Fashion is more than just a statement; it lets us identify a person’s
persona. Clothes can either make us feel sexy or cheap, some make us feel
insecure or uncomfortable whilst others lift up our spirits of confident and
freedom. They can represent who we are, where were from or be a symbol of
safety, freedom, or our sexuality. Fashion and art are similar because they use
colours, forms, shapes and texture to translate a message or a statement across
to viewers. A piece of clothing can be seen as more functional in comparison to
a piece of art work. 
My style is unique it can be referred to as a mix of different subcultures, an ingredient for a perfect recipe, a hint of different things from Urban, Ladylike to retro, I wear it all . Sometimes my dress sense can be classy and minimal at other times it can be bold .
Retro is a subculture which focuses on the clothing’s
from the 1950’s to late 1980’s. The style is about taking aspects from the past
and imitating, recreating them in your own unique way. This is quite similar to
my way of dressing as I like to take different types of clothing and combine them
to create my own trend.
The colours and prints of clothing are very important to me as they
enhance the appearance of the garments, from stars, stripes to polka dots, floral
and leopard prints I love them all!
The 1980’s was a time where many styles emerged, some of which are still
been worn until today. People in the 80’s were influenced by the TV shows they
watched as well as the music they listened to.
As an individual what you watch
and listen to can play an important role on how you may dress and present
yourself. As growing up and until now I have always listened to R n B, hip hop,
Rap and soul etc. … and watched shows such as “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”
which is an American TV show from the 1990’s which focuses on “Will Smith “(the
main character) a troubled teenager from the streets of Philadelphia who is
sent to Bel Air. From watching the series I have picked out certain styles that
was worn such as: the oversized jumpers and t-shirts, dungarees, high waist -skirt,
and mini skirt which are some of the trends that was carried out the 80’s. 
You better push it !!
This is a
Video of Salt n Pepa they were a very famous back in the 80 's for they
hip hop music . This one of they're popular song called "push
it"
From what
the girls are wearing we are able to see that big gold chains was very popular
in the 1980's as well as leather jackets oversized earrings and tight fitted
leggings.
This is a
song by an RnB boy band called Pretty Ricky in this video the boys are
seen imitating the 80's Looks as well as they're sound tracks .
Why don't you Love her !
In this
video of Beyoncé "why don't you love me " she is seen playing a
homemaker character ,the soundtrack seems to be a mix of classic and urban .
The style of her clothing she is wearing all seem to have an 80's aspect , from
the shorts to the crop top and head tie . This is one of my favourite video as
its quite crazy but playful at the same time .
