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Why Are Celebrities Dressing Like Soldiers?
Celebrities are trend setters. They always have been because “regular” individuals see them in prominent television, movies, and media and want toemulate the styles of the rich and famous. One fad that has been seenseveral times over the years and seems to have taken off recently is thewearing of authentic used military clothing, such as combat boots, cargopants, flight jackets, and fatigues. Why has this become such a populartrend in celebrity fashion, and for what reason do fans want to follow it?First, a look at Hollywood history may provide clues to today’s preference forauthentic military garb. Many of the revered Hollywood legends of timespast actually were veterans, having enlisted in some branch of the armedforces and many having participated in a war, including icons and role modelssuch as Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. Set forth as heroes for theiracting, singing, and other talents, they further became heroes for theirbravery and support of their country, making others want to imitate theirlook. Jimmy Stewart was known for wearing his bomber jacket.Even current celebrities wish to pay respect to the services provided bylegends of the past. However, this is not the only reason behind dressing inauthentic military clothing. The music world also holds sway over fashiontrends. In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, “metal” and hard rock bandstook to the airwaves, as well as the stage. Replacing the “glamour” rock of what was referred to as “hair” bands, these hard-core rockers decided toappear strong and in control. Camouflage cargo pants and combat bootsgave these angry musicians a militant appearance that fans were happy tolatch on to.Another major influence on the “hip crowd” is fiction – watching moviesforms thoughts and opinions in a person’s mind as to what is normal,popular, and necessary in fashion. War period movies are a staple of thetheatre and have influenced dressing habits for decades. However, beyond just the standard clothing, movies have influenced accessories. The movieTop Gun especially made popular the necessity of aviator glasses, worn bypilots in the Air Force. Of course, this trend became more than just a fad,and these sunglasses, made byRay-Ban, one of the highest quality namebrands in eyewear, are durable and last for years (as opposed to cheapimitations). Stars like Brad Pitt, Justin Timberlake, and Johnny Knoxvillehave all promoted this fashion in public appearances, simply by sportingthem on a sunny day.What makes the general public so anxious to follow this amazing trend infashion? Is it only that a role model thinks it’s cool, or is there somethingfurther driving the idea? Although emulation of icons is a force behind thetrend, there is definitely more to it than that. First of all, in recent history,the entire nation bonded due to an attack from fanatics when the WorldTrade Center towers were struck down. After this, the United States went to
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jane888

With no disrespect to the soldiers as individuals, it is a shame war and military operations become fashionable. War generates economy driven industries that are the downfall of the human race. Violence, unnecessary death, pollution and greed.

reply01 / 06 / 2009
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