2012-08-24, 01:42 PM
I'll give my thoughts on this, but I'll be the first to say that I don't know a damned thing about fashion. I've never had enough money to care about it. I'm certain once I have more money then I'll care more about staying a bit up to date.
I view fashion as a war of brands, not looks. Wear the right brands with something that came out in the past few years and I think I should be fine. When I hear people work "in the fashion industry" I tend to think of the popular definition of it: the runways in paris, italy, and new york with all sorts of frilly useless clothing. I completely understand that the way I view fashion is completely naive and at this point I have not done enough research to know the wide range and depth there is to the field. I assume that fashion is even more complex than computers - it's been around for millenia after all.
However, looking at the entertainment industry, the fine line is drawn between popular accord and discord in relation to how much thought is required to understand it. People view poetry, painting, and art history as something esoteric because they have to interpret what the artist meant when creating it. Performance arts requires less of this because usually in theater the morals are explained and in rock music the vibe of the song allows you to understand the meaning behind the poetry of the music. Rock music also requires little thought - I don't have to think about it much to appreciate it.
I view fashion as a war of brands, not looks. Wear the right brands with something that came out in the past few years and I think I should be fine. When I hear people work "in the fashion industry" I tend to think of the popular definition of it: the runways in paris, italy, and new york with all sorts of frilly useless clothing. I completely understand that the way I view fashion is completely naive and at this point I have not done enough research to know the wide range and depth there is to the field. I assume that fashion is even more complex than computers - it's been around for millenia after all.
However, looking at the entertainment industry, the fine line is drawn between popular accord and discord in relation to how much thought is required to understand it. People view poetry, painting, and art history as something esoteric because they have to interpret what the artist meant when creating it. Performance arts requires less of this because usually in theater the morals are explained and in rock music the vibe of the song allows you to understand the meaning behind the poetry of the music. Rock music also requires little thought - I don't have to think about it much to appreciate it.