Today, when we open social networks and open newspapers and magazines, we will probably bump into the term "fashion". We use it so naturally and skillfully, as if it really points to something as clear and specific as a desk, a cat and a dog.
In the field of philosophy, there is such a professional norm called "define your terms". The group of philosophers with the most rigorous logic have long discovered that people always use some words to explain their views without thinking, and avoid talking about what these words really mean.
For example, we love to claim that we believe in freedom, so what does freedom mean here? Does it mean that everyone doesn’t need to be managed and can do whatever they want? So the supervision of government agencies is against our beliefs? But if a large group of mobs come and rob your property and your house for their freedom, is this freedom still worth believing in? Ok, maybe you should amend it to read "freedom of belief under the law." But why do we criticize the cheating partner in love, or look down on those who do whatever it takes to get promoted? They also have the right to freedom. Well, you may have to change your view of freedom to "believe in freedom under law and morality." However, the moral values in each period are also different. Why should we praise ancient women who resisted arranged marriages and pursued love? Didn’t theyViolateRecite their morality of which era?
Have you started to feel that Yunshan is foggy? Because the definition of the meaning of these words is the most confusing and difficult problem to solve. Empty talk without explanation, in fact, we have replaced thinking with words.
We have many such words at our fingertips. Nowadays, "art", "fashion", "lifestyle" and "aesthetics" have become the fashionable words with the highest abuse rate. How many stupid advertisements and copywriting are used to make us pay for it?
What exactly is fashion?
For decades, scholars who specialize in fashion have held their own opinions, and they have been locked in a fight for this.
The cause is actually due to the limitation of English vocabulary.
In Chinese, there are fashion and fashion, while in English, they are collectively called "fashion". This leads to an initial disagreement about fashion: does fashion refer only to clothes? Some scholars believe that fashion is an unchanging dress system, while others should incorporate all decorative behaviors initiated by human beings into the concept of fashion, such as tattoos, patterns on pottery pots and so on.
I have to say that it is language that really determines our way of thinking.
"Fashion" is a general term, which mainly refers to a systematic trend of style changes in various industries, so it can be used in architecture, design, food, makeup and even academic fields. And "fashion" refers to the specific field of clothing. Fashion includes fashion, which is the main difference between these two words.
In the long river of fashion, it broke the short-lived spell that reflected some special trends at a certain moment, and precipitated designs that are still valuable even in our environment today. Just like works of art, these designs have not become irrelevant with the changes of the times, but have become increasingly precious. Understanding them is reason.Solve thatSome of the most indelible human heritages in the world. It also helps us to choose and appreciate the things in front of us better.
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