Dress code for Western Cultural

Dress code for Western Cultural

Firstly I would like to explain a bit about what is clothing, it is fibre and textile material when wearing on the body. The wearing of clothing is a feature of nearly all human societies. The amount and type of clothing worn is depending on physical stature, gender, as well as social and geographic considerations. Actually, clothing has many purposes it can get protection from weather, and can develop safety during risky activities such as mountain climbing and cooking. It protects the wearer from rough surfaces, rash-causing plants, insect bites, thorns and prickles by providing a barrier between the skin and the surroundings. Clothes can protect against cold or hot conditions. Furthermore, they can provide a clean barrier, keeping infectious and toxic materials away from the body. Clothing also provides protection from harmful UV radiation.

Besides that, Western culture has also influenced my traditional culture through fashion. The way of western culture publics wear in place of formal is suit and tie, and for casual wear is based on how they want to look respectable and good-looking in front of people. For my traditional culture, I have been present wearing long jeans and collar T-shirt for events like wedding dinner and clubbing night. From the time when I wanted to found out the latest fashion tendency in the world through mass media, I understand that how a person outfits, will affect exactly how people look and consider about them. The reason why westerners wear formally to be present at wedding dinner, graduation day, and presentation is because they looks smarter and mature in that condition. As for casual outfit such as short pants, well design fashionable T-shirt be present for hanging out with friends or gathering with relatives. In the beginning, I feel that wearing every attire is still the same for me in any state of affairs, but now because of fashion from western culture, It has stretched out my knowledge to know more about fashion and to wear appropriately while attending any condition that need me to. Therefore it shows that I respect the circumstances.

  

           

These pictures above are the western casual wear that has including Jeans, Tights, Tops, Shirts, Tee-Shirts, and Scarves.  It is stylish for the winter wardrobe. It also the famous and demanding style brand among younger age group called Leisure Club Casual Dresses.

During Autumn Season, This is the best western style outfits. Those people there are like to wear western style dresses like Jeans, Pants, Shirts, Coats and T-Shirts. Europe Fashion Trends has designed those modern and stylish dresses that give you a good looking and feel proud on it.

These are Western Style outfits for new generation youngsters towards the latest western fashion style from their brands products in Pakistan, Spring Wears Collection for Young Boys, in this collection they present for boys polo shirts, t-shirts, cargo pants and denim jeans.

Moreover, when it is summer these are the outfit they wear. They wear a semi casual shirt, short jeans, pants, belt, and bright colour shoe to fit their outfit. With these outfit they can go for college, shopping, high tea.

In conclusion, Most of all the people included me was influence by western culture nowadays. Generally western culture has been more dominant in my life because it has change my daily custom attire once I am going out and my communication with people through English. I have transformed that the clothing and pants I wear in daily life are matched perfectly than past time I only know how to put on cloths and shoe simply and not worrying about my personal image.

By: Wong Wei Hao (0108812)

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Tokyo Fashion: Harajuku

As fashion took a big part of the society, there are also different culture as in fashion at other country.

Today, I'm going to write about the fashion in Japan which is the Harajuku style. I know ever since I talked about Japan fashion everyone's mind would popped out a thought of their dressing is super "kawaii" ( which means cute in Japanese ) or even exaggeration. We might think that they are out of their mind, but they think themselves as fashionable and unique.

Harajuku is actually a street located in Japan and was famous known as the center of the Japanese youth and culture.

Harajuku street 

As you can see right above of the picture, it is super crowded with people.

People often came here for shopping, hangout and even get to know the latest trend or start their fashion business here!

After some introduction of the Harajuku street and now let's get started with Harajuku style.

Harajuku style is where people in Harajuku is trending in dressing, footwear, make up and others.

You can definitely easy to differentiate the Harajuku style because I think it is very attractive, brave, punk, and maybe scary too!!

Here's some of the Harajuku style:

1)

The bravery deep dyed hair colour of pastel which could match well with her dressing.

Matching with the pastel pink and blue colour shoes and socks too!

Milky Pink Pom Pom hair acessories

This wearing is so much of fantasy and my favourite colour - all in PASTEL.

2)

A little bit of French baby doll girl look.

They even put a lot of efforts on accessories too!

Even their gadgets! How could all girls resist this?

3)

Pony Unicorn inspired dress up

Fancy Pony Unicorn and rainbow accessories

4) 

Gothic Harajuku

Besides being a fancy/princess-y harajuku person,

I knew that it's too "sweet" for some people and now they can choose for this devil punk girl look too! 

In Japan, there is one famous idol who successfully spread this Harajuku trend towards the whole world.

This famous Japanese Idol - Kyary Pamyu Pamyu who is well known as the surprising dress up idol "Fashion Monster".

Many people says that she is the Japanese version of Lady GaGa.
In fact, if you are interested on dressing up in Harajuku style,
I can give you guys some tips on it : 

Tips 1:
Mix/Mis-Match different fashion

As Harajuku style is some kind of similar with the western Halloween themed dress up. You can dress yourself in mixing with different style and mismatching colours or patterns. In other way means that you are encouraged to do anything you like, as long as the outfit can shows your own individual's unique.

Tips 2:
Choose your favourite Harajuku style

a) Gothic Lolita -  A Gothic, feminine and elegant clothes that makes you looked like a living     Victorian doll.

b) Sweet Lolita - Child like inspired fantasy themed.

c) Punk - A magnify rebellious look such as piercing and exaggerating make up.

d) Cosplay - dress up like your favourite cartoon/anime/games character.

Elsa and Anna from Frozen

Tips 3:
Accessories and Make Up

Any wild, outstanding accessories that not possibly matches your outfit for your Harajuku style.

Be as creative as possible for make up and hairdo.


Tips 4:
Be proud and SMILE!!

If you were dressing up Harajuku style outside of Harajuku, you are probably drawing the public's attention. Remember, just smile graciously and keep going about your business if the attention isn't positive because Harajuku style people are proud of their style, and you should be too!

In conclusion, as Harajuku style is nowhere to be seen. It is not only the trending fashion in Japan but also in other country too.

No matter what races or religion, Harajuku style is suitable for everybody.
So let's get started with your own Harajuku style!

By : Chooi Wan 0108052

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POPULAR CULTURE: FASHION PART II

Fashion between Western and Eastern culture

Fashion is a popular culture. Why fashion is a popular culture? Emily Samuels says “This is the age of fashion. No matter we love it or hate it, fashion is here to stay. The huge influence that fashion has on today's culture and daily life is very obvious wherever we go.”My insight towards fashion is sometimes people do not even know that media is affecting them to follow certain fashion trends. Even if some people don't follow the most popular fashion trends, they are still a part of the fashion world in some way. People all over the world revolves around fashion and it can affect every single part of our lives such as deciding what to wear to work tomorrow, to study in university tomorrow, to attend wedding dinner tonight.Celebrities are the “root” that people start known about fashion. Celebrities are a kind of role models; they have their persuasive power to persuade people follow the fashion. Celebrities’ looks are studied and copied by lots of people. They promote the fashion such as clothing, footwear, hairstyle, accessories, make up, and bra through magazine, news, malls, television shows, movies, and runways. Fashion not only for female, male also has their own fashion. Follow the changing of the generation, fashion change without limit. I would like to share about my insight towards fashion between Western and Eastern culture.

First of all, clothes, clothing, and dress are a fashion. Nowadays, people dress up following the fashion trends. For example, there was a time some female are following neutral line, they like to dress up like a male. Its make their style difference. When we are walking on the street, no matter female or male, adult or child, we can see that people probably is shopping, walking with wearing a T-shirt and jeans. Female like to wear long dress, miniskirt, jeans and legging. This is a normal and basic fashion for now. This fashion is a heritage from the Western. Casual clothes may reelect more relaxed culture while fast-moving, rapidly changing trends may echo the changing cultural trends.

 

Besides that, according to Chinese traditional clothing, Chinese people need to wear traditional clothes such as Cheongsam. Most of today's Chinese people are no longer wearing traditional Chinese clothing including me. For my own culture, I had mix with Chinese eastern culture and also western culture. It is because by following the popular culture, fashion had influenced my family, relatives, friends and me. I was affected by people surrounded and also fashion. I like to wear casually like T-shirt and jeans.  It is because I feel comfort with it. But during Chinese New Year, I still will wear Cheongsam as etiquette.

In addition, western wedding gown is also one type of example of fashion. Nowadays, most of the couple marries with wearing western wedding gown. Bridal gown most is white in colour and it represents and brings out elegant and pretty. Most of the people all over the world are following this fashion trends since many years ago. The style and the design of wedding gown are more and keep changing. The celebrities and models wear it and promote the wedding gown thorough magazine and also runway catwalk shows. These make the wedding gowns be more popular and be a fashion trend.

According to Chinese eastern culture, when couples marry, they need to wear Chinese traditional wedding gown and the wedding gown is red in colour such as Cheongsam and Hanfu. It is because in Chinese eastern culture, red colour represent auspicious. In my own culture, during all my relatives, cousin wedding, the bride and groom wear western wedding gown and also Chinese traditional wedding gown. Not only has the wedding gown, by following the step of fashion, all the wedding music also followed the most popular and romantic’s fashion music.

Next, a part from clothing, footwear is a fashion. High heels, sport shoes, boots, leather shoes and slippers are fashion trends. People decide what they should wear according different occasions including footwear. For example, female probably wear high heels however male wear leather shoes to attend wedding dinner. Fashion not only for showing off, fashion is also type of respect. By wearing a pair of suitable shoes to attend some events means we respect other and ourselves, we can care about our self-image.

For Chinese eastern culture, I still remember that my mother told me that my mother’s grandmother only have 3 inch foot. She tight her foot since she was small because according to my traditional culture, female’s foot cannot be very big. Her feet only have 3 inch and her shoes also. I can’t imagine that how pain my mother’s grandmother is.

   

Furthermore, hair style and make up are big fashion around everyone. Hair style is very important for everyone because it can affect the image of people. Nowadays, there are a lot of popular hair styles and we can see it around us. For example, for female probably are long straight hair with side bangs, nature curly hair and short stylish hair especially teenager and youngster. However, popular hair styles for male probably are Korean stylish hair that they can set it by using wax and hair spray.

   

Lastly, somebody like to makeup, somebody say people who had makeup is look like very fake, is a way to lie on people. But, makeup is a fashion. No matter female or male, whoever celebrities or model in television shows, magazine, advertisement, news, movies and drama, everyone have makeup.  Even those actress have a sleeping scene, they also makeup. With the changing of age, there have a lot of types and styles of makeup such as day makeup, night makeup and smoky eyes. People always make up by following the occasions. Makeup is also types of art. A makeup artist help a model makeup, he or she catwalk on the runway, it is a way to spread out the fashion. Everyone know that people makeup by using cosmetics like eyebrow pencil, eyeliner, mascara,  lips stick and lips grow. Through cosmetics, we can know that makeup is a fashion because there have a lot of brand of cosmetics like MAC, Bobbi Brown, Office and PAC.

For Chinese eastern culture also have makeup, but the styles are look like very simple and nature. One of the differences between modern makeup and Chinese eastern traditional makeup is the lips stick. Modern makeup using most advance lips sticks that after a clinical trial and examination; however “lipstick” during traditional Chinese Eastern culture is only a red paper to “colour” the lips.

In a nutshell, fashion is a popular culture, everyone knows about fashion. Fashion is a term to describe popular styles, especially clothing, footwear, makeup, and hair styles. Fashion had influenced me, influenced everyone. Fashion is always around us. No matter we follow or not follow the most popular trends, we also involve and are one part of fashion.

By: Chia Ching Mei 0108186

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