Fashion answers cultures

Fashion answers cultures

        We all derive to look good, but we all have different ways to look good.

 

           People from all over the world have different eye and skin colors. Even though we all look different on the outside, people all derive the same purpose-good-looks. In order to look good, the first thing that most people concentrate on is fashion. With the start of the windy weather in October, fashion across the world is changing in a fast speed. In Korea, from October 22~28^th, Seoul Fashion Week, a global fashion business event held by Seoul City to show the fashion of the upcoming season. Also the New York Fashion Week was held last month. People all want to look good. However, each culture has their unique way of looking good.

           Out of the many people in the world, who are the most interested and sensitive to fashion? As a person who just has passed one’s own teenager years, one has no doubt that the answer is teenagers. Teenagers are very sensitive and aware of what kind of clothing their friends wear. As there are Fashion Weeks in each country of the United States and South Korea, the clothing style also differs. Therefore, the styles of teenagers are different in these two countries.

Let’s take a look at the daily fashion differences of the teenagers from the United States and South Korea.

 

United States of America Fashion Andrew Droste(19) Boys Boys in the United States dress very dandy. In the summer they usually dress with a clean t-shirt and jeans. When it gets cold, they try not to wear too many layers. The key to their fashion in “simplicity”. This helps the boys dress very neat. Also usually tennis shoes are worn.     Sarah Kraft(19) Girls When the key to boys fashion was simplicity, the key to girls fashion in the United States is “vivid uniqueness”. Fashion is something that defines personality and characters to many young girls. They try not to be something that someone else has. Also they are not afraid to dress short and wear clothing that many show lots of the skin.   South Korea JongGeun Park(20) Boys Korean boys can be fashion by layering. Often they layer shirts on the inside and a knit or a cardigan on the outside. Also a new “it” item for Korean boys was tee-shirts with different colorings on the shoulder and arms. Besides jeans, they also wear cotton pants.   Dakyung Yoo(20) Girls There is a big hit in the cold weather for girls in Korea-skirt leggings. It is leggings that are connected to a skirt. On top, they usually wear knits or simple shirts as shown. They are usually afraid to show their skins off. Also more than uniqueness, they derive the same kind of dress codes.

              Two cultures were compared through fashion. Boys seem to have much similar fashion to each other even though they are in different countries. The fashion code for boys all over world seems to be simple. Even though they may look similar, differences still exist. For example, boys in the USA like to wear their jeans very big while boys in Korea prefer to wear jeans that are their size. Yet, the girls fashion differed visibly. While one culture liked uniqueness and is not afraid to show their skin, another culture likes to be sensitive to each others’ fashion and not show too much skin. These differences do not only come from the fashion taste of each culture. Fashion is the hint to a culture. Through fashion people can see each other’s cultures. What is important is that people accept each other’s differences and acknowledge it-not discriminate it.