Essay Research - Celebrity Fashion V Haute Couture

As long as there is the demand for cheap, mass-produced, “stylish” products it will continue to be a booming market strategy. In this situation, the consumers can control the outcome. 

Written by: Norae Shakur

MARCH 12, 2013

Fast Fashion: The Hidden Costs of “Affordable” Style

http://fashionbi.com/newspaper/fast-fashion-the-hidden-costs-of-affordable-style

so maybe its not something that is controlled by fashion, maybe fast fashion is a demand that everybody has for mimicking the rich, if you can’t afford to buy the dress that that A list star is wearing on the red carpet then perhaps you can style your own with the help of the high street and with Kate Middleton being named ‘high street fashion queen’ and being reported to wear high street brand, maybe its not the high street that needs to worry about where their next sale is coming from but in fact couture that may well have been where a princess would have bought her clothes in a decade not too far gone by. Now in these struggling financial times, even royalty is thinking about the image they are portraying and that would mean not wearing opulent clothes that could never be afforded by the masses and showing a little empathy with the common man. Wearing clothes from high street stores such as Topshop, increases sales for the high street and makes celebrity fashion, affordable fashion. This is something that can not be achieved by couture, even with the promise of a little piece of couture within a perfume or cosmetic purchase. Maybe this little carrot isn’t enough for the ‘common man’ anymore and celebrities such as Kate Middleton and http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/kate-middleton-beats-cheryl-cole-186706 rihanna wearing river island denim, whilst championing our high street are also powerfully allowing everyone to wear high fashion items at a fraction of the high designer prices.

By Alice Watt Posted: Thursday 12 April 2012

http://www.elleuk.com/star-style/celebrity-fashion-trends/high-street#image=1

The Duchess of Cambridge wore McQueen for her wedding, but has also worn outfits from high street names including Joseph, Reiss and Whistles for official engagements and the royal tour of Canada

By Mirror.co.uk

Kate Middleton beats Cheryl Cole to be named high street fashion queen

13 Sep 2011 15:49

Kate Middleton has been voted the queen of high street fashion ahead of singer Cheryl Cole

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/kate-middleton-beats-cheryl-cole-186706