With only 20 days to go to crunch time with uni and a huge list of things to do and the size of it really not getting much smaller, i've been really contemplating what it is that's making all of this worth it. what is fashion? is it all just trends and price tags?or is there something far less superficial about this particular industry i'm studying for?
and after multiple train rides, sewing sessions and wardrobe cleanouts i realised something. whether it was just me or more (comments on this would be appreciated), i came to the conclusion that for me, fashion is a form of story telling. you have a setting. you have characters. and in the best pieces you have history and story. (more explanation will come as i figure it out mysrlf) but what are your thoughts? do you have a favourite piece of clothing that tells a story? a family heirloom perhaps or maybe even a piece you dont have but want for the story it tells? it all sounds a bit deep for a coat or a dress but is it all really that far from the truth?
Fashion is art, and like all forms of art, is a medium of expression, which, among other things, can be storytelling.
ReplyDeleteI, for one, love the stories clothes can sometimes tell.
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