writing about clothes and woman attitude

looking in search engine about writing about clothes. Not that it's a dreary topic, but from a philosophical perspective at least, the business aspect of fashion is trivial one. I'm not denouncing the artistry of garment making; I acknowledge the ingenuity that designing a beautiful gown or a handsome suit requires. I appreciate fashion as a fine art just as much as painting or sculpting, not a frivolous endeavor. Rambling on about shopping advice all the time, however, hardly constitutes a great metaphysical contribution to society. It's fun for a while and it helps keep magazines and fashion houses running but that's all it helps: fashion insiders' bank accounts, not their souls.

Unfortunately for me and anyone else who wants fashion to achieve highbrow status in the general public's minds, producing consumer oriented fashion articles proves far more lucrative than penning essays about fashion from a historical and cultural point of view. After all, more people want to read about where they can snag the latest trends for cheap than they do about what donning lingerie-inspired street wear implies about the evolution of Western attitudes toward morals and sexuality. Short and sweet, I have to eat so I do what I have to do: write what people will pay to read.

There are many myths about women such as, "women are kinder and gentler than men", "women have better manners", and "women are more mature than men", but the theory of feminism states that males and females are equal both socially and politically. After the civil war, the belief of colorism created a rather unequal portrayal of men and women. Colorism was the belief of the mixing of races between white and black and was commonly seen between white slave holders and black slave women. The many different shades of white and black that were established made it hard to tell who was truly pure of one color, and this created a disparity among both men and women. Women were already seen as inferior to men, and this sudden mixing of races created an even greater biased view of the female race. Despite this inequality, Charles W. Chesnutt's, The Wife of His Youth, is a feminist narrative because two women characters are portrayed as equal to men through their appearances, through their manners, and through the opinion of the Blue Vein Society. source : google.com