WHAT IS?

WHAT IS?

FAD

Fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.

A fad is when a large group of people adopt a certain fashion trend and follow it with keenness. This fashion trend is only adopted for a short time.

TREND

Trend [trɛnd]

·         General tendency or direction

·         Fashion; mode

A fashion trend mainly refers to anything which is popular in a culture at any given time. Fashion trends are generally speaking of style of dress, cooking, writings, art, architecture, fashion trends and many other popular factors. Fashion trends change very rapidly and "fashion" is often used to describe the latest version of these trends.

Fashion Classic

clas·sic/ˈklæsɪk/ Show Spelled[klas-ik] Show IPA

Adjective Also, classical

·         An artist or artistic production considered a standard.

·         A work that is honored as definitive in its field

A fashion classic refers to the staples in your wardrobe that are timeless, that you are always able to pull out and be able to wear. Due to these pieces being timeless involves them into being classic.  

CURRENT

FAD

Two tone denim:

TREND

A block of colour

CLASSIC

White shirt

                                                               

FASHION CYCLE

Two tone denim 80s

The block of colour originated from the 1960’s

  

                               

                               

  British supermodel Twiggy

The white shirt first began in the 30s

BUBBLE UP or TRICKLE DOWN?

TWO TONE DENIM has bubbled up from the streets but it is the designer who has put the edge and placed the two tone denim into main stream.

BLOCK COLOUR trickled down from the designer trend.

WHITE SHIRT has bubbled up from the streets but it is the designers who take this design and changes it up for each changing season.

CULTURAL SIGNPOSTS

TWO TONE DENIM: Economic

BLOCK COLOUR: Social

WHITE SHIRT:  Economic, Political and Social

MOST INFLUENCES

IDENTIFY UP COMING TREND

BLOCK COLOUR I think the high street will take this idea and use as a pop of colour. In term means having one item of clothing being a block of colour.

1.)    TV           2.) MAGAZINES                                3.) ADVERTISEMENT

4.) INTERNET              5.)STREETS          6.) FAMILY  AND FRIENDS

7.) MOVIES                                 8.) MOVIE STARS              9.) FASHION INNOVATORS

10.) MUSIC VIDEOS      11.) CLUBS           12.) BILLBOARDS