influence in the fashion industry and is used by many designers. Some of the most interesting and unique designs have been inspired by historical fashion. For example Vivienne Westwood designed the “Mini Crini” for her Spring-Summer 1985 collection. In 1998 Yohji Yamamoto created a wedding dress inspired by a picture of a women in a crinoline being dressed. Alexander McQueen had taken a lot of inspiration throughout his years and has featured elements of the dark ages in his designs. Alexander McQueen
In this essay I will be looking into background of Alexandra McQueen and Givenchy and how and where they started in the fashion industry I will be explaining how their designs have influenced the fashion trends of today with their unique styles through Social media and how they have modified their collections for the mainstream retail industry. Lee Alexander McQueen was born on the 17th March 1969 and died on the 11th February 2010. Alexander McQueen was born in Lewisham, London, to Scottish parents
In this essay I will be comparing two modernism fashion designers Christian Dior and Elsa Schiaparelli. Both designers were ahead of their time and had a feminine quality to their designs. During the Second World War clothing was restricted because the aim was to conserve scarce resources while also retaining some element of style. The clothes that were designed using the Utility scheme do not have any historical or cross-cultural influences. Both designer had a feminine style. They are both considered
ambiguous roles of homosexuals in the social spaces and fashion industry. This essay seeks to explore, defining and discuss gender and heteronormativity in the context of homosexual in the fashion industry, it will also examine social spaces by referring to Melissa Steyn and Mikki van Zyl (2009).This research will be observing one of the class mates in contextual studies III to identify gender performance and behaviour. Furthermore the essay will collect evidence by conducting research on gender
output to someone. The supply networks include the network of suppliers’ supplier and customers’ customer and so on. Suppliers of the organization will be having their own supplier and customers will be having their own customers. Supply network is a design of temporal and latitudinal processes carried out at facility nodes and over distribution links, which adds value for customers through the manufacturing and delivery of products. It comprises the general state of business
have evolved together with the transformation of the society. The way chair interact with human in daily life and the intention of chair’s being have become a transitional concept, which influences the transformation of chairs. In this occasion, the essay will discuss the significance of Jean Prouvé’s Standard Chair (Chaise Standard Demontable). Chaise Standard Demontable, which literally translates to Standard Chair from French to English, is one of the very first chairs that utilize flexible and
principles of good type design vary over time, from being natural, visually pleasing to useful and creative. However, there is another indispensable element that alongside those tenets, that is sustainability. It becoming an essential element that cannot be ignored, especially at a time when digital type design has created an unlimited supply of type styles derived from the past masterworks and contemporary inventions due to the multiplied possibilities and flexibilities. Sustainable design, mostly, is about
were changing, fashion was no different. During and after World War II, different styles were being introduced for both men and women including the people in the military. Clothing became more stylized and glamorous for women, men’s clothing lagged in having drastic changes and military outfits became both more protective and more professional (depending on the type of uniform). This is all proven by the contents of this essay and created for a better understanding of how fashion was impacted by
This essay will be focusing on the statement made by John E. Vollmer, “Cultural authentication in dress is a process of assimilation through which a garment or an accessory external to a culture is adopted and changed. With this change, over time, the artifact becomes a vital, valued part of the adopting culture’s dress”. In this argument, will look at this process with three examples. There will be three different example: ear and facial piercings in the current world for aesthetic purposes, a fashion
Introduction Uniqlo is a Japanese brand and Asia’s biggest clothing retailer, as well as the third most pro table fashion brand in the world, only behind industry rivals Zara and H&M (Industry Ranking, 2017).This brand targets a wide range of consumers and promotes timeless fashion to them. In just two decades, Uniqlo grew from a single suburban retail outlet in Hiroshima, Japan, to the fashion behemoth that it is today, with agship stores in every major global city (Lee, 2016). Despite the global economy