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Animal print fashion, does it make your roar?
Animal print fashion has been around since the early 1930s, but this was before it was “fashionable”. It was a sign of virtue. The ownership of animal print throughout the home represented high social status. With some hunters believing they could gain the power of the animal from the respective print. Presenting the ideology that wearing cheetah skin could make your speed similar to a cheetah’s seems slightly ludicrous. Nowadays, the general consensus is that this is not true. But this has not stopped people wearing it and demand is still prevalent. But does our choice of animal print fashion offer “powerful” and “sexy” connotations in the eyes of society?…
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Sustainable fashion policy: is it all just a publicity stunt?
Some may say that the environmental and ethical awareness of sustainable fashion has been circulating for a while now but it is just not good enough. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, every second the equivalent of one rubbish truck of textiles is landfilled or burned. The current linear business model is out-dated. It is failing businesses, people and the environment. We have essentially created an attitude of: wear once, bin it – repeat. This has created copious amounts of unrestricted waste, mainly coming from fast fashion practices. Fashion is not frivolous nor disposable; it is art, it is creativity and should not be considered short-term. The attitude towards fashion…
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Feminism-washing in fashion
But is this really the way to promote feminism? With a feminist being defined as a person who ‘believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes’ it begs the question if sampling a catchphrase on a $710 t-shirt is the best way forward. Feminism and equality Feminism should be driving the fight for equality. But, perhaps unintentionally, the exorbitant price tag prevents a whole host of women being able to afford it. However, it seems the high-street has made up for this financial burden. Thanks? to fast fashion, replicates of Dior’s tee were soon appearing in the likes of H&M and Forever 21. Ironic that fast-fashion retailers…
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A short history of queer fashion
It’s LGBTQIA history month so there could be no better time to discuss the modern history of queer fashion. In this article we’ll take a look at a revolution that has pushed existing style boundaries. One that epitomises gender nonconformity and concludes there are no fashionable limits. Queer fashion allows individuals to express their beliefs through clothes in an entirely unique and fun way. And it’s something that ought to be celebrated. The history of queer fashion from the 1970s to the new millennium The initial emergence of minor homosexual subcultures was entirely secretive as during the 1700s homosexuality was illegal in Europe. Because of the negative connotations attached to…
