Reflection: Week 3

   This week all of the groups were assigned to read an article of and report it to the class. Our group was assigned to “The Burqa in Vogue: Fashioning Afghanistan” by Ellen McLarney (a long but really good read). The other articles tackled global fashion issues. Basically one thing I learned was that fashion and clothing plays a huge role in cultural diffusion. It was evident in the articles that either different cultures tried to influence or be influenced by others or refused to let anything in or out of their culture. Other cultures took up trends and clothing from others and vice versa. Clothing could serve as a tool to lead or follow, to be dominant or inferior. 
   What I've already learned only stands as proof that the fashion world/industry is vast in itself. That's something that most people don't see that's why they always tend to belittle people of our industry. They think that it's hard to earn money in such a field but more than the money (which you could definitely earn loads of) they fail to see its cultural and societal relevance. That it's inevitably part of the system of our world and can meaningfully contribute to it. It's articles and issues like these that push me to make an effort in educating the rest of the world about what we do and the importance of it.