Fashion has certainly come a long way from the top
hats and petticoats era of the past. Clothes today
have become a great combination of aesthetics and
function. One might think that because of the progress
that we have maid in the area of clothing, we would
not look back at our past. Reality, as always, has
a way of denying what we all think. Today, we all
see a resurgence of popular fashion styles from the
past. It seems that old school fashion is coming back.
First of all, what is old school fashion? Well, it
constitutes of fashion coming from 1970s-1980s. Old
school fashion is being brought back by fashion conscious
young adults and teenagers today. Old school fashion
is not only determined by the clothes. Old school
fashion is evident in accessories, hairstyles and
even in the attitude of the youth today. The question,
however, is why? Why is old school fashion coming
back?
There are a variety of reasons why people are bringing
back old school fashion. First of all, this fascination
with the past has started with television. Do you
realize that the people who are bringing back old
school fashion are the ones who grew up watching reruns
of such shows as Happy Days? We are also the same
generation who enjoy watching TV shows based on the
past such as That 70’s Show.
Come to think of it, we have been exposed so much
to old school fashion in other media. Think of the
movies: we are the ones who enjoyed watching movies
of old shows like Starsky and Hutch, Charlie’s Angels
and other movies which have been resurrected from
the old death of camp TV to the new life of the cinema.
Well, the media certainly brought about the old school
fashion revival. It was the spark that created the
fire. The question, however, is what fuels the flames?
The truth is, people like old school fashion. It looks
good and helps them reconnect with a past which was
not as complicated as the world today. The reason
why old school fashion is constantly gaining popularity
is the fact that once it was reintroduced into society,
people found that they actually liked it.
Old school fashion is also very popular because of
the fact that there’s just something about it that
is so sexy. Old school fashion was designed to show
of the beauty of the human body. Fitted shirts and
pants, cool patterns and designs, these are the trademarks
of a past which young people have not experienced.
Another reason why people think that old school fashion
is so cool is the fact that, combined with today’s
technology of comfortable fabrics, old school designs
can be pretty showy and yet casual at the same time.
So why is old school fashion coming back? Well, some
people would see it as a metaphor for us trying to
reclaim a past that never really belonged to us. It
can also be a metaphor for trying to extract the best
things out of the past. You see, when old school fashion
was brought into this century, we never really brought
all of the bad memories with it. Old school fashion
could either be a great example of recapturing the
beautiful past or it could be a bad metaphor for selective
amnesia. You decide.
