Published: 2025-06-27

Importance of Trendsetters in Terms of Clothing Style and Fashion Preferences of Young People – Preliminary Research

Mateusz Szast
Media - Culture - Social Communication
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.31648/mcsc.10439

Abstract

The work uses an analytical-synthetic method based on the literature on the subject as well as the results of qualitative pilot studies (structured free-form interviews) conducted among 12 respondents in July 2022. The research problem was formulated in the form of a question: Who are the trendsetters for young people (high school students) in terms of their fashion preferences and dressing style? The starting point of the work was to outline the concepts of trend, trendsetter, fashion, then present the research concept and their results, supplemented by a discussion in the discussed area. According to the respondents, a trendsetter is a person who creates and promotes new trends, a propagator of novelties in the field of fashion and style, an opinion-forming unit influencing its recipient. The respondents did not show the need to follow current fashion trends "blindly", preferring their own, individual style, in which comfort and nonchalance prevail. In most of the cases analysed, young people dressed according to their own preferences, and from trendsetters, they drew inspiration in terms of lifestyle and shaping strategies for everyday behaviour. Many people had trouble clearly naming their own style, and no answers were given for concepts such as smart casual, oversize, dress code, and preppy. Respondents treated trendsetters interchangeably with influencers. In light of literature analyses, there is a shortage of research in the discussed subject area, especially research conducted using combined methods.

Keywords:

trendsetter, trends, fashion, generation Z, lifestyle

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Szast, M. (2025). Importance of Trendsetters in Terms of Clothing Style and Fashion Preferences of Young People – Preliminary Research. Media - Culture - Social Communication, (21). https://doi.org/10.31648/mcsc.10439

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