Many aspects of the way people dress today are influenced by global fashion trends. How has global fashion become such a strong influence on people’s lives? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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Many aspects of the way people dress today are influenced by global fashion trends.

How has global fashion become such a strong influence on people’s lives?

Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Fashion is usually shaped by international standards in the modern world. Because of social media and internationalization of many large corporations, global fashion trends influence people greatly. It is overall a positive development for both individuals and businesses.

What is fashionable and what is out of style gets decided on international level. Social media plays an important role in perpetuating new fashion trends. Many celebrities share their outfits and jewelry on their pages, which are followed by millions of their fans, leading to trends that are followed on a global level. Corporations also invest heavily in the normalization of their fashion in different cultures. It is quite common to see characters, especially those who are considered stylish in the story, are usually dressed in American suits, influencing viewers around the world. Therefore, due to this constant investment in globalizing western dressing styles, it is quite common even in countries like Pakistan to wear suit to formal events, such as weddings and interviews.

This trend is undoubtedly positive for both consumers and companies. With fashion trends readily available on their smartphones, it is much easier for anyone to keep up to date with fashion. The homogeneity of fashion also makes travel and moving to different countries easier, as there are fewer cultural differences. Companies also benefit from this movement. They can easily market their designs on social media, ensuring that people from across the world will be exposed to their marketing. Nike is one of such companies, which has outlets all around the world, that has grown its share price from millions of dollars to billions because of tapping these fashion trends.

To conclude, global fashion has found its way to impact people’s lives owing to widespread popularity of social media and the influence of multinational corporations. This has been positive development for both individuals and businesses.