Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine, literature, art, architecture, and general comportment) that are popular in a culture at any given time. Such styles may change quickly, and "fashion" in the more colloquial sense refers to the latest version of these styles. Inherent in the term is the idea that the mode will change more quickly than the culture as a whole.
The terms "fashionable" and "unfashionable" are employed to describe whether someone or something fits in with the current or even not so current, popular mode of expression. The term "fashion" is frequently used in a positive sense, as a synonym for glamour, beauty and style. In this sense, fashions are a sort of communal art, through which a culture examines its notions of beauty and goodness. The term "fashion" is also sometimes used in a negative sense, as a synonym for fads and trends, and materialism. A number of cities are recognised as global fashion centres and are recognised for their fashion weeks, where designers exhibit their new clothing collections to audiences. These cities are New York City, Milan, Paris, and London. Other cities, mainly Los Angeles, Tokyo, São Paulo, Sydney, and Dubai also hold fashion weeks and are better recognised every year.
时尚运用丰富的色彩、式样为生活增添趣味。
Fashion adds spice to life with its rich color, variety, and beauty.
生活是多姿多彩的,因此,人们的穿着不应该单调,而应该使用各种色彩。
Life is colorful, so people should not be clad in dull colors but use exciting new colors.
如果人们都穿统一款式同样色彩的服装,世界会变得单调乏味。
The world will be a dull place to live in if people always wear clothes of the same style and color.
外表好可以让人在社交中处于优势。
A good appearance may help people make a better impression on social contacts.
打扮得体的人更加自信,也容易成功。
Being well dressed is of psychological importance because confidence in one's appearance leads to confidence in one's success in life.
穿着方式体现了人的价值观和个性。
The way people dress helps them preserve a sense of their own value and personality.
旅游业要求市民穿着得体、富有时尚。
The tourist industry requires that citizens look well-kempt and prosperous.
时尚业成为了一大进出口行业,在国际贸易中占重要地位。
The fashion industry has become a huge import-export business and it is important, especially to China, in World trade.
时尚业为人们提供了就业机会。
The fashion industry is an enormous one. It provides employment for people like textile workers, designers, and shopkeepers.
时尚产业促使工业研究的发展。
The fashion industry has helped industrial research in the sense that a lot of new materials, Nylon, Rayon, Orlon, Dacron, have been made to meet the demand of the consumers.