Fashion, a general term for a currently लोकप्रिय style या practice, especially in clothing, foot wear या accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person. The और technical term, costume, has become so linked in the public eye with the term "fashion" that the और general term "costume" has in लोकप्रिय use mostly been relegated to special senses like fancy dress या मास्करेड wear, while the term "fashion" means clothing generally, and the study of it. For a broad cross-cultural look at clothing and its place in society, refer to the entries for clothing, costume and fabrics. The remainder of this लेख deals with clothing fashions in the Western world.