Fashion Day 2024: Check history, significance, theme, quotes and more

In ancient societies, garments served as status symbols and identity markets. Fashion reflected artistic expression and societal shifts from revolutionary designs to the luxurious fashion of the Renaissance. Fashion Day looks ahead to the future of fashion while paying tribute to its past.

Fashion Day 2024: Significance

This day allows people to showcase their style as they can dress the way they want. however they choose and flaunt it. This year, it highlights eco-friendly techniques, ethical production and thoughtful consumption to emphasise the growing significance of sustainability in fashion.

Fashion is a way of self-expression reflecting the times you live in, it is not merely a set of clothes. However, it is significant to consider the effects of our decision on the environment as the world is about to celebrate Fashion Day 2024 and work move towards sustainability and fashion may coexist together.

Fashion Day 2024: Themes

The theme for Fashion Day 2024 is ‘Sustainable Elegance’. This day focuses on the growing importance of sustainability in the fashion industry. This day emphasises the need for eco-friendly practices, ethical production and mindful consumption. Sustainable energy is not only about protecting the planet but to maintaining style and elegance.

Fashion Day 2024: Quotes

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  “Fashion is the armour to survive the reality of everyday life.” – Bill Cunningham
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  “Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.” – Rachel Zoe
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  “Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.” – Oscar de la Renta
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  “In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.” – Elsa Schiaparelli
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  “Fashion is the instant language.” – Miuccia Prada
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  “You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.” – Edith Head
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  “Fashion should be a form of escapism and not a form of imprisonment.” – Alexander McQueen
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  “Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.” – Marc Jacobs
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  “Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.” – Donatella Versace
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  “Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” – Orson Welles

First Published: Jul 09 2024 | 11:51 AM IST