https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/99-361/s2021a/cultural-garments-silvia-chen/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:58:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.11 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/99-361/s2021a/cultural-garments-silvia-chen/#comment-16 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:58:10 +0000 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/99-361/s2021a/?p=4223#comment-16 Silvia and Sean, this article and it’s examples really illustrate how fashion and garments are cultural elements that reflect both what is going on in society and its politics as well as the values and thoughts of the individual wearing the garment. The key points that you bring out on how garments reflect the impact and influence of colonization and power on the fashion of a place. If we were having a larger discussion, I would love to ask how you think subculture (like K-Pop) is affecting Korean fashion as well as fashion elsewhere (such as the United States)?

]]> https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/99-361/s2021a/cultural-garments-silvia-chen/#comment-12 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 04:55:51 +0000 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/99-361/s2021a/?p=4223#comment-12 I found this reading and your perspective very interesting and they address similar topics. The modernization of style and fashion under western influences certainly had a huge influence on Asian countries. The aesthetic has shifted from traditional garments to more simplistic and western trends. And it is very interesting and inspiring that while such transition takes its place and traditional culture seems to be less appreciated in forms of clothing, there are still a group of designers who strived for evoking historical aesthetics in garments. As they try to elevate traditional aesthetics by integrating it to modern garments, a cultural dialogue emerged. It has proved that traditional cultural elements should not fade in time but instead coexist with modern society.

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