The Culture Influences of Fashion

Fashion has always contributed to and impacted every industry whether it was the forefront or behind the scenes.

Fashion is the influence of cultural changes, art, and technological innovation. As time passes fashion is used as self-expression, be different, stylish, and edgy. It is a way for everyone to make space and create opportunities for each individual. Fashion and culture go hand in hand.

" When creativity melds together with global issues, I

Believe you can bring the world together. - Virgil Abloh

Our clothes are a source of non-verbal communication which sends messages about who we are, what we come from, what we do, etc. Globalization has also created a market with no border and as a result, fashion and culture have been able to travel freely in this new era. As time passes, we usually say that the only constant thing in life is change, but so is fashion. The fashion industry keeps on growing and going especially with different values of religion, culture, or country.

The fashion industry statistics show that the apparel and textile sector is the fourth biggest in the world. According to Fashion United, its labor force is 3,384.1 million. The value of the global fashion industry is 3,000 billion dollars, and the population is 7,260.7 million. The fashion industry continues to have positive growth, especially in emerging markets within the Western, Asian, and European regions.

If we want to have a better understanding of fashion and its cultural trend, then we must understand what surrounds us in the way we live. It is our social and cultural surroundings that help influence our daily lifestyle.

" Fashion is about change - I like change".

- Karl Lagerfeld

Culture is made of factors like values, education, society, and the norms of life. For us to understand where fashion is going global, we must understand how people interpret fashion and whether they are influenced more by their own culture or popular culture.