40 Examples of Fashion

John Spacey, updated on October 09, 2023

Fashion is any element of material culture that conveys the visual style and identity of a person. This can signal social status, trend awareness or inclusion in socioeconomic groups, traditional cultures or subcultures. Fashion can also signal individualism and be a source of creative expression. The following are illustrative examples of fashion.

Activewear	Bridal couture
Business attire	Casual wear
Clubwear	Costumes
Country & western styles	Cultural fashions
Editorial fashion	Fast fashion
Formal wear	Hairstyles
Handbags	Haute couture
High fashion	Hipster fashions
Historical fashions such as Victorian fashions	Jewelry
Luxury streetwear	Makeup styles
Maternity fashion	Minimalist fashion
Normcore	Preppy fashion
Red carpet fashions	Retro fashion
Runway fashion	Seasonal fashions
Sportswear	Street styles
Streetwear	Subculture fashions such as hip-hop fashions
Swimwear	Techwear
Timeless classics	Traditional fashion
Underwear	Uniforms
Urban fashion	Vintage fashion

Editorial fashion is produced for magazines and advertisements and isn't necessarily sold to customers. Likewise, runway fashions displayed at fashion shows aren't always sold to customers but are more of a promotional thing as an expression of the style of a brand or designer.

Red carpet fashions are designed to be worn at a media events such as an awards show.

Fast fashions are brands that are sold cheaply at scale, often on a global basis.

Haute couture is high fashion that is custom designed and tailored.

Cultural fashions include things like dance costumes for a traditional festival.

Normcore is a humble and pragmatic aesthetic that is unremarkable, plain and ordinary but also somewhat on the edge of being preppy. For instance, you might be able to get into a good restaurant wearing normcore because it feels somewhat stylish somehow.

Hipster fashions are youth fashions that are supposed to be ironic along the spirit of "Isn't it ironic that someone like me would wear something like this."

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