subject: why people like new and nice dress? [print this page] Fashions may vary considerably within a social according to age, social class, grnaration, occupation, and grography as well as over time. If, for example, an older person dresses according to the fashion of young people, he or she may look ridiculous in the eyes of both young and older people. The terms 'fashionista' or fashion victim refer to someone who slavishly follows the current fashions.