The Effects of Political Fashion
Over the years, fashion has become more of a way people define themselves as opposed to practicality. If your outfit is more on the colorful and/or ornate side, you’re considered a “bold” individual, “outgoing,” and vice versa. Using that concept to their advantage, fashion designers have started incorporating various slogans into their clothing that stem beyond the menial “Today is gonna be awesome!” Phrases such as “The future is female,” “Make America New York Again,” and “This is what a feminist looks like” were seen on the models (genders aside) gracing the runway at New York Fashion Week earlier this year. Although this concept seems relatively recent, political fashion has existed for many years in various forms, just not as openly, or as accepted.
