Advanced Fashion: Standard 1 History of Fashion

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Advanced FashionStandard 1History of Fashion

• Created by Kris Caldwell
• Timpanogos High School
• (There is also a powerpoint created by Fashion
  Marketing for this standard)

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Fashion History

• How do we find out about historical fashion?
• Actual Garments
• Old Paintings
• Fashion Publications
• Photographs
• Written Publications
• People dressed according to what society allowed
  for the social classes.
• The industrial revolution of the 1800s fostered
  new inventions. With the invention of the sewing
  machine, clothing could be mass produced.

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Influential People in Fashion History

• Elizabeth I Queen of England 1558-1603
• She wore
• Ruffs (large, round collar)
• Epaulets (Shoulder ornaments)
• Jeweled wigs
• Plucked forehead and brows
• Corsets
• Hoop Skirt (Farthingale)

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Influential People in Fashion History

• Louis XIV King of France 1643-1715
• He sent dolls to every European court, sow they
  would know about Paris fashions.

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Influential People in Fashion History

• Marie Antoinette Queen of France 1775-1793
• Used paste to whiten and stiffen her hair to
  extreme heights.
• Excessive fashion

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Influential People in Fashion History

• George Bryan Beau Brummel
• Led trends for men in the early 1800s
• His style is known as Dandyism (a style of
  dress and a lifestyle that celebrated elegance
  and refinement in the 1800s)
• Included Straight posture, well-fitting
  clothes, top hat, tailcoat, and white gloves.

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Influential People in Fashion History

• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
• Americas First Lady in the early 1960s
• Famous for Pillbox hats and ¾ length sleeve
  suits

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Influential People in Fashion History

• The Beattles
• Trendsetting British rock band
• Came to America in 1964
• Mop-top Hairstyles
• This was extreme hairstyles for the early 1960s

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Early 1900s

• S Curve Shape
• Saggy Chests
• Corsets were disappearing

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1920s

• Coco Chanel introduced sportswear and trousers
• Flappers young, independent minded,
  free-spirited women who wore short skirts and
  hairstyles.

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1930s
Movie Stars set the fashions Invention of
Nylon, women loved nylon stockings Great
Depression slowed fashion trends
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1940s

• World War IIFabric shortages
• Shorter skirts and more use of synthetic fabrics,
  like rayon.
• Simple stylesbeing patriotic

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1950s

• After the war, women returned to feminine roles.
  
• Christian Dior introduced the New Look (long
  hemlines, narrow shoulders, tight bodices and
  long, full, or narrow skirts)

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1960s

• Youth movement
• Hippie style
• Middle and Far East influences (bright colors,
  peasant embroidery, cheesecloth, safari jackets)
• Mod look (mini skirts, gogo boots)
• British Invasion

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1970s

• Disco Style (lame fabrics, leopard prints,
  jumpsuits)
• Punk Fashion (Doc Marten shoes, safety pins,
  chains, frayed clothing)
• Feminist Movement (Women wearing pantsuits)

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1980s

• Power Look for working women (shoulder pads)
• Synthetic Fabrics (Spandex)
• Athletic clothing
• Bright colors

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1990s

• More casual styles
• Grunge style (messy, uncombed, disheveled)