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UNIT B EVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION 2.03 Recognize the relationship between historical events and fashion evolution.

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Page 1: UNIT B EVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION 2.03 Recognize the relationship between historical events and fashion evolution

UNIT BEVOLUTION AND

MOVEMENT OF FASHION

2.03 Recognize the relationship between historical events and fashion evolution.

Page 2: UNIT B EVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION 2.03 Recognize the relationship between historical events and fashion evolution

Mood of the decade• World War II

– Women re-entered the workforce

– Parisian Fashion houses closed their doors due to German invasion of Paris

– American fashion designers emerged

– Shorter skirts– Sloppy Joe sweaters– Bikini introduced

Page 3: UNIT B EVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION 2.03 Recognize the relationship between historical events and fashion evolution

Mood of the decade• World War II (cont.)

– L-85 (General Limitations Order) restricted amount of fabric used in production of apparel.•Designers had to create fashions

that would remain stylish through multiple seasons.

•A new style of suits for women had short skirts and short jackets of twenty-five inches or less in length.

•Sheath evening dresses replaced the long flowing gowns of the thirties.

Page 4: UNIT B EVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION 2.03 Recognize the relationship between historical events and fashion evolution

Mood of the decade• World War II (cont.)

– Restrictions limited use of silk, wool, rubber, metal

– Tailored masculine-looking suit

– The young danced the jitterbug.

Page 5: UNIT B EVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION 2.03 Recognize the relationship between historical events and fashion evolution

Mood of the decade•World War II (cont.)

– Postwar fashion freedom•Women wanted a return to more feminine designs.

•Christian Dior introduced the “New Look” with rounded shoulders, fuller bustlines, and fuller skirts fifteen inches off the ground.

•Paris was re-established as the center of the fashion world.

Page 6: UNIT B EVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION 2.03 Recognize the relationship between historical events and fashion evolution

People who influenced fashion

• Christian Dior—designer of the “New Look”; first to license name

• Norman Norrell—winner of the first Coty American Fashion Critics Award; founder of CFDA

• Cristobal Balenciaga—known for huge evening coats, long, full skirts, pillbox hats, and chemise dresses

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People who influenced fashion

• Jacques Fath—first French designer to export designs to the United States

• Elsa Schiaparelli—known for surreal designs and bold use of color

• Adrian—Hollywood costume designer whose screen fantasies influenced street fashions