Fashion, a general term for a currently populaire style ou practice, especially in clothing, foot wear ou accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person. The plus technical term, costume, has become so linked in the public eye with the term "fashion" that the plus general term "costume" has in populaire use mostly been relegated to special senses like fancy dress ou mascarade 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 article deals with clothing fashions in the Western world.