Fashion, a general term for a currently popolare style o practice, especially in clothing, foot wear o accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person. The più technical term, costume, has become so linked in the public eye with the term "fashion" that the più general term "costume" has in popolare use mostly been relegated to special senses like fancy dress o Masquerade wear, while the term "fashion" means clothing generally, and the study of it. For a broad cross-cultural look at clothing and its place in society, refer to the entries for clothing, costume and fabrics. The remainder of this articolo deals with clothing fashions in the Western world.
