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1920's
•the year it was designed
- The era is the 1920's
•who designed it
- There wasnt just one designer, however the main designers were: Bouffant. Coco Chanel, Jeanne Lanvin and Jean Patou.
•some key features
- The key features about this era was that most dresses were flapper dresses, they often included feathers, beads and sequins and were also black and white.
•what inspired the development
- The 1920's fashion was evolved between both of the world wars and countries wanted a change. -
1930's
•the year it was designed
- The era is 1930
•who designed it
- Main designers in this decade were Elsa Schiaparelli and Madeleine Vionnet.
•some key features
- Most women wore elegant outfits including: gloves, knee length dresses, hats and small bags.
•what inspired the development
- As this was the year of the depression, designers kept each look very simple. -
1940's
•the year it was designed
- The decade was the 1940's
•who designed it
- main designers include Vera Maxwell and Bonnie Cashin
•some key features
- high waisted trend started, knee length skirts worn with blazers and hats were also worn.
•what inspired the development
- Outfits werent as creative in this era as it was during a world war and most designers shut down their buissness' during this time. -
1950's
•the year it was designed
The decade was the 1950's
•who designed it
- main designers included: Cristóbal Balenciaga, Hubert de Givenchy, and Pierre Balmain
•some key features
- main key features were big petticoats, full looking skirts and floral patterns.
•what inspired the development
- World War II had ended by this decade so once finished we started to see more colour being used and worn. -
1960's
•the year it was designed
- the decade was the 1960's
•who designed it
- The main designers were Mary Quant and Barbara Hulanicki.
•some key features
- Skirts became shorter in this era making stockings popular, colour was also being used more and more.
•what inspired the development
- As time went on designers decided fashion should too, therefore hemlines were raising and daring fashions were being worn. -
1970's
•the year it was designed
- The decade was the 1970's
•who designed it
- Main designers include Kenzo Takada and Sonia Rykiel.
•some key features
- mid thigh skirts and shorts, bell bottomed, frayed jeans, kaftans, tie die and indian inspire scarves were all worn.
•what inspired the development
- Hippy fashion was very in, in this season. It was casual and colourful. -
1980's
•the year it was designed
- The era was the 1980's.
•who designed it
- Main designers were: Thierry Mugler and Azzedine Alaia.
•some key features
- Tight clothing, metalic colours, leg warmers, sweat bands and tracksuits were all the rage in the 80's. Colour was also used and odd patterns were often worn together.
•what inspired the development
- Most clothing choices were inspired by sports teams and sports people. Tracksuits and work out gear was worn daily. -
1990's
•the year it was designed
- The year was the 1990's
•who designed it
- Main designers were Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, and Calvin Klein.
•some key features
Denim was very big in the 90's, denim was worn in the form of a top, jacket, pants, dresses, skirts or shorts. Often plain white T-shirts were paired with denim.
•what inspired the development
- In the 90's TV shows were big influces ecspecially "Friends" and "90210" -
2000's
•the year it was designed
- The year was the 2000's
•who designed it
- Main designers include: Stella McCartney, Gucci, Alexander McQueen and Marc Jacobs.
•some key features
- Cropped clothing, revealing dresses and tight outfits are often worn.
•what inspired the development
- Often in the 2000's old fashions from previous decades are brought back but with a modern twist.
