According to many such as Reed-Danahay, Pierre Bourdieu, a 20th century French sociologist, is recognized as one of the most instrumental sociologists of our age. According to Bourdieu, one's existence is not simply existing but actually finding existence within a social context to find recognition. According to Bourdieu, individuals strengthen and reproduce their social status within a specific class through the use of cultural and social capital. Social capital is defined as a person's association with important connections or involvement within society, while cultural capital is delineated as an individual's level of knowledge, experiences, and education. He argues that social and cultural capital is just as essential as economic capital that can be used to separate oneself from certain castes. Bourdieu uses the notion of habitus, a system of flexible behaviors that take root in individuals through their socialization and which have the ability to influence decision-making. These concepts lead us to Bourdieu's theory of “fields”, which are the different spaces in which levels of social status are organized and reproduced through different forms of capital. An individual's level of status in a field depends on the amount of capital he or she owns. Bourdieu's theories exist in various societies and have become essential to expose one time social status in the world of fashion. London Fashion Week, considered an essential event in the British calendar, successfully examines Bourdieu's concepts of habitus, capital and fields in fashion. There are various rules and limitations that are set for those who enter the confines of the fashion show and only for key people who are m...... middle of paper ...... cognition in a member system that possess economic, cultural resources and social capital. The pressure to look good and fit in with a specific group continues from those who are teenagers to those who are much older. “Accardo (Accardo, 1997), referring to the work of Bourdieu, notes, having a distinct existence means not only existing physically but also socially, 'which means for others, being recognized by others, acquiring importance, visibility' as cited by (Entwistle, J and Rocamora, A, 2006, p. 743). Therefore, Bourdieu's theory is still useful for thinking about fashion today. Bibliography Accardo, A., 1997. Introduction to a Sociologie Critique. Paris: Le Mascaret. Cited from Entwistle, J and Rocamora, A, 2006. The field of materialized fashion: a study of London Fashion Week. London: Sage.Khan, N., 2000. Politics of the Catwalk: Fashion Culture. London: Routledge .