Some people feel that fashion is like art and a significant part of society, while others feel that fashion is a waste of time and money. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

The

fashion

industry today is an important component of

society

and

people

’s lives. It is true that many

people

care little for clothes and scorn the importance that others attach to them;

however

,

this

does not mean that the significance that

people

give to

fashion

is a waste of time and

money

. When one considers that areas of the

world

suffer from poverty, disease and inadequate access to food and clean water, the emphasis attached to

fashion

by the developed

world

can seem out of proportion. Many

people

would contend that the resources put into developing and creating

fashion

would be more ethically spent on creating some level of equality in terms of the right to live a healthy and happy life.

This

point is hard to argue with.

However

, it is

also

true that

people

in the developed

world

cannot be expected to send all their spending

money

to

people

in need and that wanting to look good is an unalterable human trait. The

fashion

industry contributes to

the

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society

much like most other industries. It provides jobs and income to millions of

people

around the

world

and the

money

that changes hands generates taxes that contribute to the fabric of

society

. There is more to

fashion

than trying to look better than others and excessive luxury. The high level of

fashion

is indeed a kind of art form and, like other art forms, there will always be

people

who appreciate it, want to create it and want to spend

money

on it. It is part of the development of civilisation and

this

is not likely to change. I

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therefore

feel that,

although

the gap between the rich and the poor sometimes makes it seem that

fashion

is a waste of time and

money

and

an

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unethical use of resources,

fashion

is an important part of today’s

society

and economic output.

This

leads me to believe that trying to strike a balance between selfish greed and a more altruistic way of living should be an individual choice