Fashion: Past & Present

Demetria GarnerEnglish IV

11 April 2011

Fashion from 1930’s

• Influenced by Wall Street Crash • women sewed more• Necklines were lowered• Reckless spending was over• Full skirts =small waist & hips

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Fashion Machines Present• fully fashion knitting machine• Newer model• Made in china• 200 sets per month• Transported by sea

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First Fashion Machine• Eli Whitney (1765-1825)• American Pioneer• Invented cotton grin• Separate fibers from seeds• Increased cotton production eoearth.org

Fashion Machine Past

• Invented in 1793• Seed subdivision• Bagged 50lbs of string daily• Purified short-stapled cotton• Many duplications

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Fashion

• The prevailing style or custom, as in dress or behavior.

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Fashion From 1800’s

• Women wore long dresses• With designs from Greeks & Romans• This was new elegant style• Men’s pants flattered waist• Were comfortable

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Fashion From 1900’s

• Dresses still made in 2 pieces• Snug and very fitting• Corsets were worn• Women started using press fasteners• Clothes more in tune with clothes

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Fashion from 1960’s

• Conservative, ladylike, proper• No short skirts• Gloves for evening and social

occasions• Petticoats and girdles.• Pants were for sport or play

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Fashion from 1970’s

• shift dresses, flared skirts• big bell bottom jeans• Disco themed clothes with

sequines• age of free spirit• Some of the styles have come

back

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Fashion from 1980’s

• Women wore pants more• Pants were fitted• Less conservative• More culture• More street less elegant

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Men’s fashion for 1980’s: Blacks

• Loud flashy suits• Big platinum jewelry• large ornamental belt

buckles• ornamented zip-up hoodies• More “hip hop” looksabasfashionsourcebook.blog

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Fashion from 1990’s

• More identity• hip-hop-inspired oversized

jeans• body piercings• Tattooing• Overalls and baggy t-shirts

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Fashion of today

• Short skirts• More revealing• Less hip hop• More fitted• More style

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Hairstyles from 1950’s

• Were curled• Had pinups • Were all similar• Were for modern house wife• Are much different from

today

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Hairstyles from 1970’s: Whites

• Was worn mostly by whites• Hair was flipped back• Most people copied• Blonde was popular• Similar to styles today

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Hairstyles 1979’s: Blacks

• Found pride in culture & identity• Inspired by black power movement• Men & women wore afros• Picked highest height• Showed self esteem

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Hairstyles from 1980’s

• Ponytails were tragic• Often pulled back 2 tight• Tied at an angle • Were very high• Very fashionable

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Hairstyles for Men: Blacks

• hi-top fade• Symbolized golden era of hip hop• African American teens• Was very popular• Was gone by 1997

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Hairstyles of today

• Wide range of styles• Weave is popular• Different colors • Very artistic• Different from 80’s

Coco Chanel

• legendary fashion icon• Coco was born on August 19, 1883• learned how to sew in an orphanage • first designer to say “buh bye”• Great perfume

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Beyonce

• House of Dereon• represents the three generation of

women• Deréon's tagline is

"Couture.Kick.Soul• first introduced on Oprah’s show• Made for women with curves

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Work cited

fashionbombdaily.comstylecheckup.comstylecheckup.comblacktoptens.comerastyles.com2threads.comeoearth.org

Hairstyles from 1800’s

• up-swept hair styles• often wore hair sculpted• Styled decadent creations for

special occasions • used hair pieces that were

curled • ornamental combs were

essential erastyles.com