FASHION BASICS #2
DIRECTIONS OF CHANGE Fashion is ever changing. The drastic changes in fashion is what makes it interesting and thus has a need to be studied. Now , the question arises ,where does this change come from? who all are affected by this change? Does this change h ave any direction? The answer to it is ,yes! F ashion has direction of change which is also called the theories of fashion. Fashion shows a movement from different social classes of the society. It could either hit a runway fashion inspired from the street style or celebrities’ style which could encourage average middle class youth. The directions of change could thus be penetration of fashion across different status! Trickle - down theory : Who doesn’t want to look like a star , like a fashionable aristocrat . This is the basic idea of trickle-down theory! The need to look high-class by the people falling under the bottom of social hierarchy make them copy the style of those above. The fashion gradually tri