Fashion Trade
Philosopher Giorgio Agamben connects fashion to the current intensity of the qualitative second, to the temporal side the Greek called kairos, whereas clothing belongs to the quantitative, what the Greek known as Chronos. Whereas a trend often connotes a peculiar aesthetic expression and often lasting shorter than a season, trend is a particular and industry-supported expression traditionally tied to the fashion season and collections. Style is an expression that lasts over many seasons and is commonly connected to cultural movements and social markers, symbols, class, and culture (ex. Baroque, Rococo, etc.). According to sociologist Pierre Bourdieu , style connotes "the newest distinction." In help of Goal 1 of the Tamil Nadu Declaration and Framework of Action, analysis performed by Fashion Revolution has discovered that only one of sixty two major brands and retailers publish a full listing of the suppliers that produce the textiles used of their garments. We work on ed...