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• fashion —    by Malcolm Barnard   Fashion (like advertising (q.v.) to which it is closely related) is a central part of Baudrillard s account of consumption and consumerism: it encompasses and includes the commodities that we consume and our bodies, as… …   The Baudrillard dictionary

• fashion — 1 noun 1 (singular, uncountable) the popular style of clothes, hair, behaviour etc at a particular time, that is likely to change : a/the fashion for: a fashion for alternative therapies | be the fashion: Eastern religions such as Buddhism used… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fashion designers—Taiwan — Throughout the twentieth century, Taiwanese fashion had been heavily dominated by US and Japanese imports and domestic copies. Two designers, Lu Fong chih and Wang Chen Tsai hsieh, began to make an impact following the establishment of their own… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

• fashion — ▪ I. fashion fash‧ion 1 [ˈfæʆn] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a way of doing something or behaving that is popular at a particular time: fashion for • How do you explain the current fashion for takeovers? • Good design will never go out of… …   Financial and business terms

• fashion — I. noun Etymology: Middle English facioun, fasoun shape, manner, from Anglo French façun, fauschoun, from Latin faction , factio act of making, faction, from facere to make more at do Date: 14th century 1. a. the make or form of something b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fashion, children’s —    Fashion reflects changes in any given society, and can be usefully used as a socio economic barometer, especially as in times of hardship fashion and beauty are often the first to be affected. The study of the history of children’s fashions… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

• 1500-1550 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1500 1550 in Western Europe is marked the age of nudity by voluminous clothing worn in an abundance of layers (one reaction to the cooling temperatures of the Little Ice Age, especially in Northern Europe and the British… …   Wikipedia

• 1910s in fashion — Fashion in the years 1910 1919 is characterized by a rich and exotic opulence in the first half of the decade in contrast with the somber practicality of garments worn during the Great War. Men s trousers were worn cuffed to ankle length and… …   Wikipedia

• 1890s in fashion — Fashion in the 1890s in European and European influenced countries is characterized by long elegant lines, tall collars, and the rise of sportswear. Women s fashions Fashionable women s clothing styles shed some of the extravagances of previous… …   Wikipedia

• Fashion — For other uses, see Fashion (disambiguation). In Following the Fashion (1794), James Gillray caricatured a figure flattered by the short bodiced gowns then in fashion, contrasting it with an imitator whose figure is not flattered. Fashion, a… …   Wikipedia

• fashion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Prevailing mode Nouns 1. fashion, style, [bon] ton, society; good society, polite society; drawing room, civilized life, civilization; town; haut or beau monde, high life, court; world; haute couture,… …   English dictionary for students