In the diploma thesis, I have focused on the fashion that surrounds the world around us. I have explored fashion clothing in connection to cultural capital because I wanted to explore the complexity of this occurrence and emphasize the fact that clothes mean more than just a piece of material. My main goal is to transfer the phenomenon of fashion to youth and to link it with their social distinctions and cultural capital. I have chosen youth because they form their identity during this period and are most receptive to the impacts of society and the environment. In theory, I have focused on fashion and its development, its meaning, several functions, and I have also studied various fashion theories. I have approached cultural capital with the help of its link between class and culture and through their boundaries. I have devoted the empirical part to the analysis of the qualitative research, where I have first interpreted findings from the method of observation and later the results of the interviews. As a sample, I have used two well-known schools in Maribor that are geographically close but have different characteristics. The results have showed me that cultural capital affects the way youth dresses and that both differences and similarities exist between high schoolers and vocational school students. Classmates influence individuals fashion preferences at the vocational school, while at the high school they do not. The way of dressing can also be linked to their desires and aspirations for the future.
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