FASHION IN LONDON

Panda Group
1. Mohamad Achir Badri Taher
2. Shuxun Yan
3. Yin Zhang
4. Jinyi Guan
5. Fei
6. Feby Indirani (Editor)
1. What Is Represented in
The Picture?
It’s one of the first
pictures I took in
London, it was London
Pride parade. For me it
represented how you
can be free to be
yourself in London! You
can wear what you like
and perform what you
like in this city. This
guy’s gendered identity
is not biologically
determined
but constructed. He acts
as himself and represent
himself.

(Shuxun Yan)
2. Why the
Picture is
important to you?
I was very impressed by
this cover of magazine
that I found in London.
Because it was impossible
for such publications to
appear in the environment
where I used to live. The
most impressive thing
about London is freedom,
like the cover of this
magazine, like people
dressed differently on the
street. Every life is
different, no one will tell
you what fashion is, what
you have to do, be
yourself is fashion.

(Ying Zhang )
 3. How do you think the
fashion that Londoners
choose define their
personality? How do you think
the fashion you wear in
London define your
personality? How different that
from the fashion you wear in
your country?

In general, I think street fashion for Londoners is

so diverse, from the hair colours/styles, cloths,
accessories to their shoes. The sense of
individuality is very strong here and it represented
by the fashion they choose. But for me personally,
my daily fashion in London is not so much about
my signature but more about my needs. It’s casual
and fits to the weather and the needs to walk far.
In Jakarta from where I come from, my fashion is
different because of the warm weather and the
different habit of walking. Since I did not have to
walk far, I often wear high heels. Besides, I have to
mention that the fashion in London is so much
relate to the weather, while in my city, people can
relate your fashion to your morality. (Feby Indirani)
4. Fashion in London primarily depends on the
weather and the endurance of the Londoners
to the moody weather of London itself. How
come in return it becomes a fashionable
appearance and the street of London as the
catwalk?
The moody weather of London makes Londoners
respond it with the apparel that they use every
day. For example, someone can use a winter
jacket with the sports tone so it could reveal with
a mix of fashion such as an added sporty hoodie
and curved jogger pants, a dandy skullcap, a
scarf, a pair of gloves with the unclosed part at
the fingers, and completed by the running shoes.
Londoners could also come out with an authentic
street fashion or couture style - with the long coat
as the main item. With the millions of Londoners
come together walking on the street at the same
time, somehow in this situation, it becomes not
only a diversity in races but also in fashion in the
infinite various way. And for this, we can see the
pedestrian in London become the biggest catwalk
so we can grab the meaning of the fashion in
London by observing it every day based on the
weather and the endurance of each person.
(Mohammad Achir Badri Taher)
5. What Does The
Picture Tell You About
Fashion Cultural
Experiences in
London?
I see fashion in a broader way, not only
about the wardrobe but more about the
anything cultural and lifestyle. It’s
interesting to see those lights on in London.
As we know Oxford Street is London’s
busiest shopping street. Throughout the
month of November, London gets
transformed into winter and Christmas
comes to this month in town. It is normally a
huge event (turning festive lights on) in this
shopping street to celebrate Christmas
season. When the street lights on, people
may feel warm and happy inside in winter. It
what “shopping” or “fashion” means for
people, to make us happy and satisfied in
daily life.
(Jinyi Guan )
 Why is this
picture important
to you?
In this photo, I wear a green hat
and stand by the road. To some
extent, this photo represents a
self-breakthrough for me.
Because in China, a green hat
has a very special meaning. A
green hat means that your
boyfriend or girlfriend has
cheated on you. So in China, no
one wears a green hat. It's easy
to be laughed at if you wear it.
But in Britain, it is very different.
Britain is a very inclusive
country, no matter what clothes
you wear, it's your freedom, and
no one will laugh at you for what
you wear. You don't have to care
about what other people think,
you can just be yourself.
The key to London's fashion is
the city's diversity and creativity.
Everyone's work is very
personal, and it's so exciting to
see what people have created
as a result of the culture shock.

(Fei)
Our Notes on Ethic in Research

To observe the diversity of Londoners fashion is easy, just watching

people with their fashion on the street. But to get the full body picture
from one of them is not an easy task, moreover in the busy hours such
as morning rush to the office time. We must stop the people whom we
are interested in fashion first, explain to them, ask their permission to
take a photo of their fashion, and it can offense them.

So we use the photo of ourselves or ask our friend's photo with the
consent. Even if it is an informal consent - by only asking their
permission by the chat in Whatsapp group, not in a formal form. It is a
simple example of practicing consent as a part of ethics in research
design. In this case, our friend consent to participating in our research
with the theme 'fashion in London' by allowing us to use their photo. We
explained our research process and they understood with it so they
agree we use their photos. ***