Linguistic Evolution in Fashion Discourse: A Diachronic Case Study of Significant Fashion Terms from the 19th To The 21st Century

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This article examines the linguistic and cultural evolution of key fashion terms—such as “corset,” “suit,” “streetwear,” and digital-era neologisms like “drip” and “core aesthetics.” By tracing their etymology, sociopolitical context, and semantic transformation, the study highlights how fashion terminology functions as a mirror of identity, ideology, and technological change. Supplementary terms including “le smoking,” “athleisure,” “grunge,” “genderless fashion,” and “Y2K” are also analyzed to explore the intersection of subculture, media, and linguistic branding.

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10.55640/eijps-05-04-17

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