Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1900-1909
CHARLES FREDERICK WORTH (Father of fashion)
Introduced yearly fashion show (Word flair)
JEANNE PAQUIN
Added Laces, Pads and Ostrich Feather to her dress.
Decorated hat.
1910-1919
MADELEINE VIONETT (Queen of bias)
She gave a unique(diagonal) cut on her dress
Her focus was more on the comfort rather than luxury.
Invented bias cut (unique technique of cutting).
1920-1929
Geometric pattern .
Underwear wear very important.
Silk was replaced by Rayon .
1930-1939
ELSA SCHIAPERILLI
Shoe cap hat (revolutionary stple).
Pants for women .
1940-1949
Short supply of fabric.
Good headgears and accessories became very important.
Rationing fabric shop in London.
Marilyn Monroe
Fashion icons
Pierre Balmain
Cycling was very common.
For working women pleated shirt, swater and white shocks .
1950-1959
CHRISTION DIOR
Luxurious dress (threatical gown
COCO CHANNEL
French fashion designer .
Quotes Fashion Fades , Only Style Remains The Same.
1960-1969
Swing 60’s
Leather Jackets
Safari suit, Transparent dresses
Cosmo naught look (French designer)
ANDRE COURREGES
1970-1979
ISSEY MIYAKE
Japanese designer
Polyester and Synthetic
ANTI-FASHION
NIGHT PLATFORM BOAT
UNISEX CLOTHING WAS POPULAR
1980-89
Stock market collapsed in 1987
Decades of contrasts
Diana (wedding 1971)
Margaret Thatcher (Briten PM)
Very shortcut hair
Classic suit
Relaxed buiseness like appearance.
France designer