously or not. It is a part of our cultural heritage and reflects our personality. It is a way of expressing ourselves creatively and making a statement about who we are.