時裝的定義(20點呀!)

每個時代，都有無數漂亮的服裝湧現，歷代的服裝，自然構成了服裝發展的歷史資料。

　　時裝這個名詞，在英語中是「Fashion」，它又是「時髦」、「流行」的意思。時裝和流行、時髦有密切關係。時裝的核心就是不斷地變化，變化的本質，也就是時裝和成衣、服裝之間的區別。進入時裝時代，首先要有品牌意識和流行風格意識。

　　時裝起源於1905年前後，現代意義上的時裝，真正地成為設計師可以駕馭的創造和取得商業上的成功，使時裝成為國際性的大產業，是1960年代之後的事情。品牌的作用是推動流行，一旦成為流行就可批量生產，創造利潤。由於這個觀念的改變，時裝設計師和市場人員、廣告人密切配合，也和新聞媒體配合，製造流行，時裝因此進入以國際市場營銷為中心，以樹立和推廣品牌為核心的活動。
參考資料
http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/question?qid=1508012704456

for english can see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion

Fashion refers to the styles and customs prevalent at a giventime. In its most common usage, "fashion" exemplifies the appearancesof clothing, but the term encompasses more. Many fashions are popularin many cultures at any given time. Important is the idea that thecourse of design and fashion will change more rapidly than the cultureas a whole.
The terms "fashionable" and "unfashionable" were employed todescribe whether someone or something fits in with the current or evennot so current, popular mode of expression. The term "fashion" isfrequently 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 arerecognized for their fashion weeks, where designers exhibit their newclothing collections to audiences. These cities are Paris, Milan, New York, and London. Other cities, mainly Los Angeles, Berlin, Tokyo, Rome, Miami, Hong Kong, So Paulo, Sydney, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Madrid, Montreal, Mumbai, Vienna, Auckland, Moscow, New Delhi, San Juan, Stockholm, Turin and Dubai also hold fashion weeks and are better recognized every year.