What Is Fashion?

Fashion is a part of our everyday lives. Even those who insist that they don't care about their clothing reveal a lot about their personality and how they feel, in the clothes they wear. Clothes reveal a persons background or cultural group. Styles give an insight into the individual, but can also create stereotypes and distance between groups. Fashion can often make a statement. For example the punks, mods, and existentialists, all had their distinct fashion sense. Acceptance or rejection of a particular style is a reaction to the society in which we live. Change is an important aspect of fashion. The most popular fashion ideas come from music, videos, and television. Musicians, actors and other cultural icons and celebrities have always had an influence on what we wear, and so have political icons and royalty.