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What defines Fashion?

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“Fashion is a way of self-expression in a specific context of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, hairstyle, and body posture. On the basis of everyday use, the term implies a look defined by the industry as that which and what is in trends. Everything that is considered fashion is popular by the system (industry, media and celebrities).”

• What influences Trends?

These trends are influenced by several factors including cinema, celebrities, climate, creative explorations, innovations, design icons, political, economic, social and technological. Surveying these factors is called a PEST analysis. Fashion forecasters use this information to decide the growth or decline of specific styles. A trend can thus emerge from influencers, icons, celebrities, street styles, and across cultures.

Fashion is not only seen as purely aesthetic; it is also a medium for people to create an overall effect and express their opinions and expression. The annual or seasonal runway show, including celebrities as icons, is a reflection of fashion trends, (styles) and a designer’s inspirations.

• Who does bring it in Trends?

While the fashion industry continues to introduce us new styles with new collections every season, the industry will be nothing without the influential fashion icons. Today we know many celebrities and their way of styles. We don’t know anything but the styles and trends. There are many fashion icons and celebrities behind these trends who does not get the coverage as it should be.

However, the fact that we still consider them icons means they must have known what they were doing as celebrities!

Some famous icons and their trends:

Today’s celebrities are criticized for what they wear on the red carpet, and out to dinner, this wasn’t the case for previous generations of celebrities. Instead, these celebrities used to wear whatever they wanted, which is why many unique trends, styles and icons invented during this time. The following icons not only had successful careers, but they also used their keen fashion senses to catapult them into stardom. Here are some of the most influential fashionistas and the trends and styles they made famous:

1. Audrey Hepburn: The Little Black Dress

Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognized as a fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was inducted into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame.

Some could argue that she is the reason for fashion’s obsession with the Little Black Dress. Her classic Holly Golightly look from Breakfast at Tiffany’s is one of the most iconic ‘Old Hollywood’ photos out there. The simple Givenchy Column gown, 3-strand pearl necklace, large tortoiseshell sunglasses, sleek updo, diamond earrings, and long cigarette holder will forever be known as an Audrey Hepburn-inspired look!

2. Diana Ross: Maximalist

Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown’s most successful act and one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time.

Although her style changed over the course of her career, Motown would not be what it is today without her influence. From extravagant wigs to embellished gowns, Diana shed a positive light on the term ‘diva’ and blurred the line between costume and everyday wear.

3. Elizabeth Taylor: Queen of Diamonds

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was an English-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s.

Her fashion sense can only be described as fearless. She gave off a hint of glamour everywhere she went with plunging necklines, fur wraps, feather boas, and eye-catching headpieces that would likely be considered over-the-top next to today’s styles. Still, her love for glitz and glam resonated with her at all times, and her impact on the fashion industry is still evident.

4. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Chic Simple

Jacqueline Lee “Jackie” Kennedy Onassis was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of President John F. Kennedy.

She grabbed the public’s attention with her chic, yet simple fashion sense. From boxy Chanel suits to Halston pillbox hats, she reshaped conservative clothes and left a noteworthy fashion legacy behind.

5. Katharine Hepburn: The First Lady of Menswear

Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress. She was one of the most idolised actresses of her generation. On-screen, Katharine fashioned her very own personal style that embodied the American look, whereas her off screen wardrobe favoured sportswear. Still, the costumes she wore for her movies are what shaped her look into what it is today.