miércoles, 17 de marzo de 2010

Fashion design in the 20th century






In 1900


The most important change may have been the struggle of women against social and political constraints.The corset disappeared and became the natural shape of women being able to show their legs.




In 1910


The Silhouette became much more straight , change in their underwear: no corset, bra born, skirts narrow skirts .Hats are wide shape is an inverted triangle, the emerging V-neckline.




In 1920


The woman starts to become present in areas where it was not right for a woman to undertake activities that were aimed at men, including sports, was fashionable tennis, golf, polo, swimming, even sporting were fashionable costume designs were very distinctive and daring for its time.




In 1940


This is the decade of war and this is evident in fashion: the tissues become poor, girls dressed in uniforms of city, jacket dresses, with a minimum of material.Lenth rises below and popularizes the tights, but still very scarce.The look is militarized.


In 1960, a British designer Mary Quant gives the world to talk about when he presents his summer collection.A major attraction is the miniskirt, a model of skirt that came to be 15 centimeters above the knee.The hippie costume is another change. Hippies first appears at the clothes worn by protest groups against the war at the time. Because of the Vietnam War, many young people reveal themselves to peace.Another apparence: Twiggy is the world's first supermodel: a skinny kid with the face of an angel who become an icon.



In 1980, The clothes of 1980 are highly controversial and that's why they are so popular. Inspired by the punk movement, men started wearing earrings for the first time. Long hair also was most fashionable . The hair of women is somewhat bulky, but the 80 men began to produce their hair as women with gel and other products to give a more eccentric look.


In the decade that follows a unisex trend, ie typically female fashion, borrows some elements of men's clothing, especially pants.