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Analyze and Compare: Old School vs. For this assignment, I want you to write a 2 paragraph analysis analyzing style in different time periods. It can be as far back as the 1920’s all the way to present day. Include in your response, 2 things specifically you would like to highlight within these eras and how it contributed to the overall personality of the time period. You may use Google to help get some inspiration. Please type this in the text-entry box below :)New School

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Old School (roughly the 1920s–1960s) style is defined by clear, intentional silhouettes and an emphasis on craft and social signaling. Two things to highlight: tailoring/silhouette and dress codes as social norms. Tailoring—think the structured suits and cinched waists of the 1920s–1950s—created a recognizable, polished silhouette that communicated class, professionalism, and gender roles. Paired with strict dress codes (work suits, hats, formal evening wear), clothing acted as a public vocabulary that reinforced collective values—respectability, formality, and a sense of shared standards—which made the era’s personality feel orderly, aspirational, and status-conscious.

New School (1990s–present) is marked by casualization, genre-mixing, and rapid trend cycles driven by technology. Two highlights here are streetwear/athleisure’s elevation and the influence of digital globalization. The mixing of high fashion with streetwear (sneakers with suits, logo-driven looks) and the rise of comfortable, function-first pieces democratized style and prioritized personal expression over rigid rules. Simultaneously, social media and global supply chains accelerated trend diffusion and fragmented consensus about “proper” dress, producing a personality that is playful, individualistic, fast-moving, and more inclusive—yet also more commercial and conscious of sustainability and identity politics.