Aesthetics and Semiotics in fashion and culture - Page 3

Originally Posted by GraphicNovelty

I personally think a lot of "style not fashion" people are simply scared about spending money on something that will look played out in six months.

Originally Posted by Cacatfish

I cant help but think there is a whole lot of projection going on here. I dont see any contingent of people "highjacking" heritage fashions. Do these people appoint themselves as spokepeople for said fashion here? On the street? Do they speak loudly and for everyone? i really dont see it much on SF (or Sufu) at all to be honest. In fact, I see much more of a villainization of these supposed boogymen than I actually see of them asserting such biases. Some people do like to dress in a fashion that is more masculine, and maybe more reminiscent of fashions of the "golden age". Why is that a problem? There may be a few people who try to differentiate their "style" from others' "fashion" but is that really such an important stickng point? Seems like some are just getting stuck on semantics and using it as a red herring. If I can paint with a really broad brush here, I would say the people I see in more heritage fashions are more likely to be: -rural -blue collar -larger in size While the more "urban" or designer fashions appeal more to: -urban -white collar -more slight builds that seem to be more tailored to those kinds of clothes. I know that's pretty general, but maybe it shows that some people will gravitate towards mone fashion or another by nature. I know that workwear was always a default fashion for me, because I grew up around that. My family ran a sawmill and I spent most of my time as a kid at mill sites or in saw shops. That was pretty much how I figured people dressed. I see a lot more nowadays, some I like and some I dont, but likes and dislikes arent really cut across masculne/feminine or old/young lines.

Originally Posted by Fuuma

I dunno I see the workwear audience as urban, white collar and usually slightly built. Think graphic designer living in London and wearing thick black glasses. Designer fashions are too vast to be categorized as workwear is merely a subset of them. With that said they probably skew the same way, for price reasons if nothing else. note: I'm not talking about some guy working in a saw mill in Kentucky wearing some work boots, I'm talking about those who affectionate that look as made by those Japanese, american or english repro/neo-wkr/neo-heritage as a stylistic statement.