Maria-Luisa (dite Coré) - StumbleUpon. Irenebrination: Notes on Architecture, Art, Fashion and Style: February 2011. Fashion has gone through dramatic transformations in the last 30 years.
The greatest changes to the fashion system were probably brought by the Japanese wave. Kenzo and Issey Miyake gained international acclaim in the '70s and, in the following decades, the tradition continued with the arrival on the scene of a new generation of designers, comprising Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto. Through their work they challenged the most established principles of Western fashion, twisting, altering and morphing the shape of the body. The exhibition “Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion” - on until tomorrow at London’s Barbican Art Gallery but then reopening in Munich - moves from this main point to explore also the work of the newest generation of designers hailing from Japan.
If you’re heading there today, you’ll actually also get the chance of joining in a design class on flatness and form with designer Julian Roberts focusing on innovative pattern cutting techniques. Lijit Search. The world's 1st fashion sketchbook. Blog move to Fashionary Hand~ The Fashionary blog is revamped to become Fashionary Hand.
It talks about fashion illustrations, sketches, and process. Please update your bookmark :) Last Day of Christmas Shipping 2012 Europe France Germany Italy The Netherlands Portugal Spain Switzerland United Kingdom America. Isaac Mizrahi on fashion and creativity. 1920′s Fashion – Women’s Dress and Style. We have now updated this popular post to a much more in-depth and fully illustrated page – A Concise Illustrated History of 1920s Women’s Fashion !
Also if you’re a fan of the 1940s, read the concise history of fashion – 1940 to 1949. They’re entertaining and an educational read and packed with oodles of imagery and links. Each is a BIG page – so give them a few seconds to load. It was the Jazz Age, peopled by the bright young things who had lived, fought through and survived the First World War ; Class and gender distinction were being slowly erased ; an Economic post war boom was in full swing; it was the age of consumerism, the age of modernism and for the newly emancipated woman – it was the beginning of real tangible freedom of self expression. Two Flappers -Photo – 1928 Mexico – National Geographic They are forever captured in the many digitized Art Deco pages of Art-Gout-Beaut, Femina and La Gazette Du Bon Ton, and the flickering silent screen era of the Hollywood vamp. 3.
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From charming headbands, to handy handbags and marvelous make-up, our amazing assortment of unique accessories are sure to add flair to any look. Feel like your simple frock is missing something? Our cute accessories will transform your look from so-so to super chic in no time! Layer on a retro printed scarf and a braided, faux leather More Feel like your simple frock is missing something? Add statement jewelry and eye-catching hair accessories to refresh your daily outfits. It's time to accessorize! Close. Untitled. Costume gallery. Titanic fashion, 1912 « Madame Guillotine. I’m fascinated by the Titanic – are you? I’m horrified by the terrible tragedy, of course but also can’t help but be enthralled by the glamour of the elegant interiors and, of course, the exquisitely dressed passengers. I love looking at pictures of the artifacts that have been brought up from the bottom of the ocean and am actually watching a film about the Titanic as I write this now.
No, not that one, a black and white one. Here’s some pictures of clothes that date from 1911-12 in the collection of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Of course, Downton Abbey fans may like this too as the series starts in 1912 just after the sinking of the Titanic… Mme Jeanne Paquin, evening dress, 1912. American day dress, 1912. Mme Jeanne Paquin, evening gown, 1912. Jeanne Hallée, afternoon dress, 1912. House of Drécoll, day dress, 1912. Herbert Luey, evening dress, 1912. Callot Soeurs, evening dress, 1910-12. Style Addict: The Druggie Look of "Christiane F."