The Wednesday Word: Yuniya Kawamura defines fashion

Actress Joan Crawford in the 1920s

“What exactly is fashion? It is difficult to give an exct definition of fashion because the word has had different connotations throughout history; the meaning and significance of the word have changed to suit the social customs and clothing habits of people in different social structures. When fashion is treated as an item of clothing that has added value in a material sense, it confuses the notion of fashion. Fashion does provide extra added values to clothing, but the additional elements exist only in people’s imaginations and beliefs. Fashion is not visual clothing but is the invisible elements included in clothing”

–Yuniya Kawamura in Fashion-ology: An Introduction to Fashion Studies (pg 4)

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