Society is constructed in such a way that some people become inferior to others because of the way society treats certain individuals. Fashion has become a catalyst that leaves a gap between the lower class and the upper class; this highlights the aspect of social structure as it classifies categories of people into a hierarchy, (Macious & Plummer, 2008). Bourdieu's concepts of field, habitus, social capital and cultural capital provide an illustration of the elite and the lower class in terms of their taste in fashion. This essay consists of three parts; the first part will examine London Fashion Week applying Bourdieu's concepts, the second will describe the different types of capital required for elite women to enter the "secret club" of Haute Couture and determine whether the garments worn are used as conspicuous consumption or as cultural capital, and finally this essay will examine whether clothes are still a sign of distinction or have lost their social meaning. According to Macionis & Plummer, 2008:264 they define the field as a “relatively autonomous space in which social relations organize themselves. These relationships are often economic, social, cultural and symbolic,” while habitus is defined as “our learned social habits that lead people to behave in certain ways.” Social capital is being a member and being involved in social networks; this is evident when it comes to people who have good connections and networks. Unlike cultural capital which refers to people who wield power and status because of their educational credentials. In London Fashion Week, Bourdieu's concept that elite people recognize each other and ignore those who pretend to be rich applies (Entwistle & Rocamora,2006). In order for one to be recognized on... middle of paper... one needs to be presentable in terms of fashion, as other people might discriminate against you when you wear certain clothes that don't match their class. However, usually upper class people associate with upper class people, so Bourdieu's theory is useful in today's fashion. In conclusion, history in terms of fashion has changed according to social changes and industrial revolutions around the world (Macious & Plummer, 2008 ) so people are obsessed with fashion as fashion places a person in a certain class which tends to appreciate according to one's field, habitus, social, cultural, symbolic, economic and cultural capital.BibliographyCline,E .Overdressed http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=Wqkg06fV8q8 Entwistle,J &Rocamora A.2006. London College of FashionMacions, JJ &Plummer K.2008.Sociology: a global introduction. Prentice Hall: Pearson