Thursday, September 25, 2008

Senior Project - Inquiry Question

My inquiry question for my senior project, for now, is "do culture affects the designs people wear?"

When it comes to choosing what to wear, we often lead to the topic of "fashion". What is fashion and what exactly creates the "fashion"? Some says it's just the luck of a designer. The designer probably just drew his ideas out and got the majority's attention. Some other people believe fashion is all caused by the media; the majority tend to think that whatever is on TV, is the correct answer. I agree with both of these answers. However, one thing I doubt about is, can the same design be as popular as when it is overseas? I am now begin to try think about whether there's any impact from the culture that influences the "fashion" of that region.

4 comments:

Coco said...

what action are you going to work on??
i see the thought, but i see no plan of action yet.

Ivy said...

When I think about fashions between different region, country, ethics, etc. I can clearly see that people tends to favor the western style more than others. In addition, I do believe that culture affects the design of the clothes. For instance, Asians are usually more conservative than Westerners. Nonetheless, maybe it’s because of globalization or the spread of the media, which transformed many people to design clothes with western elements.

jiwoon kim said...

Hahaha thx !! lol .. I like your topic too, Yes, we have a word called "Fashion". which makes spending a money. Well, personally, i believe fashion is one of the culture and it affects our society too. Especially, in N.East Asia like Korea, Taiwan, Japan and China. I think it would be better to find that why those of countries are focus or trend for fashion

sheryl gruber said...

Does culture affect the designs people wear? I like the idea. You will somehow need to tie in a "socially aware" twist to this. Perhaps you could include environmentally friendly materials or a socially responsible design process. You could look at how the "trend" of saving the earth has influenced designers. And, as Coco mentioned, we will need to think about your lived experience project, although I think this won't be too difficult to come up with.