ANDROGYNOUS FASHION AND SOCIAL IDENTITY - A FASHION DESIGNERS PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Gender did begin to categorize individuals but unfortunately ended up in a complex understanding of an individual's individuality. Fashion plays a crucial role in the gender-fluid movement for expressing oneself. The Present research investigates androgynous Fashion as a social identity of the wearer in context to a fashion designer's perception. It also intends to identify a designer's idea of the evolution of gender and social identity through clothing. Fashion comprises an intense sense of historical, sociological, and semiotic examination. Gender identity is what one has to be in the community's forward-facing and not expected. Fashion has contributed much to social discrimination and is considered to be a decisive part of society. Fashion Designers are crucial in creating the concept of gender fluidity amongst the wearers. An approach to understanding and making the designers aware of the zerotye concept will help erode the taboos of gender discrimination.