英語検定ライティング準１級（第33回）

タイトル「服装の流行についていくのは重要か？」

Yes, this suggestion can be acceptable.
Some reasons make this opinion supportable.

服装が売れる時にいろんな人が財政的に助かる。製造業者も運送業者も小売業者も収入を得ることができる。逆に言えば、売れなければ彼らは生活に困るのだ。
Various kinds of people obtain profits when clothes are purchased by consumers, which helps them financially such as manufacturers, carriers, retailers and so on.
Otherwise, they couldn’t lead a stable life.

服装が売れる時に大きな役割を果たすのが広告業界だ。テレビや雑誌やインターネットで積極的に宣伝されなければ、それらの商品の存在が知られることはない。
Advertising companies play an important role when clothes are bought by customers.
The existence of commodities cannot be known to people if they aren’t advertised on TV commercials, on the Internet or in the magazines.

そのCMの中で商品を目立たせるのは有名な芸能人だ。彼らの役割は大きく、だからこそ彼らの収入も大きい。お互いに依存し合っているとも言える。
In such advertisements, famous celebrities play vital parts to make the clothes look cool, cute or elegant.
Naturally, they can gain large income, in other words, those involved in clothing business help each other.

服の流行は毎年変わる。変わらなければ、前年のものを着ればいい。となると服は売れない。その傾向を周知させるのも広告業界の大きな役割である。
The fashion trend will change every year, otherwise, we wear the same clothes as we purchased the previous year, which doesn’t enable them to be sold.
Advertising companies have an important responsibility to make the changes known to the public.

経済不況の中で服もリユースが重視され、古着屋の存在も安定して多い。だがアパレル産業に関わる人たちが生活を守るには、流行を追いかける消費者が必要だ。
During the economic recession, reusing old clothes are emphasized, and the number of secondhand shops is stable.
A large number of consumers, however, who follow the fashion trend are necessary for people involved in fashion business to keep their life stable.

These reasons make the question titled above favorable.