THEORY READING - KEY TERMS IN FASHION THEORY

DEFINITIONS OF KEY TERMS IN FASHION THEORY

Dress = Clothing, ornaments or adornment of the body ...

Clothing = Collective garments

Fashion = Prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, procedure; a shared and internalised sense of the modish style of the time

Style = A combination of silhouette, construction, fabric and details that make the distinctiveness of an outfit

Fads = Short-term styles that are fashionable for a moment but soon discarded

Classic = A style that lasts for an indefinite period of time

Trend = The direction in which a fashion or style is heading

Antifashion = Styles which are outside the fashion system ...

Fashionable/fashionability = Conforming to fashion

Culture = Ways of living, traditions and habits that are particular to a social group and transmitted from one generation to another/a particular stage or state of civilisation ...

Subculture = a distinctive network of behaviour, beliefs and attitudes existing within a wider culture

Consumer culture = a culture permeated by consumerism or the purchase of goods to acquire social value (Craik, 2009, p.3).

REFERENCE

Craik, J. (2009) Fashion: the key concepts. Oxford: Berg.