Clothing material

100 years history of suit 1920s. Suit seems to be a timeless piece of men clothing. However style of suits not always had been the same. Let’s start our journey by looking that had been trendy in the 20s. It could be said that 20s has been the start point for a modern suit. Because suits became more acceptable as everyday wardrobe rather than purely official clothing, thus it is no surprise that in this period jackets became shorter than before as it made suit much more comfortable to wear.…

fashion trends before going out with friends, women have a variety of styles to choose from compared to men. But there are clothes that can be worn by both men and women and have a stunning effect. Have you heard about “Harem Pants?” It is a clothing style that gives men and women swag whenever they wear it. These pants are also known as a hip hop pants. Since it is referred to as hip hop pants, dancers wear it for many reasons, not only because it is fashionable, but also because of…

shoes deteriorated and fell apart and were no longer in style. This prompted the New Yorker to do some serious inventory of her closet. She revealed that she owned 354 items of clothing. This clothing made up most of her possessions, yet she did not know where the items had come from, what the brands were, or even what material the garments were made out of. Throughout this inquiry, Cline realized that something was very wrong with our consumerism approach. Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost…

geometric shape becoming quite popular. Queen Elizabeth became a fashion icon during her reign, and women would do extreme things in order to imitate her. Laws were even passed that limited what colors and materials you could wear according to your class. In the “Peacock Age”, the wackier your clothing was, the better you were. Noblewomen’s attire had many layers in order to achieve the desired body shape. An inflexible corset was the bottom layer, then a stomacher, a hooped skirt known as a…

However, the exploitation of sustainable fashion development methods and processes is relatively expensive as compared to fast fashion. Actually, sustainable fashion is generally more expensive as compared to clothing created through the use of traditional methods. The increased costs of sustainable fashion are largely attributed to the focus on lessening detrimental effects in the development, production, and shipping of fashion products. This focus increases…

war and simplicity is what differentiated her from other designers in the 20’s and 30’s, even Chanel her biggest competitor her as “Italian artist who makes clothes’ 3. Historical Happenings: Schiaparelli also experimented with lots of different materials like thick square nickel buttons, black shield shaped clips, copper slides and elastic insets in skirts. Some of her famous designs include: • Scarf neck sweater (1927) • Wrap dress (1930) • Glass cape…

Latin how many of you have worn a suit that you bought after going to a store and merely trying it on and subsequently purchasing it because you fit into a certain range of measurements. This in 1820 would have been a novel concept, for the fine clothing business was exclusively reserved for the upper classes of Boston society. This was due to large amounts of work and skill that went into making a custom suit. The process consisted of: basic measurement taking, the original cutting and…

for men in all sorts of clothing. Things came easy for men, but it wasn’t until the 1920s until, “women’s outfits were generally custom-made”; in paragraph 2. “New industrial production techniques were developed, driving supply, and the advertising industry rose in prominence, driving sales. Most importantly, demand was created in the form of rising urban professional class.” This is when clothes catalogs became popular and in demand which made access to new styles of clothing easier. Fresh…

In a world where issues of sustainability are becoming more and more relevant, the eco fashion movement has potential to revolutionize the way Americans view fashion and style. Eco fashion exists as a challenge to the typical approach of purchasing apparel for the season and discarding it soon after-a process called “fast fashion” (Annamma, et al. 1). The eco fashion movement affects multiple stakeholders including its customers, the environment, and overseas garment workers. Understanding the…

The ancient Greeks had many different styles of clothing. Some things always are alway the same for every style, like the women having one floor length piece of fabric wrapped around them, and the men having a knee length tunic of sorts. It may not be as fancy as other cultures, but it was functional and could be restyled. The style and type of the garment depended on who was wearing it, and the job or function the person need to perform. There were several types of garments, based off the…