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FASHION
Prohibition
Talking Movies
Increasing Prosperity
Dancing (Charleston)
FASHION TRENDS – 1920’S
Chemise Dresses
Short skirts
T-strap shoes
Cloche hats
Costume looks
Edward Molyneaux
Coco Channel
Norman Hartnell
Jeanne Lanvin
1930’S
EVENTS – 1930’S
Depression era
Unemployment, little $
Hollywood influence;
stars and designers
Rayon and acetate fabrics
Wraps
Platform shoes
Vera Maxwell
Mainbocher
Jean Dresses
1940’S
EVENTS – 1940’S
World War II:
government restrictions
Shortage of materials
Emergence of American
designers
Exit France as fashion
source
Crooners: Crosby, Sinatra
Radio, records
Strong nationalism
Common cause
philosophy
FASHION TRENDS 1940’S
Mannish suits, tailored ,
peplum jackets
Padded shoulders
Knee-length straight
skirts
Soft, shoulder-length hair
¾ length coats
Christian Dior
Cristobal Balenciaga
Bonnie Cashin
Adrian
Pauline Trigere
Nina Ricci
1950’S
EVENTS – 1950’S
Baby boom – population
increasing
Korean war
Move to suburbs
Income rising
More imports
Improved transportation,
communications (TV)
Birth of Rock ‘n’ roll
Improved quality of
family life
Increased leisure time
used for sports &
recreation
The station wagon
FASHION TRENDS 1950’S
Classics – shirtwaist dress
Sweater sets
Unisex looks
Sportswear
Capri pants
1950’S DESIGNERS
Hubert de Givenchy
Mary Quant
James Galanos
Donald Brooks
Gucci
Missoni
1960’S
EVENTS – 1960’S
Rise of shopping centers,
boutiques
New technology – stretch
fabrics
Designer names
Woodstock
Antiestablishment
attitudes
Generation gap
Divorce, singles
Drug experimentation
Knits, polyesther
Anne Klein
Geoffrey Beene
Halston
Rudi Gernreich
Emilio Pucci
Valentino
Emanuel Ungaro
1970’S
EVENTS – 1970’S
Equal Rights, Women’s
Lib
Women working outside
the home
Ecology, conservation
Stabilizing economy
Consumerism
1970’S - PUBLIC REACTIONS
Individualism
Back to nature, health
foods, natural fibers
Urban renewal, interest in
cities & their problems
Equal Rights Amendment
Overseas manufacturing
FASHION TRENDS 1970’S
Pantsuits / women
Leisure suits / men
Romantic looks
1970’S DESIGNERS
Bill Blass
Ralph Lauren
Zandra Rhodes
Giorgio Armani
Calvin Klein
Vivienne Westwood
Betsy Johnson
Oscar de la Renta
Bob Mackie
Norma Kamali
1980’S
EVENTS – 1980’S
Computer explosion
Music videos
Yuppies
Birth of MTV
Licensing arrangements
1980’S - PUBLIC REACTIONS
Buy home computers
Michael Jackson, youth
hero
Entrepreneurship
Day-care centers
Graffiti art
London influence – Punk,
Boy George, Culture
Club
Patriotism
Proliferation of malls
FASHION TRENDS 1980’S
Punk hairdos
Androgynous dressing
Backpacks as fashion
Christian Lacroix
Gianni Versace
Tommy Hilfiger
Issay Miyake
Michael Kors
Karl Lagerfeld
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Liz Claiborne
1990’S
EVENTS – 1990’S
Gulf war
Economic recession
High-tech industry
growth
Rise of terrorism
NAFTA, GATT
Cellular phones
proliferate
Sex and the City
1990’S - PUBLIC REACTIONS
Expansion of companies
overseas
Business failures,
consolidations &
takeovers
Casual Fridays
Proliferation of foreign
manufacturing
FASHION TRENDS 1990’S
Grunge
Retro
Chunky shoes
Rise of vintage
Innerwear as outerwear
Layering
Decade of the supermodel
Slip dresses, chinos
Image & branding more
important than style
change
1990’S DESIGNERS
Isaac Mizrahi
John Galliano
Vera Wang
Marc Jacobs
Prada
Alexander McQueen
Tom Ford
Narcisco Rodriguez
Jil Sander
2000’S
EVENTS – 2000’S
Expansion of
communication
technology
September 11th terrorist
attacks
Emergence of the Euro
2000’S - PUBLIC REACTIONS
Online shopping
Merchant/vendor data
sharing
2000’S – FASHION TRENDS
Mixing color, texture and
pattern
Short layers over long
Nicolas Ghesquiere
Stella McCartney
Proenza Schouler
Roberto Cavali
Peter Som