Fashion has so far been defined from different angles. In general it,s an art to express one’s persona, in context to a specific period of time and location. Fashion is followed with a passion, to make one’s person refined and to project oneself to look soothing in the eyes of others. besides, to become the focus of attention . In total, it,s the inherent propensity of man, to be appreciated and loved by all, and be known to all. Fashion helps him in projecting as such. In doing so, man takes help of so many accessorial systems. For instance, hair doing, foot wears, attire and life style etc. Apart from, he also maneuvers about his posture and way of talking and walking etc.
To look attractive is motto
The motto behind the fashion is, “How attractive I look?” The above referred factors play a significant role to achieve this. Fashion may be of different kind. Generally it may be categorized, as old fashion (of previous era), of update and futuristic fashion. Fashion may spread to a small area, like with in a city or town, may extend to a province level or nation wide also. But, if a popular fashion with in a “confines,” exceeds it’s limits beyond the “confines,” it may sound preposterous or absurd in another new region.
An all time fashion still extant
Some sort of fashion, with reference to a place, may have an all time approval. If we try to find the best example in the Indian context; the acceptance of the men’s dhoti is on the top of all. We find it extant thousand years ago in Ramayana epoch then to Mahabharata time and incessantly. It has been a popular attire down the historical memory lane of Indian mankind. Still it has got a very wide acceptation.
Tools of fashion
Fashion may appertain to any thing or style. It may be “entertaining” vis a vis “ridiculous”. Although, in fashion significant factor is “costume.” The psychological reason to support this factor, has got it’s roots in the long running process of evolution of mankind. That period of evolution, lasted for hundreds of hundred years. We may count that, from the days of primal man down to the dawn of civilization. In between the long span, man was forced either to remain naked or partially clad.
It was, owing to his not being acquainted with skill to manufacture the fabric. Whilst, in that long period of evolution, he direly longed to cover his body with something. So the covering, could provide him a protection. In the beginning, he covered himself with the foliage, then hide of animals and gradually he succeeded in manufacturing of cloths or fabric. But the ““vacuum” in his subconscious mind of being unclad for long, still lies deep inside the memory bank. This vacuum “impels” as well as “compels” him, to be clad protectively and properly. Why for he pays, far significance to costumes.
The use of “trend”
In the arena of fashion, an interesting term is “trending’ or “in trend”. It,s a time factor; it may be long lasting or ephemeral in existence. As on today whatever is “trending,” may scroll down to the bottom on tomorrow. An old joke is cracked about this “trending” of fashion in Paris . It goes as such, ” A man was speeding fast towards somewhere. One of his friends asked, why you are so headlong? He replied… just I bought a party wear and I am going to attend that party, lest before my reaching there it be out dated.”
The description of fashion, from the perspective of a layman is simple. For him, by putting a cloth in the center, is simply a process of measuring, cutting and stitching by a tailor, to earn the bread as a sartorial vocation only. Besides, a layman takes the fashion as a daily business to get clad . Why he or she takes so ? The main reason noticed for is, he or she is inspired to wear a particular costume, because his iconic cine star wore that in some movie.
When “Rambo- the first blood” was released, many bony figured fans of Rambo, began to walk in the streets merely clad in the undershirt garment and trouser. Without, giving any care to the reactions of people, who derided their this stupid move to display of body. They were in the delusion, by having a walking stroll in semblance of “Rambo” as “Macho man,” they too looked attractive. It,s the fashion bro …. Penned by — Vinay Pharasi…..
