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awesome post!
Trends of Different Eras
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Thanks so much for the great posts!!!www.fashion-era.com is a good resource as well...quite heavy on pre-1960s fashion but they cover it all really. 
also might add if you need any info on 1910s through to 1940s fashion let me know...my university degree is focused on this topic.
also might add if you need any info on 1910s through to 1940s fashion let me know...my university degree is focused on this topic.
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Thanks a lot Utopia
I need some help.
I dragged up this old thread because I'm writing a big big essay on trends that emerged ca 10 years before/after the year 2000. I need some help to sift among them. So which do you think were the most dominating movements in fashion during the last 17 years?
Could be interesting to discuss apart from helping me to wrap my head around it.
I dragged up this old thread because I'm writing a big big essay on trends that emerged ca 10 years before/after the year 2000. I need some help to sift among them. So which do you think were the most dominating movements in fashion during the last 17 years?
Could be interesting to discuss apart from helping me to wrap my head around it.
^ Minimalism and Grunge were really the two biggest movements of the early to mid 90's. They really changed the course of fashion at the time. Heroin chic kind of tied into this as well, and there's a great thread on it here.
From the mid-late 90's it was all about the retro reinvention thing. Think revamped 60's and 70's...flared trousers, platform shoes, retro wallpaper prints, disco, luxe-hippie, oversized "Jackie" sunglasses, embellished denim and logomania. A move towards punk/gothic style began in a more underground way around this time.
Major trendsetters of the decade were Prada, Tom Ford for Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Dolce and Gabbana, Alexander McQueen, Helmut Lang, Calvin Klein and Donatella Versace.
Into the 2000's the 70's disco/glam spirit lingered for a little bit and gradually designers began looking at the 80's instead.
s/s 2001 was full of 80's power dressing references. Sharp lines, patent leather/rubber, exaggerated corsetry, dolman sleeves, sequins, tight fittted skirts, stilletos, punk, ripped up and embellished jeans and tops, mid 80's prom dress looks, military tailoring.
Then with f/w 01 everything changed. Designers were moving towards the peasent/bohemian trend that would be a dominant force for the next few years. Off the shoulder "peasent" blouses, tiered flamenco style skirts, rich embroidery, ruffles, looser shapes, billowing caftans, printed chiffon, raw edged fabric treatments. That trend held strong until f/w 02.
F/w 03 saw a major change in spirit, with a war brewing overseas, things became more aggresive, more protective and more restrained then they had been. A lot of references to the 40's and the 80's. Tailored silhouettes, corseted waists, deep jewel toned colors, stockings. It was all very grown up and started the Ladylike trend that would last for the next 2 years.
Designers continued to reference different eras for the next few seasons, namely the 20's and 30's glamour, the mid 60's Mod, the 70's bohemian (again), Lolita inspired looks (babydoll dresses, mary-jane flats), and 80's New Wave.
Keep in mind that, even though I'm only referencing high fashion here, every single trend I've mentioned has trickled down into the mainstream wardrobe at some point.
Big names: Galliano for Dior, Tom Ford for YSL and Gucci, Prada, Marc Jacobs, Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga, Olivier Theyskens for Rochas, Alber Elbaz for Lanvin, Stefano Pilati for YSL (2005 and later), Christopher Kane, Proenza Schouler, Phoebe Philo for Chloe, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel and Fendi.
I'd say study Style.com's archives from 2000 on and you'll get a real feel for what I'm talking about here. I put all of the key trends in bold.
From the mid-late 90's it was all about the retro reinvention thing. Think revamped 60's and 70's...flared trousers, platform shoes, retro wallpaper prints, disco, luxe-hippie, oversized "Jackie" sunglasses, embellished denim and logomania. A move towards punk/gothic style began in a more underground way around this time.
Major trendsetters of the decade were Prada, Tom Ford for Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Dolce and Gabbana, Alexander McQueen, Helmut Lang, Calvin Klein and Donatella Versace.
Into the 2000's the 70's disco/glam spirit lingered for a little bit and gradually designers began looking at the 80's instead.
s/s 2001 was full of 80's power dressing references. Sharp lines, patent leather/rubber, exaggerated corsetry, dolman sleeves, sequins, tight fittted skirts, stilletos, punk, ripped up and embellished jeans and tops, mid 80's prom dress looks, military tailoring.
Then with f/w 01 everything changed. Designers were moving towards the peasent/bohemian trend that would be a dominant force for the next few years. Off the shoulder "peasent" blouses, tiered flamenco style skirts, rich embroidery, ruffles, looser shapes, billowing caftans, printed chiffon, raw edged fabric treatments. That trend held strong until f/w 02.
F/w 03 saw a major change in spirit, with a war brewing overseas, things became more aggresive, more protective and more restrained then they had been. A lot of references to the 40's and the 80's. Tailored silhouettes, corseted waists, deep jewel toned colors, stockings. It was all very grown up and started the Ladylike trend that would last for the next 2 years.
Designers continued to reference different eras for the next few seasons, namely the 20's and 30's glamour, the mid 60's Mod, the 70's bohemian (again), Lolita inspired looks (babydoll dresses, mary-jane flats), and 80's New Wave.
Keep in mind that, even though I'm only referencing high fashion here, every single trend I've mentioned has trickled down into the mainstream wardrobe at some point.
Big names: Galliano for Dior, Tom Ford for YSL and Gucci, Prada, Marc Jacobs, Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga, Olivier Theyskens for Rochas, Alber Elbaz for Lanvin, Stefano Pilati for YSL (2005 and later), Christopher Kane, Proenza Schouler, Phoebe Philo for Chloe, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel and Fendi.
I'd say study Style.com's archives from 2000 on and you'll get a real feel for what I'm talking about here. I put all of the key trends in bold.
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I tend to love the funky '70s for chunky shoes and bellbottoms (jeans and pants). The '80s (I was born in 1983) are overrated as crap, especially with stuff like VH1 having their "I Love the '80s" bull... crap. The early '90s was a continuation of how terrible the '80s were while the late '90s are what I'm most accustomed to. Any fashion before 1970 is beyond me. Well, not EVERYTHING before 1970. There were poodle skirts and saddle shoes, never liked either garment. I guess what I've most liked were some of the old style skirts and dresses. That's even if some designer wants to bring back the Victorian Era of fashion. I guess zoot suits for guys would be interesting to see on runways.
I just don't know many styles after 1970 to really understand what certain fashion items are and why they are so hot (especially '60s and '50s styles) right now. I can't really comment on any styles after 1970 except certain garments I can remember.
I just don't know many styles after 1970 to really understand what certain fashion items are and why they are so hot (especially '60s and '50s styles) right now. I can't really comment on any styles after 1970 except certain garments I can remember.
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zoot suits...are you kidding? that would be an abomination.
anyway, the early 90s are ridiculously cool again. the denim cutoffs, biker jackets, doc martens, so cool. so hip so fresh.
the late 90s are still very nostalgic, Tom Ford oversexed minimalism. I feel that is the next look, we're going to revist how ****ing iconic Tom Ford was.
anyway, the early 90s are ridiculously cool again. the denim cutoffs, biker jackets, doc martens, so cool. so hip so fresh.
the late 90s are still very nostalgic, Tom Ford oversexed minimalism. I feel that is the next look, we're going to revist how ****ing iconic Tom Ford was.
tell me 1990's
i want to know more about the style of 1990's, have anyone here can help me... please... its for my design concept... i did the research but i want to know what you guy think of 1990's, especialy those active in fashion at the moment~
i want to know more about the style of 1990's, have anyone here can help me... please... its for my design concept... i did the research but i want to know what you guy think of 1990's, especialy those active in fashion at the moment~
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I like the '70s and the late '90s. I'll start with the late 1990s first. I considered this time (1996-1999) to be a daring time of fashion for me. Those flared jeans, big and chunky shoes, flared stretch pants (which I never hated), and more daring than all- showing of the belly and navel. While parents were against teens looking like this (and even some adults themselves), it was still a daring style. I've gotten to like shoes such as those mid-heel tailored oxfords, leather loafers with a chunky sole, boots that had chunky soles to them, and even liked those moccassins(?) that were simplistic and stylish compared to some of today's moccains (like these simplistic moccasins: http://www.target.com/Isaac-Mizrahi-Target-Leather-Moccasin/dp/B000XK73EI/qid=1213734857/ref=br_1_7/602-5969523-3051013?ie=UTF8&node=370985011&frombrowse=1&rh=tgt%5F2%3ABrown&page=1 ). Back to the belly and navel thing... this trend even went to unbuttoning the bottom part of button-down shirts to show the navel. *** Edited, Off Topic *** So cropped tops and such were worn casually. And one last good thing about the late 1990s- much fewer mean message shirts. Late 1990s messages were about love; today's messages are about hate.
And why the '70s? Because when the '80s get so overrated, there's always the previous decade to fall back on. I like the '70s style for most of the same reasons why I liked the late 1990s. I guess you could look at "That '70s Show" for some of the fashion styles of that specific time frame. Some of those flared denim pants reminds me of the pants from the old "Flare-Leg Pants" thread in this forum. Some of those '70s shoes are more chunkier than the late 1990s shoes, but at least the '70s worked. I may well be the biggest '80s hater that was born in the '80s. And so I don't forget- bell bottoms, bell bottoms, bell bottoms!
Someone's probably going to make a comment saying, "we're talking about ERAS, not decades." Well... this is all I know. So forgive me if I'm not on the right track in this thread.
And why the '70s? Because when the '80s get so overrated, there's always the previous decade to fall back on. I like the '70s style for most of the same reasons why I liked the late 1990s. I guess you could look at "That '70s Show" for some of the fashion styles of that specific time frame. Some of those flared denim pants reminds me of the pants from the old "Flare-Leg Pants" thread in this forum. Some of those '70s shoes are more chunkier than the late 1990s shoes, but at least the '70s worked. I may well be the biggest '80s hater that was born in the '80s. And so I don't forget- bell bottoms, bell bottoms, bell bottoms!
Someone's probably going to make a comment saying, "we're talking about ERAS, not decades." Well... this is all I know. So forgive me if I'm not on the right track in this thread.
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