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The Beginning Of Fashion
History of fashion design refers specifically to the development of the purpose and intention behind garments , shoes and accessories, and their design and construction. The modern industry, based around firms or fashion houses run by individual designers, started in the 19th century with Charles Fredrick Worth who began in 1858, was the first designers to have his label sewn into the garments he created.
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The Golden Age of French Fashion
Between wars a lot of changes happened to clothes that where being sold. Dresses with long trains gave way to above knee styles. Corsets were abandoned and women borrowed their clothes from the male wardrobe and chose to dress like boys. Although, at first, many couturiers were reluctant to adopt the new androgynous(gender neutral or dressing as the opposite sex) style, they embraced them wholeheartedly from around 1925.
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Depression Times
As the 1920s turned into the 1930s, women’s fashion softly evolved from the boyish look of the previous decade into the feminine silhouette of the early thirties. due to the stock market crash in 1929 Severe economic depression that followed for most of the 1930s, fashion had been an escape. Looking to the movies, women and men escaped their difficult daily lives and imagined a carefree and very glamorous life in Hollywood.
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Casual Attire
The 1940s were defined by a clean and slim silhouette with a somewhat military feel. Jackets, blouses, sweaters, and skirts were short and close-fitting, all stocked with the requisite sharp shoulder pads. Long sleeves were out, dresses were casual, and pants became everyday attire. Markets who sold these clothes where also getting more money because depression times where coming to a conclusion.
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Diversity
Fashion in the 1950s was exciting and diverse. There were new colors, fresh silhouettes, and different style options for different personalities. Key designs for the decade included dresses with cinched waists, pencil skirts, poodle skirts, gingham and polka dot garments, cropped sweaters and cardigans, and much more.
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Recognition
Fashion of the 1960s featured a number of diverse trends. It was a decade that broke many fashion traditions, mirroring social movements during the time. New fashion received large amounts of media publicity, and began to heavily influence elite designers and top tier manufacturers. Examples include the mini skirt, culottes, go-go boots, and more experimental fashions, less often seen on the street but eventually became great successes.
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Bellbottoms and Feathers
The Hippie look was the thing of the ’70s. Popular styles included bell bottom pants, frayed jeans, mini skirts, maxi, Tie dye, peasant blouses, and ponchos. Some accessories that will help pull together your early ’70s Hippie outfits are chokers, headbands, scarves, and jewelry made of wood, stones, feathers, and beads. This was a very impactful decade on the fashion industry and a lot of these fashions exist today.
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Cheap Luxury Things
The 1980s were a decade of bold style, colors, and silhouettes. With trends spanning ripped tights and biker jackets, polished oversized blazers and poof skirts and style icons ranging from Joan Jett to Joan Collins, it was one of the most eclectic decades in fashion. Fashion of the 1980s placed heavy emphasis on cheap clothes and fashion accessories that had the look of luxury items and they sold really well.
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Movie Inspiration
At this time a lot of music and tv shoes impacted the fashion industry heavily. Disney was a big clothing inspiration considering Disney in this time was on of its best eras clothes from these shows ranged from shirts to full outfits, Twilight also was a big thing around this time and everyone around this time wanted to be "Bella swan" so simple casual attire was a huge trend.
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Covid Crisis
As per The Business Research Company’s research report on the fast fashion market, the slowed-down economic activity due to COVID-19 across the globe has resulted in a decline in the apparel market demand. The fashion apparel manufacturing industry is experiencing a cut in spending and poor consumer confidence due to fear over coronavirus spread. Many comfortable and casual outfits have been the trend recently.
[link text]https://www.globenewswire.com