Thursday, October 28, 2010
Fashion
I was thinking about the class we recently had about fashion and how they don't copyrights. For years I had been saying that fashion is cyclical because anywhere in history, you can see the inspiration for the fashions of today. Those shirts that girls wear with the empire waist were inspired from the fashions of regency England, and other times in history. I agree that there shouldn't be any copyright for fashion. It is an art form for people to express themselves, but ultimately, it is a utility. Everything is borrowing from each other anyway. Inspiration comes from everywhere. Like they said in the video, it comes from history, other designers, movies, even nature. How would you be able to claim an article of clothing you made when it was based off of nature? Would Mother nature come out and claim money for the use of "her" designs? I like this sharing and this concept should be used in other situations. Possibly music?
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I agree. I feel with this new culture, it is all about sharing ideas. That is the only way great things can be accomplished and inspiration can take place. I do believe it is wrong to copy a garment completely 100% and put your name on it, but taking inspiration from other designers is fine. How else would trends take place? It is all about finding out what you like in fashion and making it your own. You're right, if we focused more on sharing in music, we would not have the huge struggles we face today.
ReplyDeleteI agree as well. When I put on an outfit to go out once in a while my mom will say "Oh I used to wear a shirt like that when I was a teenager". It makes me think about how fashion comes around in a full cycle like a circle. So if it continues to do that throughout history there is no way you could copyright it.
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