The definition of fashion

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 recognized as global fashion centers and are recognized 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, Berlin, Tokyo, Rome, Miami, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Sydney, Barcelona, Madrid, Vienna, Moscow, New Delhi and Dubai also hold fashion weeks and are better recognized every year.









Editors in charge

	Simone Philippi studied art history in Bochum and Cologne, gaining her MA in 1989 and her doctorate in 2005. Working for TASCHEN as an editor since 1992, she has published numerous titles on photography, fashion, art and design.
	Jenny Royeck studied art history, Romance languages and literature, and archaeology in Bonn and Pisa, gaining her Master’s thesis on Italian Futurism in 1998. After working in contemporary art dealing, she joined TASCHEN Cologne in 1999 and has collaborated on such projects as GOAT and Valentino.