Fashion is the most intense expression of the phenomenon of neomania, which has grown ever since the birth of capitalism. Neomania assumes that purchasing the new is the same as acquiring value. If the purchase of a new garment coincides with the wearing out of an old one, then obviously there is no fashion. If a garment is worn beyond the moment of its natural replacement, there is pauperization. Fashion flourishes on surplus, when someone buys more than he or she needs.
This quote by British Design Critic Stephen Bayley gives a very good insight into what I feel is one of the biggest issues with fashion design today. I would like to see a resurgence in how we value hand made garments especially over fast fashion garments, which are far to disposable but don't actually take thought of disposal into account when being produced.
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