What does "go to fashion" mean?
Surely you have heard more than once, or even used, the
expression " go to fashion ".
But what do we mean when we say this?
It has to do, logically, with clothes mainly, and with
the way we dress, however it is also associated with the music you listen to,
certain hobbies you have, or certain cultural tastes; it is rather an
expression that refers to a lifestyle.
But let's go by parts, let's first understand a series of
important concepts:
What is fashion?
We saw a few weeks ago that fashion is directly linked to
culture, but this term has more background, it goes further, it is not simply
something linked to clothing. Fashion is a mechanism that
naturally regulates the preferences of a certain social group ,
encompasses a series of tastes, forcing them, in a certain way, to consume, use
or do specific things.
It is usually extrapolated to the way of dressing, beauty
products and the way of using them; But fashion also encompasses another
series of behaviors such as a certain style of music, even the taste for
certain places or establishments.
In this way, we can find expressions similar to the one
we are analyzing, such as “being fashionable” or “going out of style”, where we
talk about following or not following a series of specific tastes that are on
the rise at a certain moment.
So what exactly do we mean by "cool"? This
means that we follow, to the letter, certain guidelines of conduct, relative to
certain tastes in fashion, beauty, music or other areas, set by a social group
that makes these are imposed as a canon to be imitated.
This is usually marked by celebrities, different
publications that move masses or, as is very common today, by influencers .
We cannot confuse fashion with style
Be careful not to confuse the term fashion with style , they are
quite linked but have nothing to do with it. Fashion, as I have mentioned
before, sets a series of guidelines to follow, generally in terms of clothing
and accessories; While style is something more
personal, it is a form of expression , it is the way in
which a person understands and deals with fashion, with specific and individual
characteristics.
Fashion is not the same as
trend
In the same way, we must be careful about mixing the
terms fashion and trend. In this case, both expressions are totally
linked, since a trend is nothing more than the way in which the behavior of a
certain fashion is organized and the amount of consumption of the different
elements that defines it. It is an inclination towards a certain fashion
at a certain time.
That is why, when we talk about the most used garments in
a specific season, we talk about the trends of the moment.
Most viewed trends this 2020-2021
Well, taking into account current fashion, its main
characteristics and the most used garments in recent times, with which we can
say that "we are going to fashion",
What have been the most common trends this unforgettable
2020-2021?
In recent months I have written several articles about
the latest trends, such as this one about the most used pants
during these months , or even a more generalized analysis of
the trends of this autumn-winter season. But, as a reminder, I give you a
brief summary of what it means to "go to fashion" at this time.
The first thing you should do is a shopping list, placing
special emphasis on the following garments: masculine cut suits, slouchy pants,
total leather looks, Balmoral and preppy styles, cardigans and vests, dresses
with a lot of volume, blouses , shirts and sweaters with baby collar and wide
sleeves, ugly shoes, feathers and a host of trends that have been guiding us
throughout this year. Not forgetting, of course, the heyday of comfortable
clothing (a good thing had to have spending so much time at home).
But, as I mentioned before, "going to fashion"
is more than just wearing the clothes of the moment, it also marks style in
other aspects. Follow certain canons of beauty, which also determine the
different haircuts of the moment or the way of putting on makeup.
But it even goes further. “Going to Fashion” completely defines a way of
life , the most visited restaurants in a certain city, the
most listened to music in a country, the most watched programs and series of
the moment.
And who sets these fashions? Is there a supreme
entity that tells us what we have to do and how to do it at a certain
moment? The famous Big Brother from the movie "The Truman
Show." The answer may be a bit ambiguous, yes and no, there is
something that makes us follow certain fashions but it is not an entity as
such, but society itself, to which we all contribute our grain of sand. In
this way we become part and all of this movement, creators and senders in equal
parts.