In many countries, people now wear western-style dress such as suits and jeans rather than traditional clothing. Why is this? Is this a positive or negative development?
There is no denying that
people
have the freedom to choose what to wear. Although
every nation has its own traditional clothing and designs, individuals mostly wear Western-style dress nowadays. I think this
is a positive development as a result
of growing western influence and the fashion
industry.
Many different ways can make a massive impact on people
's attitudes when selecting clothes
. For example
, in movies, primarily celebrities wear clothing related to western culture, which is highly attractive. As a result
, people
worldwide tend to imitate them and start wearing them the same way. Furthermore
, these clothes
' availability and low cost play a vital role in getting popular globally. For instance
, anyone can visit the Amazon website and find a deluge of knock-down deals on the USA or UK-based garments. When people
find clothing as they wish and for a low cost, they are seemingly happy.
Besides
, the fast-growing fashion
industry in western countries has boosted the popularity of western clothes
worldwide. As there is no monopoly in this
field, and with a lot of competition between fashion
designers, every day, new clothing styles are emerging, whereas traditional styles in some countries have very little change. Therefore
, as people
like to be fashionable, the demand is increasing rapidly. In Colombo, a good case is that all-male employees can be seen in a two-piece or three-piece suit and women in jeans and blouses during office hours. When people
wear fashionable clothes
, they feel confident. So this
is also
positive for society.
In conclusion, even though there is cultural-based clothing, western-style dress has become common because of its significant influence and different fashion
. However
, people
need to achieve a balance on clothes
between their own culture and the western culture.Submitted by nilankagw on
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