return to domesticity

[Lena]

^ seems like a 'mega' lifestyle trend which can 'embrace' and influence lots of 'smaller' trend areas, its has a lot to do with decoration, food and lifestyle

 

[She Sends Kisses]

I love Nikki's domestic style on Big Love..

source- style.com

 

[thesiren]

why? because they did a blurb about it on style.com this week?

if this were anyone BUT chloe in this role...trust me, style wouldn't have published that.

 

[She Sends Kisses]

I definetely liked her style before the blurb on style.com, and Chloe just pulls it off so well.

 

[Lena]

had no idea about the style.com report..
are you sure it wasnt on TFS before style came up with it?
cause we've seen this happening before

 

[tott]

...

 

[She Sends Kisses]

It was on TFS before style.com had the picture. The style.com wasn't so much as domestic style, but about Chloe's many looks. I was just browsing style.com and thought the pic would be relevant to the thread.

 

[Lena]

thanks for making this clear miss Kisses

now, can we brainstorm a more 'appropriate' theme title for this topic here?
please?

 

[utopia]

hmm...I personally still see it as domesticity...I feel like maybe my original point was lost...or not quite clearly stated. this is based on how people I know are perceiving it. everyone in my scene is referring to this lifestyle (and style) trend as a return to domesticity, hence the title. the reason is because it is a return to the home, and all that is attached to it in terms of lifestyle as well as approach to dressing. home = domestic.

it seems the terminology still has some stigma attached to it... residue from the 90s.

perhaps this still doesn't come across clearly...

 

[milkeyedmender]

i have to say i don't really like the word but i think it explains the trend quite well, a move away from urban living. i think pop culture of the 60's, 70's and 80's have been way way overdone for the past few years, and maybe the longing for the fifties lifestyle ideal ties into this. i'm not sure actually, but i think people are just tired of the idea that pop culture predating the sixties is irrelevant, and as we look back further into the twentieth century maybe we're gaining more of a taste for the lifestyles of those times. right now 50's domesticity and naivety offer a fresh alternative to the harsh cynicism of modern western society. sorry if this sounds more sociological than fashion-based, but considering such a drastic change in mood i think this trend is about much more than just clothing.

 

[Lena]

^ trends are sociologically based and both your and utopia's reply, justify the original title, domisticity it stays

 

[gius]

this is the trend report from style.com
http://www.style.com/trends/trend_r...ideshowId=slideshow30736&iphoto=16&play=false

With their eyelet, lace, and openwork embroidery, spring's white dresses are devotional exercises in needlecraft. Karl Lagerfeld found inspiration at the bakery, using a laser to cut doily patterns onto white sheaths at Fendi. Tao Kurihara made a romantic collection of trenches and separates from monogrammed handkerchiefs. And for those immaculate confirmation frocks at what was to be her final show at Chloe, Phoebe Philo sought inspiration in the London of the early sixties, before its denizens let it all hang out.

note the words used (some are highlighted in the webpage
- devotional exercises
- immaculate confirmation frocks
- before its denizens let it all hang out

^The first two might refer to religion? Purity? Cleanliness (confirmation)?
The last one is like referring to time: "back in the good old days" (when people still wove/made their own clothing, cooked their own meals, came home for dinner with the family, etc. ...)

I actually live around people who already do this type of thing (handcrafts, cooking, repairing home appliances). Even at school, this is what I learn. So I actually never noticed this trend... but I did see it in 2005, when designers were going for a handmade, childlike look (or with the granny look) yet this year it seems to be a bit more different. Maybe it's closer to looking back to the past, but also looking forward... (like with the dresses of lace, you see lots of handiwork but the silhouettes are modern, contemporary, not granny or child-like).

 

[gius]

And here's a wonderful blog I found, which is dedicated to the joining of handwork and runway fashion.
http://andreatung.blogspot.com/

If you read The Great Divide between Craft and Fashion (2nd entry from the top, with the Prada s/s '05 hat), she writes:

...What divides fashion and craft? Weren't they sort of intertwined at one point, when clothing was homemade and sewing and knitting were common skills? ...We're seeing the way of handwork in designer fashion, but it's only accessible to the few who afford it. Yet crafting makes fashion accessible to all. In some ways, I hope it can bring about a sort of reverse-consumerism.

 

[Lena]

the 'back in the good old days'/'feeling safe' mood is very strong part of this new lifestyle trend, thanks for the links and fresh info gius

 

[Stylebites]

I think we're seeing the long standing trend coming to fruition in the fashion world. For years (the emergence of Martha Stewart as an icon comes to mind) home-making or feathering-thy-nest has been gaining respect and interest. Even professional women are feeling the urge to knit or try baking for the first time. Dressing the part is a sweet tribute to the domestic tasks that they might not otherwise have time for. The clothes take me back to a simpler time where innocent femininity wasn't considered naive.

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ I'm not sure there's 100% overlap between this trend and the arts/crafts trend, and I think the ecclesiastical trend is at least somewhat separate too--IMO anyway

I've noticed featured a couple of times in Lucky, this line of German orthopedic shoes. To me they look orthopedic but apparently many people perceive them as cute This seems part of this trend ...

I subscribe to some of the lifestyle aspects of this trend, and have for a long time, but I don't think it's playing any part in my wardrobe ...

 

[Lena]

I think we're seeing the long standing trend coming to fruition in the fashion world.
............
Dressing the part is a sweet tribute to the domestic tasks that they might not otherwise have time for. The clothes take me back to a simpler time where innocent femininity wasn't considered naive.

excellent comment stylebites B)

 

[saimamom]

It's the whole crafty, 'stitch n' b*tch' revolution.

http://www.bust.com/knithappens/thebook.shtml