what actually is fashion??

fashion

Line breaks: fash|ion

Pronunciation: /ˈfaʃ(ə)n 

  

/

NOUN

1A popular or the latest style of clothing, hair,decoration, or behaviour

-We began wearing clothes between 100,000 and 500,000 years ago.

-People cared about what it looked like on their frame.

-From draping and tying clothes to sewing, clothing became more complex and so fashion grew.

-Fashion trends were controlled particularly by royalty and the upper classes, seen as a symbol of wealth and hierarchy as they told the designers what they wanted to wear.

-Each item was specifically handmade for each individual with some fabrics reserved for certain people.

-Paris became the first centre of fashion at the end of the renaissance era when the royal court imposed a specific 'dress-code' that all european foreign courts must follow.

Paris, the fashion capital.

The first official designer - Charles Frederick Worth.
-In 1858 he opened the first haute couture house in Paris. By having his label in clothes and his own set of designs he was able to dictate what his customers would wear and influence trends.

Meeting the standards of the industry, the fashion house had to employ 20 workers to make the clothes, show two collections per year and present a number of patterns to customers.