A Philosophy of Fashion

Philosopher Lars Svendsen talks about how fashion–the search for the new, for the sake of novelty–was born during the early renaissance, with the rise of Modern individuality. He says fashion shapes not just the clothes we wear, but almost every part of our lives.

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