Pink is a color that, throughout the 20th century and, apparently, in the beginning of the 21st century too, has been strongly associated with the idea of “girliness”. This link was so strong, that in many societies it has become a great taboo for men to enjoy the color pink in general and to wear […]
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Why Fashion is Important
“Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.” This is how Donatella Versace perceives fashion and we could go even further and say that “fashion is dreaming”. Although at first this statement might seem far-fetched, the correlation has a more subtle meaning. First of all, it shows how deep fashion is incorporated into one’s […]
Beauty and race or ethnicity, are two components of daily life that are often discussed and linked, especially when it comes to the media and the fashion industry. The reason for this is because the fashion industry, which in the end, is all about beauty, and more specific human beauty and attractiveness seems to promote […]
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Mainstream Fashion in the 1960s
The second part of the 20th century was a period of time ruled by duality in fashion and culture. On the one hand, there was the “norm”, the conservative style promoted by the mainstream media, and on the other hand there were the “rebels”, which, unlike the rebels of the years that had gone by, […]
There is a saying according to which, men are from Mars and women are from Venus. What this means has been heavily debated by the media at the end of the last millennium, so it’s needless to explain it. The “war between the sexes” has always been an interesting topic for the people who produce […]
The Congolese are known to have a good reputation when it comes to style, but a group of men takes fashion to a whole different level and don’t shy away from treating it as their culture. These men are called Les sapeurs. The sapeurs are men from all walks of life: from carpenters to taxi […]
February is the world-wide month of carnival. The time of the year when such events take place is not accidental, as they are programmed to happen right before Lent. Carnivals usually imply a party, circus elements and at often times, parades. But, the thing without which carnival season would not be complete are the mask, […]