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Fashion was born when woman came into existence. Since then, creativity took charge and fashion has seen several seasons, swaying to the changing mindsets of people. The Kings and Queens of ancient times were draped in robes of exquisite fabrics intricately designed by Royal tailors. That was centuries ago. Does that mean the clothes we wear today bear no resemblance to ancient times? A peek into the history of fashion says “no.”

The point is, though people die, fashion never dies. It repeats itself time after time. Skirts and gowns were in fashion ages ago, then they were out of fashion and then they came back into fashion. That is just one example. There are so many other outfits that have repeated themselves. The case is similar with men’s clothing. Fashion goes in circles- big circles and small circles, uneven circles and disjointed circles. Eventually, it goes back to square one. At present, we often wear a modified and funkier version of what our ancestors wore. So does this mean the ocean of creativity is not really the ocean that it seems to be? Not precisely. We cannot blame our designers for not being entirely creative when it is the same body they need to create clothing for day after day, year after year. We experiment with natural fabrics and synthetics. We try different cuts, embellishments, prints and whatever we can lay our hands on. As long as it is appealing to our eyes right now, it is fashion. Well we still have two hands and two legs don’t we? Bumping into old fashion is unavoidable after all.