FSN 223 Chapter Notes -Fashion Capital, Black Model, Jessica Simpson
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The fashion impulse is the achievement of distinctiveness in dress through clothing and symbols that balance the impulse to belong to a group and the individual desire to stand out and make themselves known. Fashion impulses are constantly changing clothing codes and stylistic registers. Can also refer to everyday modes or functions of dress. Sometimes dress can be used to denote a stable genre of clothing does not change quickly. A prevailing style or custom of dress, etiquette, modish style of the time. Clothing habits that are subject to changes of style in a short period of time. Confined to a limited amount of time, although not necessarily short-lived. A combination of silhouette, construction, fabric, that make the performance of an outfit distinctive of an aesthetic form. 3 elements related to the fashion impulse: fashion is a system of communication, fashion helps us define ourselves as individuals and group members, the essence of fashion is change.
