Historical and Artistic Styles

Here are a few images that represent historical styles in fashion
*Fashion from Byzantine Empire -






*Etro - Spring/Summer 09




*Byzantine Empire

**Note the inspiration and co-relation to the textile design and inspiration taken from the historical byzantine fashion

*Balenciaga Fall 09



*Grecian empire -


**Note the draping inspiration taken from the historical Greece costume, however, Balenciaga used this design and draped skirts and pants in this collection

*Alexander McQueen - Fall 08



*Gothic influence - note the similarities in fabric usage and ruffles

Genealogy of a garment - JUMPSUIT

The definition of a jumpsuit is a one-piece garment with sleeve and leg openings. Because of its basic form and shape it was used as a uniform for many people. It served its purpose to aviator pilots, parachuters, skydivers, boilersuits, prison inmate, etc. Throughout the times, it has now taken over the fashion industy and catwalks becoming more and more trendy as the years surpassed, even up until this day.

Here is an image taken in a 1960's black and white ad. This would be considered a jumpsuit - capri because of its length. The form and silhouette is still original - one piece with sleeve and leg opening.


In this picture is the famous Amelia Earhart...here you can see she is wearing an aviator jumpsuit while she stands in front of one her planes. This picture was taken on June 14, 1928.



This picture was taken in the early 1970's of a woman wearing in a colorful palazzo inspired jumpsuit. Colorful prints and palazzo inspired jumpsuits were popular in this era. Jumpsuits were becoming more and more fashionable, but it was still a one-piece garment.



Here is a jumpsuit designed by Thierry Mugler in the 1980's - made in light wool crepe. Designers began to play around with the silhouette by using different fabrics for drapery and soft curves. Again, it is still a one-piece garment


Here are pictures of jumpsuits in the making as of today. Here you see a variety of form and functions that designers are using to come up with more innovative ways to reinvent the jumpsuit. No matter how much the silhouette or look has changed, these garments are still considered jumpsuits because it is still a one-piece garment with sleeve and leg openings. The only difference is that serves more than just a "uniform purpose", but serves as a reinvented classic fashion piece that could possibly never go out of style.

HISTORICAL DRAPED GARMENTS/TAILORED GARMENTS

DRAPED GARMENTS


Here is a great picture depicting the talented Madame Vionnet, known for introducing the bias cut in the 1920's. Her signature silhouette was a form-fitting look w/ dramatic draping effects. (link- http://www.luxchronicles.com)



This is an illustration showing various ways on how to wear a traditional egyptian robe with sash (about 1450 BC). As you can see, it can be interpreted and draped in a variety of ways creating different looks with one special cut fabric.



The various ways on how one can wear a traditional sari silk can be seen here in this painting created by a famous Indian painter named Ravi Varma. Sari silk (usually 4-9 meters) can be draped over the body in many different ways, but most common style is wrapped around the waist and draped over the shoulder, usually worn over petticoat.

TAILORED GARMENTS


Here is the original and famous "new look" established in 1947 by Christian Dior that was featured in his 1947 Spring/Summer fashion show. Harpers Bazaar named it the "new look" because they felt it was new and fresh to the fashion industry which they had yet to see until his fashion show. I consider this a tailored look because it definitely has structure in the silhouette/body.



The geisha apprentice girls depicted here dress slightly different from the geisha women whose title must be earned. The kimono and obi belt create so much structure because the layers of clothing that is underneath and how it is specifically and technically structured - it takes 15 components to create and design this particular type of garment! There is definitely structure in this! (Photo taken in Kyoto, Japan by photographer Michael Reeve March 26, 2004)



Here is a greek traditional military costume. In Athens, Greece they take this type of tradition very seriously and hold much respect and care when men wear this. There is definitely some type of structure in this in the way the men wear this and how body stands upright when wearing it.