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Fashion

Glowpun

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Who dictates fashion these days? And what is the difference between the high end stores and the mass market places aside from price?

I was looking at the Saks Fifth Ave. website. The shirts on the models almost look as though they were painted on the body.
 

I like the show Fashion Star on Friday nights. You can really see how it all works as you have the designer attempting to sell to buyers. Imo, the buyer dictates fashion.

The guy who was kicked off the show last night made a very lightweight cardigan for men and one comment was that on a plus size person, everything would show because the fabric clings to the body. The show happened to be based on design that looks good on a size 2 or a size 22.
 
l dont believe in fashion ,but in style .


 

The hoity toity in the country would say that those "high end" designers in NYC and around the world dictate what's fashionable. I think the mass market stores look at what is "fashion" or "on trend" and create it through cheaper means, cheaper fabrics, etc. For example, the color this spring is emerald green. So everywhere you look you'll see lots of green clothes. Also colored bottoms are in style right now.

I don't usually follow trends (I might buy some colored crop pants or something, though.) I like classic fashion that's always in style.

Example... this is "fasionable" right now:



But I'd much rather wear:

 

I like all those dresses. It's the ridiculous fashions worn by some of the rich and famous that bug me. Along with shoes that look like you cannot walk in them.
 
Why is it that "dressy" clothes for women are always bare armed and may even be bare shouldered while on men it's always a suit or sport coat with nothing bared except the face?
 
Why is it that "dressy" clothes for women are always bare armed and may even be bare shouldered while on men it's always a suit or sport coat with nothing bared except the face?

Because no one wants to see a man in a halter top.
 
Because no one wants to see a man in a halter top.

:doh !


(anyone else suddenly realize why they couldn't get dates in High School?)
 
go with classic fashion, and you won't have to change much with the times.

i've been curious about something lately, though. i've noticed that every woman on earth has begun wearing high boots with jeans tucked inside. it looks great, but i'm just curious how they all coordinated this. i work at a med school connected with a college, and sometime in the last year, every woman adopted this look.

guys largely get passed by when it comes to fashion. it's a struggle to find stage clothes in my area; apparently, retailers think men only want to wear sports **** and sneakers. i'm not going onstage in that bull****.
 
Because no one wants to see a man in a halter top.

....or in speedos. I don't care how buff a man is....no speedos guys. For real.
 

I call that the "Hunger Games" effect.
 
I call that the "Hunger Games" effect.

maybe that was the source. i wondered if it was an internal email sent to every female in the world.
 
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