Worldwide Fashion!

Look around the room and its easy to see what fashions are popular here in America. Jeans and tee shirts are the casual staple. Sperrys and flip flops adorn our feet. Northface keeps us warm and baseball caps of our favorite American teams featuring America's favorite past time are on our heads. But what about the rest of the world? What is fashionable to them?

Lets start with an easy one: France. Chanel, Dior, and YSL are all very famous, and very expensive, French brands. French fashion is world famous Even the Champs Elysees, the place where French people buy their clothing, is famous. And contrary to popular belief, French people do not wear stripes and berets.

Another well known face on the fashion market is the Harajuku style out of Japan. Mixing eclectic patterns with cute animated characters, the style is distinct and reflects the wearers creative style. It was popularized in America by Gwen Stefani and her harajuku girls. It references an area around the Harajuku train station and it often mimics anime, or manga, characters.

Lastly, I'd like to focus on Indian style. Although we in the West may think of Indians in boring clothes, the truth is that although much of their fashion is traditional, it is far from boring. Typically Indian women wear a Sari, a long traditional outfit. These Saris, however, are elaborate and beautiful. Usually containing bright colors and embellished with flowers and beads, they make a statement. Also interesting fact, Indian brides wear red. White is actually the color they wear at funerals.