Many aspects of the way people dress today are influenced by global fashion trends. How has global fashion become such a strong influence on people’s lives? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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Some argue that many aspects of the way people dress today are influenced by global fashion trends. It is definitelydefinately true. And I think it has both advantages and disadvantages.

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In my opinion, the most important reason why global fashion has become increasingly popularbecame increasing popular is that the fast development of the Internet. People can get popular information onlineonlion easily. Besides, another reason is that modernmorden people have their own personality, and they usuallyusally want to display themselves to other people.

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One important advantage of global fashion is that it can promote economic development. Nowadays, human society is becoming increasingly open and inclusiveincluding, so people have their own rights to chase global fashion, and they actually do that. In most situationssituation, chasing global fashion means consumption, and consumption stimulates the economy.means economy. Consequently, it is a great thing for governments because it can boost the local economy.boost local economy. For instance, the American sneakershoes culture had influenced almost all the countries between 2017 and 2019, including China. At that time , people aged from 14 to 30 deeply fell in love with shoes and they even wanted to spend over 10000 yuan purchasing so called 'limited shoes'. Although it was incredibly crazy, it promoted the economy.

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However, one key disadvantage of global fashion is that people in one country might loselost their own traditional culture. Once people are influenced by exotic fashion trends for a long time, they might not only ignore their own conventional culture but also feel ashamed ofin their culture. For example, in Mongolia, people there are deeply influenced by South Korean culture. Especially girls. they even think traditional Mongolian culture is outdated or worthless.is trash. It is very bad for cultural preservationintroduction.

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In conclution, global fashion makes us express individualitychase our personality and promotes local economy. But it also can damage something significant, like traditional culture. DeleteXijinping is sb 傻逼习近平

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 5.5

The response successfully addresses both aspects of the prompt by explaining reasons for the influence of global fashion and weighing its benefits against its drawbacks. However, frequent errors in spelling and sentence structure distract the reader and weaken the academic tone. To improve, focus on eliminating basic grammatical mistakes and maintaining appropriate language throughout the essay.

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IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TR

Task Response

6.0
Scoring rule

The essay addresses all parts of the task by offering reasons for fashion trends and evaluating positive and negative aspects.

Next step

Ensure all supporting points and examples maintain a formal tone and directly reinforce the core argument.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

6.0
Scoring rule

Information is arranged logically into paragraphs with basic cohesive devices supporting the overall flow.

Next step

Use a wider range of transition words to link ideas more smoothly within and between paragraphs.

LR

Lexical Resource

5.0
Scoring rule

The response communicates basic ideas adequately, but spelling mistakes and imprecise word choices occur repeatedly.

Next step

Review key vocabulary for accurate spelling and replace informal expressions with more appropriate academic phrasing.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

5.0
Scoring rule

A mix of simple and complex structures is attempted, though frequent grammatical errors are present.

Next step

Practice correct verb tenses and clause structures to increase the proportion of error-free sentences.