Six lessons left me fashion

Fashion may seem frivolous, if we look superficially, but the reality is that it is one of the most representative social movements in the history of mankind.

Trends, style, glamor, fame, shopping, patterns, fashion shows are some of the terms related to this world. This concept for many belongs exclusively to a modern capitalist landscape, where raw excessive consumption of clothes we want thanks to the excellent work of marketing and advertising to make the brands.

All this is true, fashion has its surface side, but when we got to understand, understand that it is much more; it is deep, sensitive, and expressive, tells the story of thousands of civilizations and is a universal language.

When viewed from this perspective, its beauty, mystery and importance, highlighting the economic sector dedicated to dressing the company increases its essence interesting and revealing its inner face more significant, its impact on society. Therefore, investigating it, exploring and deepening it, these things about his true nature that come to light.

1. It is a historical and cultural landmark.

Learn about history of costume can become one of the most fascinating travel through time. A journey from Cleopatra to John Galliano is not just a history lesson, it is also the gateway to a deeper sociological understanding of customs and hierarchies represented through clothes and colors like purple during the fourth century in the Imperial Rome It could only be used by the emperor. Knowing your history is learned about economics, cultures, social and artistic movements; VIPs on the evolution of thousands of civilizations and its influence on society.

2. Represents the essence of people.

Whether or not someone cares for dressing well, we are all part of this move, the way we dress says a lot about us. Through the clothes reveal beliefs, values and ideals, express rebelliousness, originality, simplicity, elegance, can be classic, outgoing or uncomplicated. It is possible to explore and experience thousands of styles or find a unique identity in any way our image will always be a way of expression that represents us and speaks at first sight alone.

3. has enigmatic characters.

Charles Worth, Paul Poiret, Madeleine Vionnet, Elsa Schiaparelli, Mary Quant, Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, Diana Vreeland, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Isabella Blow, all characters in the world of fashion with powerful and exciting life stories and trajectories Professional. Learn about them leads to a deep understanding of the minds that are highly creative and sensitive. Their thinking is inspiring and moving, they are free, dreamers and many depressed souls, human cases that have come to beautify the world through the art of dressing and be loved but misunderstood.

4. It is innovative and scientific.

Explore and experience has been key to the evolution in the way we dress, uncomfortable corsets had multiple models tops and bras, we discover the lycra and pantyhose, create smart fabrics; heat to cold, impervious to water, antiperspirants sweat, swimwear with nanotechnology for greater performance and water microfiber garments that generate their own light. Offering avant-garde designers such as Hussein Chalayan concepts with Airplane dress, a dress that has movement and becomes plane, or as Iris Van Herpen who makes textiles from white fabric rust fungi. The growing trend by trendy environmental awareness and sustainable fashion shows that innovates and adapts to our needs always in a constant research that seeks to improve our lives.

5. Is mainstay of many economies?

Since the first century, fashion has been an important economic pillar. One of the first markets was the Silk Road, the road that merchants used to transport their goods from Asia for more than 5,000 kilometers to the Mediterranean Sea. According Pro Colombia, the textile and clothing sector in Colombia represents 8% of manufacturing GDP and 3% of GDP, constituting more than 5% of total exports, our country is only the statistics are highly representative. Basically we all dressed by necessity, some also seek aesthetics and satisfy a taste, they are uniform or couture dresses. The fashion industry never stops moving, driving in turn the advertising industry, participating in the film world, generating thousands of jobs as designers, marketers, editors, stylists, photographers, producers, journalists and others.

6. It is emotional.

The most captivating part of the world of fashion is that it is primarily emotional, is dedicated to beautify the world, to express ideals. A social movement that will not stop us exploring evolve over time, represents us as cultures, globalization we speaking through art and design in a language that is universal. Allows us to say who we are and have fun with it guides us, shows us, makes us hate, and makes us love it, is generalized for all or adapt to a style, fashion is emotional because we are, has been with us since the Stone Age came out of necessity when starting with the cavemen who used skins to cover the cold. Since then, fashion comes will grow with us, he was here before we arrived and will be here when we go to continue transcending and telling our story.

Hi, I am Marina Nagel recently i live in India, working in IT industry, I love articles writing about fashion, shopping clothes, etc