History of Fashion
In Fashion history, the young have not always dominated the sphere. In earlier times, before the advent of the Victorian Era, any fashion trend took about 10 to 15 years to permeate through the various country areas. Once rail travel came into vogue, communication between cities and even countries improved in leaps and bounds. This gave an enormous boost to the cycle of fashion.
In 1901, by the Edwardian Era, the fashion cycle had become a yearly one, with new styles coming in every year. The emancipation of women and the war that took place in 1914 – 1918 encouraged women to look for more practical kinds of clothing, different from the flowing Victorian gowns. Women became bolder and began to experiment with new styles in fashion, clothes, beauty and hairstyles.
With the change of the millennium, drastic changes were seen in lifestyles, fitness and health pursuits, cars, air travel, centrally heated environments. All of this demanded clothing designed to suit the lifestyles. Our clothes, jewelry and body art still express our persona and style and create the first lasting impression.
In today’s world and age, fashion and beauty is accessible and affordable for everybody. There are fashion houses and brands that cater to every strata of society and have something to suit even shoe – string budgets. Mass fashion today is no longer bound by the yearly cycle. Trends move in an out on the monthly and sometimes even on a weekly basis. So the styles are hot for a very short period of time only.
