DRESS TO EXPRESS NOT TO IMPRESS
Profesor:
Elev:
For centuries individuals or societies have used clothes and other
body adornment as a form of nonverbal communication to
indicate occupation, rank, gender, sexual availability, locality,
class, wealth and group affiliation. Fashion is a form of free
speech. It not only embraces clothing, but also accessories,
hairstyles, beauty and body art. What we wear and how and
when we wear it, provides others with a shorthand to subtly
read the surface of a social situation.
But fashion is not something that exists in dresses
only.Fashion is in the sky,in the street,fashion has to do with
ideas,the way we live,what is happening.
WHAT IS FASHION?
•Fashion is the accepted day to day way of
dressing at a given time. If you see everyone
wearing the same color or style when they
have not been the trend before, such is "in-
fashion."
•Fashion is the total outlook of an individual
of today and only for today. Through fashion
evolves and some styles come back, it only
applys for "now". Even the retro fashion is
never the same. Never has and never will.
Evolution of Fashion
• Who hasn’t heard something
about the most representative
eras of fashion, like 1950’s,
hippie’s age, disco fever, or
grunge? All these ideologies
have made an important
change through the time.
• There is a great evolution
through the fashion of the
1900’s to the 1990’s and it
involves different ideologies,
dress trends, shoes and
hairstyles. I’m going to
mention only the most
representative eras of fashion.
•
At the beginning of 20th century
fashion was incredibly
extravagant, elaborate, ornated.
• During the 1910’s the
fashionable silhouette became
much more lithe, fluid and soft. 1900’s 1910’s
• During the 1920’s corsets were
abandoned and women borrowed
their clothes from the male
wardrobe and chose to dress like
boys.
• During the 1930’s sportswear
became fashionable.
1920’s 1930’s
1940’s 1950’s
-The 1940’s were the era of feminine
glamour in fashion. Women used to use long
elegant dresses and hats of every shape and
size.
-The 1950’s were known for jackets and
shorter skirts.
-In the 1960’s miniskirt and pants became
commonplace for women.The hippie
subcultures emerged.
-1970’s fashion began with a continuation of
the mini skirts, bell-bottoms and
the androgynous hippie look . 1960’s 1970’s
-In the 1990’s oversized t-shirts and
sweatshirts, overalls, wind pants, straight-leg
jeans and baggy jeans were popular.
1990’s
Calvin Klein
Fashion designer Calvin Klein is known for his line of menswear and
womenswear. He also designs home collections, fragrances and cosmetics.
Calvin Klein is one designer that holds the title as “America’s King
of Clothes.” He started his fashion brand back in the early seventies when
he entered the designer jean market, think of the infamous Brooke Shields
ad and has since dominated the fashion world in every possible market.
Calvin Klein is the ultimate in American fashion design and has been able
to give people what they want for decades
Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera is a Venezuelan-American fashion designer, known for her
elegance and class in dressing celebrities around the world. Born to a
wealthy family and coming from a privileged background, her mother
instilled in her passion and discipline that helped her transform into an
elegant woman. During the seventies and eighties, she was quite well
known in Venezuela because of the fact that she was considered to be one
of the best dressed women in the country.
STELLA MCCARTNEY
In 2001, Stella McCartney launched her own eponymous fashion house in a
joint venture with the Gucci Group and debuted her first collection in
October 2001 in Paris. A lifelong vegetarian, Stella McCartney does not
use any leather or fur in her designs. Under the Stella McCartney label, her
collections include women’s ready-to-wear, accessories, lingerie, eyewear,
fragrance and organic skincare. Her first perfume, “Stella”, launched
successfully in 2003.
Stella McCartney now operates 13 stores, including flagships in Manhattan’s
Meatpacking District, London’s Mayfair, LA’s West Hollywood and Paris’
Palais Royal, and recently opened doors in Milan and Beirut. Her
collections are now distributed in over 50 countries through 600 wholesale
accounts including specialty shops and department stores.
Ralph Lauren
• Ralph Lauren is an American clothing designer best known for his
sportswear line Polo Ralph Lauren, the centerpiece of his fashion empire.
The brand he established, Polo, is now one part of an international empire
that includes fragrances, home furnishings, luxury clothing and dining
based on a fantasy aesthetic of upper-crust life.
• Bibliography:
• www.wikipedia.com
• www.fashion.net
• www.fashionbeauty.ro
