Reading Reflection: Foreword by Christopher Breward
1. “Fashion does not define. It is instead a term that demands definition” Indeed, the term fashion is too broad to define. Fashion is very subjective; the standard for a “good” fashion varies among every person. To me, fashion is using external elements to package ourselves into a great selling product to attract the things we need. Some might say that fashion could define a person, and you can tell their personality and social status from the clothes that they wear. In this case, I would like to bring up the existence of counterfeit. A common phenomenon that is currently existing within our society is that many young adults who don’t have the ability to dress in luxury brands would purchase counterfeit to pretend that they are wealthy. Another situation is that many individuals are buying luxury products even when they don’t have the relative income. Whereas wealthy people such as Bill gates are wearing clothes that look very down to earth. Now looking back at the question of whether fashion could define a person, do you still agree with it? Can you still tell a person’s wealthiness through the way they dress?
2. “Fashion is intensely personal…” I almost completely agree with this quote. In my perspective, our mood could impact the way we dress for the day. For example, I would throw on a hoodie on a lazy day, whereas I would wear a blazer when I am in a good mood or on days that I feel like to dress up. However, we don’t always have our own style. There are many people who could copy how celebrities on social media wears everyday, there are even businesses such as “DAILYLOOK” that offers monthly subscriptions which they provide clothes of certain style to the subscribers.