History of Dress & TextilesATD 426

By Katy Wright

Journal

Mini Me

Hat Trick

Mini skirts are making a comback in a major way. Influenced by the 1960’s mini Pixie Lott, pictured on left, shows off her mini with clas-sic black tights and a black button up sheer blouse. The similar look from the early 1960’s, pictured left, shows a mini in a very similar silhouette with black tights and a black sweater. I think it’s safe to say that the mini is here to stay.

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Turbans have risen in popularity within the last year. The photo on the left is an image captured by street style photographer and blogger The Sartorialist. The im-age on the right is a Vogue cover from July 1965 when turbans were at their height of popularity. The modern turban has thus far been styled much more simply than that on the Vogue cover.

Screen Siren

Riding Time

Since 1961 when the film Break-fast at Tiffany’s was shown on the silver screen Audrey Hep-burns iconic style in the film has been imitated. The photo on the left shows a modern take to the classic. Complete with oversized sunglasses and jacket and bag draped over the arm. The slit up the leg of the black dress adds a moderness to the look. This screen siron look is one that is sure to continue to influence fashion throughout the years.

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The image on the left is a mod-ern take on the classic 1800’s women’s riding outfit. The jacket is tailored to be fitted and tight very similar to that in the image on the right. The image on the right is a riding suit called an Amazone from about 1810. The tightly tailored jacket is a style that is still very popular today for women’s work wear and casual dress.

Power Hour

Leather Lust

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The women’s power suit took it’s shape in the 1980’s. With a more manly, loose, strong shouldered cut. The image on the right is an example of dif-ferent patterns available during the 1980’s for women’s suits. The image on the left is Mary-Kate Olsen wearing the mod-ern version of the 1980’s power suit. With a looser and longer cut she brings the suit jacket into a modern relevance while still being able to see where its influence came from.

The image on the left is a Zac Posen leather dress. Very similar to the leather influ-ence of the 1970’s in the punk rock genre. The image on the right is an example of the punk style of the 1970’s. Very heavy emphasis on leather and a very rocker look.

Fantastic Flare

Walking Tall

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The 1970’s was hippy heaven. Jeans were the uniform of the de-cade and flares were the most popular of the genre. The image on the left shows the modern take on the style while still keeping it’s classic feel. The image on right is the cover for Carole King’s 1971 album showing the the fashion of the time.

Wedged front heels that gained popularity in the 1970’s are back with a vengance. The modern version are more sleek and sophisiticated than their predecessors and have crossed over from solely dress wear to casual wear.

Platform Pleasure Another popular shoe style from the 1970’s was the platform. This shoe style has made a comeback as well, it seems that lately the attitude is the higher the better. The pair on the right are a modern pair very similar to the vintage pair on the right.

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Fancy PantsColorful legwear is a trend that has re-emerged in the last couple of years. The LIFE Magazine image on the right is from the 1970’s. The women are wearing brightly colored and designed tights. The cur-rent day image on the right is a woman wearing a brightly knit woven fair isle legging similar to the tights in the LIFE image.

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