The eighties produced some of the most influential men and women in fashion being Madonna‚ Princess Diana‚ Cyndi Lauper‚ Debbie Harry‚ and Michael Jackson. Like never before‚ musicians became fashion icons and trendsetters. The eighties were known for sex appeal for both men and women. For the men‚ tanned chests and open collars were in due to the influence of Miami Vice. The young women of the eighties were seen in leg warmers‚ mini skirts‚ off the shoulder blouses‚ chunky jewelry‚ acid washed
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Fashion for women in the 1920’s She sits lazily draped over a bar stool‚ casually swaying to the persuasive rhythm of West End Blues. She effortlessly pulls on the cigarette in her hand‚ deeply inhaling the smoke and allowing it to slowly escape her deep crimson lips‚ a hazy atmosphere enclosing her. Men cannot resist her whilst women whisper in hushed tones about the inappropriate length of her dress. She sighs‚ tucking her cropped hair behind her ears. She is the modern women- independent and
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The emergence of anti fashion during the 1970’spromoted THE UGLY‚ THE CHEAP‚ THE ORDINARY. Fashion trends are commonly categorized in decades to describe the prominent designs during that particular time period. The 30’s were known as the beginning for admiration of Hollywood and the rise of glamour. (http://www.1930s-fashions.co.uk) The 60’s fashion was directed to the youth and consisted of colorful fabrics and bold designs that eradicated the formal way of dressing. (http://www.buzzle
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The 1800’s was full of different fashion trends‚ from big skirts‚ to natural frames‚ to curves all over. Two seemingly very different decades have many differences and many similarities in their fashion. These decades are the 1840’s and the 1880’s. The 40’s were known for large skirts. The 80’s was known for its large bustles in the back‚ a famous example is in the painting A Sunday on La Grande Jatte which is found in the Chicago Art Institute. There were both similarities and differences in the
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In the early 1900’s clothes were a status symbol. Fashion was more important than comfort. Fashionable ladies enjoyed the grand occasions surrounding the federation of Australian colonies‚ and later the openings of new federal parliament‚ in Melbourne where royalty was going to be in attendance. Society matrons were lucky that the extravagant magnificent dresses of the Edwardian era coincided with Australians own premier events. Women liked to have a pinched waist‚ a big bust with no cleavage showing
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04-07-11 Research In the 1960’s there were several types of fashion types like: the Mods‚ the rockers‚ the oh-so-famous hippies‚-the futuristic space age-ers‚ the school girl baby dolls‚ the “Chanel” wearers ‚ and of course the optical art dressers! So as you can see there are LOTS of fashion types that started in the 60’s. Even some looks we still use today‚ only slightly modified. To help you better understand the styles of the 160’s‚ I will break down each type of style for you
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youthful elegance” (History of 20th Century Women’s Clothing). This was deemed the “Flapper Era” and reigned from the early 1920s to the early 1930s before the Great Depression struck. During the Depression‚ clothing became more conservative‚ taking fashion a step backwards. This was because function had to be chosen over appearance on account of the stock market crashing and most people losing most to all of their money. The 1940s and 1950s were times of war. In the 1940s‚ fabric and other materials
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Modern Era: 1920-1940 During the 1920s‚ clothing styles officially entered the modern era of fashion design. During this decade‚ women began to liberate themselves from constricting clothes for the first time and openly embrace more comfortable styles like pants and short skirts. While popular fashions remained relatively conservative prior to 1925‚ short skirts‚ low waistlines‚ and revolutionary styles of the flapper era characterized the latter half of the decade (Hall 1992). Dresses were made
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Exam Fashion Flow Theories -- The Instrument of Meaning Exemplified as an instrument of meaning‚ the fashion system is a menagerie that takes meaning on an arduous cycle. One that sheds light on how its products are idealized‚ produced‚ adopted‚ and then finally discarded after serving its utilitarian or ideological purpose. Mass communication and other conduits of information dissemination play a role in channeling meaning from its origins to the consumer (McCraken 1986). The fashion system
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SOCIAL THEORY: Goerg Simmel and money 2014 Sociology is defined as the study of humans in their natural habitat. In this current day and age world‚ these ‘natural habitats’ consist of a considerable amount of diversity‚ cultures and ethnic backgrounds‚ religion‚ gender‚ heritage and family history‚ jobs and incomes and many more. Many individuals are unaware that they may be observed by theorists or that they can be and are placed into certain categories such as cultural‚ wealth‚ and class‚ these
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