Are you a fashion victim?
Fashion Victim is a term claimed to have been coined by Oscar de la Renta that is used to identify a person who is unable to identify commonly recognized boundaries of style. Fashion victims are "victims" because they are vulnerable to faddishness and materialism, and consequently are at the mercy of society's prejudices or of the commercial interest of the fashion industry, or of both.
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Sometimes it would seem that the whole world is dressed in jeans and a T-shirt – a way of dressing that first became popular in the USA. People follow popular fashions for many reasons. To show how wealthy or ‘up to date’ they are, to show they are part of a particular group, to show they are individuals or to communicate their attitude or mood.
Quick fact: The blue jeans were invented by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss in 1873 as strong trousers for miners and manual workers.
Quick fact: The blue jeans were invented by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss in 1873 as strong trousers for miners and manual workers.
