Fashion conversation questions

Fashion

 * What does the word "fashion" mean to you?
 * How much attention do you pay to fashion in the way you dress?
 * When you read a newspaper, do you read the fashion pages? If so, what sort of information do they usually provide?
 * Does fashion allow people to express their individuality or does it force people to conform?
 * Does the media (or the fashion industry) play some role in creating or continuing stereotypes? What duty, if any, does the media (or fashion industry) have to change these stereotypes?
 * What do you think of the accusation that the fashion industry is in some way to blame for the level of anorexia in the western world?
 * Is the purpose of fashion shows to sell clothes or are they simply a method of advertising the designer's name?
 * How often have you actually seen someone actually wearing some of the more extreme fashion show creations? Does anybody wear them?
 * Do you think that being a fashion model would be an enjoyable interesting life? Would you like to be one?
 * What is in fashion for women this year?
 * What is in fashion for men this year?
 * How fashion has brought a change in your life?

Shopping

 * How do you personally feel about clothes shopping?
 * When you pass a clothes shop window how much time do you usually spend looking at the clothes?
 * What about your wife/husband girlfriend/boyfriend?
 * When you pass a shoe shop window do you usually stop to look at the shoes?
 * What about your wife/husband girlfriend/boyfriend?
 * When was the last time you bought something new to wear?
 * Less than three days ago.
 * Less than six months ago.
 * I can't remember.

Going out

 * If you’re invited to a wedding or similar formal event, would you:
 * Buy something new to wear?
 * Wear something you wore to another wedding?
 * Not wear anything special?
 * When you go out informally do you usually wear:
 * Something in fashion?
 * Jeans and T-shirt?
 * Whatever I feel comfortable in.
 * Whatever makes me look good.
 * Something else.
 * How much time do you spend in front of the mirror in the morning?
 * More than five minutes?
 * Less than five minutes?
 * I don’t look in the mirror!
 * Do you chose clothes because they:
 * are fashionable?
 * are comfortable?
 * are on sale?
 * make a statement about you?
 * Something else?