Street fashion
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- When Pierre Bourdieu contends that taste always trickles downwards from the ruling classes to the masses, he forgets about street fashion, which has trickled upwards in the case of mod fashion, punk and hip hop, styles that were first attested in the streets of large European cities and which have subsequently influenced haute couture. [Oct 2005]
Compare with: haute couture or high fashion
Street fashion or street style
Eventually, haute couture was forced to imitate popular clothing in a reversal of the usual 'top downwards' movement of fashion. Courrèges, Cardin and Yves Saint Laurent were among those who adapted brilliantly to these new circumstances. Most well-known designers started to sell their own off-the-peg ranges through department stores. --http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1211_sixties/history_page.htm [Oct 2005]
British fashion
The rise of British fashion in the mid-sixties and designers such as Mary Quant and Betsey Johnson signalled the end of French dominance. Taking their cue from street fashion, these designers catered to a younger consumer and offered retailers a new source of inspiration. Vivienne Westwood's street-inspired styles "created” the image which is now generally considered as Punk. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion_designer#Post-War_fashion [Oct 2005]
