Question

Fashion is a force – a powerful force of constantly altering patterns of change and

growth. Its constant movement affects the fate of the designers and manufacturers

who distribute it, and of course, the lives of the consumers, who follow what it

dictates. All of its facets taken together add up to a multimillion dollar industry.

Fashion today means mega bucks.

Fashion is also a science. Surprising, isn’t it? However, it is well known that it

involves known facts and basic principles, and its actions and reactions can be

predicted, as these are based on those facts and principles. Fashion is one of those

distinct and unique trades that is highly dependent on the environment and the

changes that are continuously taking place in it. These have to be understood by

the designers if. they want to become successful.

For one to make it to the top in the fashion business and stay there, one has to

continue to discover and innovate to fulfil the needs and wants of the customers.

For this, most of the top designers such as Yves Saint Laurent, Karl Lagerfeld,

Clairborne etc all rely upon their creativity backed by years of invaluable

experience. In this line of work, instinct and intuition play a very major role besides

the knowledge of past successes and failures.

As the power of fashion to influence our lives grows, a number of misconceptions

retailers dictate what the fashion will be, by accepting or rejecting the styles and

trends that are offered. They are truly, as one ‘fashion guru’ once said, “Variety

vultures”. However, it is not so – actually customers dictate the trends.

The second misconception is that fashion acts as an influence on women only.

However, actually, men today are as much influenced by, and responsive to,

fashion, as women. In point of fact, the male fashion industry has been growing at

a dizzying rate. Yes, there was a time when menswear was not exactly worth talking

about. It was staid and unimaginative. But that does not mean that men did not

dress up according to the latest trends of the day.There were changes in Western dressing that followed the dictates of the designers

and the fashionable elite trend-setters. These were the drainpipes in the ‘60s, the

popular safaris in the ‘70s, the denims in the ‘80s and the ethnic wear that has

caught on these days.

Fashion today is more lifestyle oriented and quite practical. The modern male and

female want to dress differently for office and leisure. Designers are becoming

more daring so that the women as well as the men have a wide choice. There are

different designs for every moment of a busy social schedule – from work, lunch to

afternoon tea, cocktails, dinner and gala banquets.

Lastly, fashion is the force that causes women to raise and lower their skirt length,

straighten or fizz their hair and change from sportswear to dressy clothes. Fashion

is also that force which influences men to grow or shave off their moustaches and

beards, choose wide or narrow ties and lapels, and change from casual jeans into

three-piece suits and tuxedo. It is indeed this dynamic and varied force that adds

spice and colour to our life.

(a)On the basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes on it, in points

only, using recognizable abbreviations (minimum four), wherever necessary. Use

a format you consider suitable. Supply a suitable title to it. (5)

(b)Make a summary of the above passage in about 80 words.
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Answer 2

Answer:

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