Fashion, Identity, and Society

Fashion and clothing are often seen as an unimportant part of everyday life. However, clothing can be, and is, so much more than that. Even though most don't put a lot of thought into what they put on their body in the morning it can say a lot about how they act, feel, and present themselves. Marshall McLuhan says that clothing is an extension of the body. It is a part of us, just extended from our actual being. A person can say who they are just by deciding what they wear.

Society is always changing.
The past always affects the future.
Clothing reflects society.

Clothing allows for individuals to be individuals. It creates diversity among groups yet reflects what is going on in the world at the same time. Past events, films, television, music, art, and people all have affected how far clothing has come and gone. They have given inspiration. Fashion is a culture in itself using what is around it to grow. It keeps advancing and growing from what has been to create new and more creative ideas.

Audio/Music:
One Half - Julianna Barwick
Dream Games - Shock
Aerosol Can (feat. Pharrell Williams) - Major Lazer
MFA Fashion, Design and Society - Parsons the New School for Design
400 Lux - Lorde
My World - Iggy Azalea
Fancy - Iggy Azalea, Charli XCX
Big Think - Re: What is the role of fashion in society?
Natural's Not In It - Gang of Four
Fashion - David Bowie
Parsons The New School MFA Fashion Design and Society - Phase 2
The Longer U Wait - Fol Chen
Mobbin (feat. Hedspin) - Grandtheft

Video:
Givenchy Fall Winter 2014-15
MFA Fashion, Design and Society - Parsons the New School for Design
PUNK: Chaos to Couture - Gallery Views
A-Z of the World's Top Supermodels
Intel Visual Life: The Sartorialist
The Royal Tenenbaums
Wall Dress
Givenchy Fall Winter 2013-14
Clueless
H&M Life - Distinctive Dublin
Fancy - Iggy Azalea, Charli XCX
The Great Gatsby (1974)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Wildfox Couture Fall 2013 Daisy's Girls
Archival Footage - Gold Rush and Pioneers
Madewell: Genius Jeans Designer Jac in the Archives
Star Wars
Rodarte Fall 2014
Balmain Fall Winter 2014
Woodstock (Jay's original footage)
H&M Life Street Style Coachella 2014
We Fashion Visual Identity - Frank Dresen
Fashion Show - Lauren Greenfield
Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2010
Alexander Wang Fall 2014
Parsons The New School MFA Fashion Design and Society - Phase 2
Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2006

Text:
Marshall McLuhan
Quentin Fiore

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