UNIT B EVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION

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UNIT BEVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION
Twenty-first century

• 2.03 Recognize the relationship between
  historical events and fashion evolution.

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Mood of the decade

• Y2KThe Millennium Bug
• Unclear winner in the United States Presidential
  Election
• Firestone recalled tires
• Microsoft ordered to split
• September 11, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers
• Taliban regime

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Mood of the decade (cont.)

• Anthrax scare
• Invasion of Iraq
• Stem cell research
• Number of AIDS victims rises
• Arnold Schwarzenegger became Governor of
  California
• Recording industry cracked down on people who
  illegally swapped more than 1,000 songs over the
  Internet

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Mood of the decade (cont.)

• Saddam Hussein captured December 13, 2003
• Street wear
• Low-rise jeans
• Slashed T-shirts
• Overtly sexual clothes
• Bling bling (big jewelry)
• Ugg boots

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People who are influencing fashion

• Valentino
• Paris Hilton
• Rappers and Hip Hop artists in music videos
  baggy pants, big jewelry (bling bling) and urban
  wear (Enyce, Rocawear, Baby Phat, Phat Farm)

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People who are influencing fashion (cont.)

• Rappers and Hip Hop artists
• Sean P.Diddy Combs
• Lil Kimincreased the popularity of wearing weave
  and wigs
• Camronincreased the popularity of males wearing
  the color pink
• Jay-Zwearing earrings in both ears

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People who are influencing fashion (cont.)

• Film and popstars
• Britney Spearsbare-midriff tops, skimpy skirts
  and shorts
• Janet Jacksonbare, sexy, metallic, urban
  streetwear

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People who are influencing fashion (cont.)

• Celebrities who have clothing lines
• Beyonce Knowles
• Jennifer Lopez
• Sean Combs
• Russell Simmons
• Jessica Simpson
• Reba McEntyre