Masktivism, crocs and elastic waists: the ups and downs of 2020 fashion
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Masktivism, crocs and elastic waists: the ups and downs of 2020 fashion
By Vanessa Friedman, Elizabeth Paton, Jessica Testa and Guy Trebay
December 29, 2020 â 1.00pm
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It is a truth generally acknowledged that 2020 will be known as the year that changed everything: our attitude toward our health, technology and the fragility of democracy; the economies of the arts, hospitality, sports and travel.
Will it also be the year that changed what we wear? How could it not? When our sense of identity evolves, so too does the clothes we use to express that sense and the industry that enables us.
The Ups and Downs of Fashion in 2020
What happened in 2020, when everyone’s life (and wardrobe) was turned upside down.
Credit.Tim Robinson
Dec. 23, 2020
It is a truth generally acknowledged that 2020 will be known as the year that changed everything: our attitude toward our health, technology and the fragility of democracy; the economies of the arts, hospitality, sports and travel.
Will it also be the year that changed what we wear? How could it not? When our sense of identity evolves, so, too does the clothes we use to express that sense and the industry that enables us.
Some of the changes are obvious: the rise of leggings and loungewear; the mask as accessory; e-commerce as the most popular form of buying and selling; the dominance of the Zoom top. Ditto the fall of department stores at least the department store as we know it as well as the red carpet.