Why Do We Need Fashion?

The desire to decorate our bodies so that we will be attractive to the opposite sex is as old as mankind. It was the heart of what we know as fashion. As people mingled with other nations and sects and were exposed to different styles of dress, they often chose to wear the style of (especially superior)other cultures. Women want to stand out and be seen as attractive, so do men. Different ethnicities value different parts of the body differently and therefore adapt the dress to best meet that value. Small waists, big breasts, rear ends, long necks, flat heads, all appealing to different cultures differently. If a dominant culture conquers your culture, you will be influenced to adapt to the dominant cultural ideas. This is how fashion is influenced in early times. We all want to look like the winners. Of course Royalty influences fashion in the prevailing countries. A darn good example is the way Jackie Kennedy influenced fashion in the U.S.A. In the early 60's. She was admired, so women wanted to look like her.

Fashion is my life. It makes us have great clothing and what would we do without it?