Fashion In Japanese Fashion

People no longer use the term “Japanese American” in today's society. Instead, they are no longer thought as a separate group and are incorrectly categorized as “Asian American”, along with Vietnamese American, Chinese American, etc. Japanese Americans have an extremely unique background in terms of their origins, history, and struggle with racialization. Like many ethnic groups, Japanese Americans have been subjected to many different portrayals throughout American history. Even though cultural separation and suspicion are deemed as immoral, such practices toward them were thought to be necessary by the American Government. For a good amount of time, they suffered from racial hostility and violence. Now, in an age where cultural diversity

The different culture traditions of different nations may impact the dress-up style to class through one particular mechanism, which is included in the survey. The pairing of styles with programs’ stars may provide important fashion information about accessories and dress-up tips for college students since they are growing up to be adults.

Fashion are very popular whenever you are and although it plays a very important role in socialization. Fashion can set a different example than what many people expect.To be “cool” they buy many different trends. Fashion are very influential and can set the pathway for the different trends in person’s life.

Humans date to historically dress back in 30000 BCE, mainly out of necessity for warmth in cold places. However, you could still identify hierarchy within a group based on status symbols. If coldness was not an issue, it can be implied that dress was used as a manner of decoration, like Egyptians and African tribes. The way humans dress has changed drastically over the decades, giving different connotations to each style and becoming a big part of our culture. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defines costume as the style of clothing, hairdressing, and personal adornment typical of a particular place, period, group, etc.

Japanese society has been wearing kimonos since before the Jomon period, which was before 300 A.D. During the different time periods, from the Jomon period to the Edo period, kimonos have significantly changed from a basic style to a more complex style. Kimonos have more meaning behind each kimono than just style and appearance. Each time period Japan went through is shown through what society wears, acts, and lives as a whole.

The elders still prefer to wear the kimono in order to preserve tradition but more often than not, they opt to wear Western clothes because it takes less of a hassle to put on

Chapter five of Crispin Sartwell’s ‘Six Names of Beauty’ discuss the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi-sabi. Sartwell begins the chapter by describing a harmonica that he started playing at the age of fourteen. During the recount, which included a detailed description of an old CD, Sartwell shows an evident appreciation for the aged item and it’s imperfection. “The damage on its surface—its crackles and skips—traces my intense relation to it, and gives it a kind of old-time-sounding authenticity.” His description of an old blues CD and the evident appreciation for the “crackles and skips”, is essentially wabi-sabi. But before explaining one of the most important aesthetic principle in Japanese aesthetics, Sartwell describes the language as

Fashion is truly the most popular mode of expression, it shows the world who one is and where one would like to be. Fashion is always changing and is worn by all different classes, cultures, and stages of life. The time period’s style is reflective of major influences like pop culture, musicians, political figures, celebrities, social issues, and other numerous possible variables. One can see how a society changes and evolves just by looking at what the people wore. In the past, there have been many different fashion trends due to historical events and cultural influences that have shaped what people wore during that time period. .

The woman clothing has changed drastically over the centuries. Women are more fashionable in today’s world compared to fifty years back. At one time women clothing was restricted to certain garments. But things have changed very drastically in the 21st century. The way the woman dress symbolizes the feminism and the decentralization movement. It has proved that there are kind of boldness to the attires. The woman clothing has huge choice all around the world and these clothing are making an impression that will make you look up to them as a best fashion commodity.

In one of the article, an author writes about women’s fashion in Qing dynasty. The author mentions a clothing style that was popular in Qing dynasty, which later became the most popular item of a Chinese woman’s wardrobe in a modern times, and practices that were unsuccessfully banned but eradicates later on after the fall of Qing. During Qing dynasty, most of the clothing styles were heavily influenced by Manchus who forced Han Chinese to assimilate their customs. The most fashionable form of dress for women in Qing dynasty is a one-piece dress called qipao. Women like the qipao because it is economical and convenient to wear. Moreover, practices that were unsuccessfully banned during this period were bound breasts and foot binding. A ban

Throughout fashion history, certain sartorial and manufacturing trends that eventually spread like wildfire can be traced back to a particular designer. Think of Christian Dior’s silhouette defining New Look or Yves Saint-Laurent’s radical push towards prêt-à-porter. Streetwear, the ever-popular genre of high-end casual wear, is not one of them. Instead, the style is something of a chimera, growing out of several different subcultures and geographic sources. Starting in the late 70s with the rise of skateboarding and surfing culture and their associated fashion trends, streetwear has grown to encompass a wide range of stylistic origins ranging from hip-hop culture to Japanese street fashion. Looking at where current trends and styles are going,

To discover the traditional beauty of a Japan which is disappearing; to emphasise the importance of industrially produced clothes by using synthetic materials; to demonstrate the secret beauty of Japanese women. I am striving to create clothes which give paramount importance to the movement of the body. Rather than fashion that one puts on, I want to produce fashion that one takes off...for that is where the beauty of man’s primitive spirit is found. (Tokyo Vogue p44)

An exhibition of “Japanese Propaganda Kimonos” consists of more than 30 Japanese kimonos with printed images celebrating Japanese military power. Kimonos are a long, loose robe with wide sleeves and tied with a sash, originally worn as a formal garment in Japan. These were mostly from 1930s and early 1940s when Japan invaded Manchuria, waging war against China. These kimonos reflects styles of Art Deco and Depression Modern. Some of the patchwork display fighter planes, battleships, antiaircraft artillery, and more. An example is a women’s kimono which shows red-and-yellow airplanes decorated with cherry blossoms with a background of horizontal red-and-white stripes. Through these kimonos it illustrates war isn’t a negative impact.

“It’s where it all starts, from the ground up; street is the seed to all other fashion” says Kenta Goto from Brknhome, a now defunct Canadian t-shirt brand (Vogel 37). There are many voices that speak of the streetwear culture: what it is or once was, how it all started and where it is heading. Streetwear is not just some fad or a passing trend. It is nothing but pure talent and passion, and the vision to stand out from the rest. It is a fashion movement, primarily for the youth who roam the streets expressing their interests, cultural identity, and common scenarios that take place in their urban catwalks. For the youth, streetwear can be the most effective form of self-expression.

In recent years there has been a vast increase in sports fashion in fashion industry. This is partly because in the 21th century a majority of people choose sport to improve their quality of life, nevertheless, people need to allocate time in their busy life to do exercise. So the choice of clothing is more biased in favor sportswear. This essay will discussion the movement cause by the popularity of sports fashion, while sports fashion welcomed by the people have also some effects on the fashion industry. This essay aims to demonstrate that sports fashion has become an integral part of the fashion industry, and manufacturer need to aware of the sustainable development of clothing design and production process.