Fashion Headline (FH): What is the relationship between the thinking of the speakers at Women in Society and the changes in fashion? Editor-in-Chief Kaori Tsukamoto (K): In the 1980s, when the Equal Employment Opportunity Law for Men and Women was enacted, people still had a fixed set of values, and their goal was to advance their careers and change the world around them. But that's not the case anymore. Our guests today, Change.org Japan Director Emi Harris Suzuki, Human Rights Watch Japan Director Kanae Doi, and Ecotwaza CEO Reina Otsuka, have shown that there are ways to contribute to society, and ways to work that allow you to pursue what you love without working for a large company. In other words, options have expanded. Editorial Director Valerie Tranian (V): Fashion has changed along with the evolution of women's working styles. Looking at fashion in the 1970s and 1980s, the career woman was prominent, and fashion imitated men's fashion. Designers were also conscious of active women and masculine fashion. However, I think that women are now embracing feminine fashion and becoming more active. It's safe to say that dress codes have disappeared. Rather than working as hard as men, women are working in a way that makes the most of their unique characteristics. As a result, fashion has become more natural and feminine. I think the most important thing is for each woman to have her own unique style. K: Fashion is now in an eco-friendly era, and we're approaching it from a different perspective. Fashion is also connected to society. For example, taking environmental issues as an example, designers like Stella McCartney have emerged who only use eco-leather and eco-fur for animal welfare reasons. The future of fashion is an era of high and low fashion, with expanded options. Another trend is that society and the environment are now intertwined with women's style, and a relaxed lifestyle is becoming mainstream in both fashion and lifestyle. In other words, lifestyle and fashion are becoming intertwined. Furthermore, rather than relying on what others think is good, we are free to choose what we think is good, and it can be said that we are in an era of being particular about our own individuality. Google executive Iwamura, who spoke at the Women in Society event "Innovation and the Future of Women," also spoke highly of the "work style that suits you."
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