STORY By OLIVE WAIRIMU
Fashion is cyclic. Old trends are still being adopted in the current fashion world. This is evident all over the fashion industry as we find that a lot of old fashion wear is being re-introduced and that large numbers of fashion enthusiasts prefer it to the new fast trends.
Why do people love throwbacks? Old school fashion evokes special past feelings that can relate to present experiences. Sources such as old magazines, family photo albums and majorly social media platforms such as Pinterest have played a major role in familiarizing of the old fashion to the new generations whom were not yet born during the fashion era.
This has helped reshape how we think about fashion and style celebrating and empowering the diversity that makes us uniquely humans.
Vivienne Westhood once said that buying fewer clothes and choosing pieces you truly love is a mark of status and personal style.
The 1950s fashion trends like the cat-eye glasses neck scalf, bell bottoms, high waisted shorts and pencil skirts have been styled up becoming the hottest trends.
Designers are coming up with unique styles that bring the aesthetics of the old fashion. Most individuals are prioritizing combining both new and old thus creating a more advanced and non- discriminative taste.
This has created more fascinating fashion brands that can be worn by both old and young.
In honor of fashion, many events are currently focused on old fashion. This brings the nostalgic feeling within the community. Coming together to commemorate fashion brings about an automated love towards the taste. The fact that old fashion is being adopted by large numbers makes it more cherished.
Old school outfits bear unique craftsmanship that stand the test of time. Outfits such as leather jackets bear a permanent elegance of timelessness. The outfits bear flexibility that allows them to be re-designed rather than be combined with current fashion trends.
Vintage outfits are ecofriendly since one doesn’t have to dispose an outfit due to them being outdated. Fashion enthusiasts are not advised to dispose their old clothes for they don’t know when they will regain their prime.
Old school fashion enables an individual to stand out in a society of mass production. This enables them to express their unique tastes thus increasing their esteems.
Higher quality fabric was used in making old school clothing. Current clothing bear low quality fabric, this is evident throughout jeans and leather garment production. This therefore motivates individuals to opt for old school clothing, where they can find value of their money.
As a fashion enthusiast, it’s not advisable to dispose old clothes since fashion keeps on repeating itself.
The Feature Story Writer is a Second Year Student at Chuka University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Studies
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