People are wearing western-style clothes rather than more traditional clothes. Why is this? Is it a negative or positive development?

It is increasingly common nowadays for young people in China to wear Jeans and Sneakers

instead

of traditional Chinese

clothes

such

as Qipao and cloth shoes. In

this

essay, I will discuss how

this

western dressing style becomes mainstream in many

nations

and why

this

is a worrying

trend

. One of the main causes of traditional

clothes

being replaced by western ones is

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widespread of western

cultures

across the globe. In today’s globalized world, consumers nowadays have increased access to products from other parts of the world. By exporting consumer goods, western countries disseminate their

cultures

to developing

nations

.

This

trend

has accelerated over the

last

few decades when western cultural products emerged in these

nations

, particularly in many Asian countries. Good examples include Hollywood films, the NBA and French fashion magazines. These inevitably appeal

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great many young people in modern cities who embrace novelty.

As a result

, they opt to follow western trends of dressing, thereby gradually reshaping the dressing style

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nationwide.

Although

western

clothes

suit modern lifestyles more than traditional ones,

this

trend

poses a threat to

traditional

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cultures

of host countries. As an indispensable element of traditional culture,

clothes

play a vital role in cultural identity. Without

this

way of exposure to their ancestral culture on a daily basis, children will lose a valuable chance to interact with

traditions

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, religions and national identity of their

nations

. It is highly likely that they will not consider national

cultures

important to their self-identity and keep

this

notion when they grow into adulthood.

Therefore

, if traditional dressing styles fade in a society, the primacy of traditional culture will inevitably be overlooked. In conclusion, as western

cultures

have been popularized worldwide, people are heavily influenced and ignore their national

clothes

.

This

trend

undermines the preservation of traditional

cultures

in many

nations

and should be reversed with measures taken by governments.