Fashion is a popular style or practice, especially in
clothing, footwear, accessories, makeup, body, or furniture. Fashion is a
distinctive and often constant trend in the style in which a person dresses. It
is the prevailing styles in behaviour and the newest creations of textile
designers. Because the more technical term costume is regularly linked to the
term "fashion", the use of the former has been relegated to special senses
like fancy dress or masquerade wear, while "fashion" generally means
clothing, including the study of it. Although aspects of fashion can be
feminine or masculine, some trends are androgynous.
Fashion design is the art of application of design and
aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is
influenced by cultural and social attitudes, and has varied over time and
place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and
accessories such as bracelets and necklace. Because of the time required to
bring a garment onto the market, designers must at times anticipate changes to
consumer tastes.
Fashion designers attempt to design clothes which are
functional as well as aesthetically pleasing. They consider who is likely to
wear a garment and the situations in which it will be worn. They have a wide
range and combinations of materials to work with and a wide range of colors,
patterns and styles to choose from. Though most clothing worn for everyday wear
falls within a narrow range of conventional styles, unusual garments are
usually sought for special occasions such as evening wear or party dresses.
Some clothes are made specifically for an individual, as in
the case of haute couture or bespoke tailoring. Today, most clothing is
designed for the mass market, especially casual and every-day wear are called
ready to wear.
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