The cyclical nature of fashion personified as a set of revolving doors. The glass doors allow people to see and anticipate each other while walking through. Revolving doors typically have speed control to prevent people from making the doors spin out of control. These doors are used to direct traffic flow into or out of a building – they also determine the direction in which the person moves. Seen often in high-end and high-traffic buildings. This object can easily be used as a metaphor to further explore fashion of the past and interpret the current happenings to allow for accurate understanding of forecasting.

An investigation into the pace of changing trends and style will allow for research about the doorway, which spins increasingly faster as time passes. What are the factors that contribute to this phenomenon? Who is affected? How does it impact the individual? The masses? What are the social/economic factors that affect change?  Trickle-Up vs. Trickle-Down, provide a concise explanation of these two theories and relate them to these aforementioned topics. (Currently considering vintage, street style, and ‘sartorialist’ blogs as they relate to these theories.)

Have we become a  ‘disposable society’? A society with ever-advancing technology demands faster turn around and encourages a broader (some would argue global) audience/ market. If fashion is a visual representation of culture, class, and self, how do we understand and utilize its cyclical nature to our advantage in forecasting? To explore this idea I will be looking into three main areas; historical background, current sociological influences (individual and group) and forecasting /predictions.