The Origin of High Fashion

Fashion is a mode of autonomy and self-expression in a certain situation and at a certain time, of dressing, footwear, clothing, makeup, hairstyles, and body postures. The word simply means a style defined by the fashion business as what is currently fashionable. In most cases, a fashion is represented by what is in style or trendy. A trend becomes popular and is in fashion when a number of people perceive it to be so and this perception spreads like wildfire among a number of people.

It is believed that the concept of fashion really started in the nineteenth century with the rise of French fashion designers. They introduced a new concept of dressing which combined the highly fashionable elements of the European fashion with the practicality and elegance of the nineteenth century French cuisine. This resulted in developing a new way of dressing, which became highly fashionable and was originally called haute couture. Later on, with the development of mass production and the industrial revolution in textile industry, dress making developed a different aspect, which was dress making for the masses.

With the evolution of the world markets and the prevailing fashion styles in the world, designers had to create new styles for their creations which would suit the market demands, which required them to create new dresses and other apparels according to the changing fashion styles. The nineteenth century’s fashion style became highly fashionable during the early twentieth century. A number of designers were introduced into the fashion business, who made clothes for the masses.