Kate Moss photographed by Nick KnightThe question of fashion and power is a question of socio-political structures. We can look at what powerful people wear and see some similarities. Below the Queen of England with members of the G-20 in London, 2009. Suits dominate with the exception of the Arabic member in bisht and two women in dresses. But considering fashion & power is not limited to what powerful people wear, it is considering how fashion is used to negotiate power. Fashion-a thing: clothing that is planned by design and aesthetically valued for its construction -a social system: the cycle of popularity (�in fashion�), which includes...
