It is impossible to discuss fashion of the 1940s in the United States and Europe without considering the impact of World War II. World War II dominated all aspects of society, including fashion. The need to conserve resources forced the implementation of strict limits on the types of clothing which could be produced. In the 1940’s, fashion wasn’t the top story—World War II was. Each soldier needed weapons and clothing, thus the factories on both sides of the Atlantic had to start devoting themselves
WWII CLOTHING Clothing during the 1940’s was very groundbreaking, and also very inventive. The clothing was a bore it didn’t have much detail the colors were plain all the clothing people wore they were similar to one another most of the styles stayed the same during the time period. Even though most of the clothing was plain and simple with hardly any color, the types of clothing worn during WWII resembled what went and happened around that period. On December 7, 1942 Germany had invaded Norway
man’s closet. It defines one’s personality and tells who you really are. Evolved through the years and available in different styles, they say a ‘perfect suit’ is hard to find. But if you do so, it’s like that you have reached the vantage point in fashion. For a generation, the suit has become an unappealing prospect, a dull and daily uniform or a stuffy historical costume only for a formal occasion. But little doe one know the history and methodology involved in creating, what we calla ‘modern suit’
of jukeboxes and vinyl records? Or an image of teenagers gathered at a drive in theater? What both scenes have in common is that your mind drifts back to the golden age of America and the glamour associated with it. The famous fashion designer Coco Chanel once quoted, “Fashion fades, [but] only style remains the same.” B. Revealed Object and Speaker Credibility: Arguably, the staple piece for any vintage wardrobe is the saddle shoes. For one who identifies with the vintage culture, saddle shoes
which stands for Hennes and Mauritz was grounded in Sweden 1947 by the founder Erling Persson. The concept was affordable fashion that keeps updated with the newest trends. It was a new concept at the time and has since then been following H&M trough all the years. At the start, H&M was only focusing on fashion for women but has since then expanded their assortment of fashion for men, babies, youth and even home styling. Today H&M has 4,553 stores in 69 countries which make them one of the biggest
operates at a frantic pace. Fast fashion is a term that is applied when fashion is created using the quickest and cheapest possible methods in order to churn out as much. Fashion and handcraft is a challenge when comes together in today's open market because fashion changes and it is a task reciprocate the amount of hard work that undergoes to make design happen with time and speed at which fashion changes. The element of handcraft brings a distinctive edge to the fashion and makes it more bespoke and
Mediterranean sea, and learn more about the culture of countries bordering it. My last traveling goal is going to New York city and attending Fashion Week . I have always had a love for fashion ever since I can remember. Ever since I was in about third grade, one of my best friends, Victoria, and I have been creating and upcycling articles of clothing. Attending Fashion week is honestly one of my greatest aspirations that i will most definitely achieve, hopefully more than
media plays into this search by advertising clothing as pieces that will make us stand out from one another. Fashion has become an extremely influential factor in developing an identity for ourselves. With constant new trends and styles it can be challenging to keep up with what society establishes is the best. Fashion is supposed to make a different statement for each and every person. Fashion, in a way, has gone from helping women express themselves to controlling them in many ways. Our society has
The costume and the hair design are an important part of bringing life to the year 1912. The high-class passengers were dress expensive beautiful clothes. For dinner, they wore the most elegant and formal attire. The women wore an evening gown with no hat, satin or leather shoes, fan, opera bag, and with long white gloves. The men wore white tie with tailcoat, piquet waistcoat and bow tie. The lower class women wore clothes that were less extravagant and simple. The skirts was long and dark, the
Over the past 50 years, our sense of style has evolved tremendously. With the evolution of fashion has come dress codes and what this society thinks is appropriate clothing choices. This article definitely showed how women need to stop feeling degraded by other people, equality between women and men, and also how us women should have a voice in what we want to wear. This article by Stephanie Hepburn entitled “How to Stop Policing Girls” mainly focused on how girls and women are policed for the