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Essay / The Importance of Fashion in Modern Fashion - 835
Sensitivity to fashion trends was clearly rooted in gender; women fell prey to fashion and then exposed their husbands and sons. Fashion in the early centuries was not just for the wealthy, but it was clear that fashion was feminine. “Fashion had become a feminine art. » (74) Lipovetsky believed that fashion was a privileged means of expressing the singularity of individuals. He argues that the introduction of fashion to the lower strata led to democracy by "reinforcing the consciousness of belonging to a single political and cultural community". (33) Fashion has deeply supported individualism by encouraging the bourgeoisie to overthrow their current system of rule and advocate for equality in their social and political systems. According to Lipovestky, “As an institution, fashion registers the rigid barriers of class stratification and the class ideal within its own order; at the same time, it is an institution in which individuals can exercise their freedom and critical thinking. (32) Furthermore, the emergence of fashion contributed to the rise of authentic expression and clothing according to