Contemporary or Post Modern Clothing

“Modern” and Beyond

1920s-2000s

- characterized by rapid changes and variety in style

 

1920s

Women

     - narrow silhouette continues with skirts getting shorter

     - corsets disappear or change to an all over shaper

     - style and silhouette is influenced my the mechanical age

     - metalic-ness in beading or fabric (lame {la-may} fabric)

     - everything very vertical with design into it

     - emphasis to the hips

     - feathers and furs incorporated

     - Cocoon Jacket 

     - overlay of sheer fabric

     - “exotic” styles included: turban styled hats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men

     - coats more fitted to the body, more individual tailoring

     - lapels and pants begin to widen

     - coat lengths shorten

     - much more casual look

     - sweaters begin to be worn as daywear instead of just for sporting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1930s

Women

     - more feminine as a reaction to the 1920s short hem and boxiness

     - natural waste line and silhouette

     - fabrics are soft and floaty

     - fabric often cut on the bias

     - hair: short, close curls

     - prints 

     - longer silhouettes

     - Elsa Schiaperelli

          - influenced by/worked with Salvador Dahli

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     - not as strict definition of women in dresses (mainly for sports or very informal     

              casual)

     - not as much definition in what worn when

     - more skin in evening wear and less in

     - super high glamour of Hollywood

     - Coco Chanel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men

     - goes from fitted/structure to width in shoulders, lapels, ties and pant legs

     - more cuffed paints

     - looser clothing

     - softness in fabric

     - waistlines are high, at natural waist

     - lengths shorter in pants

     - even mens clothing has femininity

     - softer hats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1940s

general influence from military

more practical and functional

what is necessary to survive

Women

    War Years

     - starting to wear pants more (for practicality)

     - still see the width in early 1940s

     - frock - small dress

     - more masculine in shoulders, some hats and 

     - still high fashion influence from Hollywood

     - young women wearing father or brother’s clothing as sign of remembering

     - leg makeup painted on stockings

     Post War

     - reaction against masculinity of War Years

     - returning to a feminine silhouette

          - return of padding at hips

     - more extravagance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men

    War Years

     - jacket sleeves and pant lengths shorten and shoulders narrows

     - hats stay wide and soft, often felt

     Post War

     - return to casual and sporty

     - larger cuffs

     - a little more slimming and narrowing in suit

     - sweaters and cardigan become more executable for everyday look and more

              occasions

     - seeing sleeves and rolled up sleeves in professional environments

     - high waisted paints

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1950s

rise of the middle class

Cold War

 

Women

     - poodle skirts, saddle shoes and a Capri pants

     - more practical fashions in fabric

     - pencil skirt v. fuller skirt

     - moving into blouse and skirt or blouse and pants

     - more conservative hair

     - casual looks and sloppiness in kids looks

     - ankle length pants are popular

     - mix and match be came more popular

     - more length in the skirts

     - poodle hair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Men

     - continue narrowing

     - slimming in lower half of the body

     - seeing pants w/o a cuff

     - still width in the coat

     - higher button

     - real narrow lapel

     - slim in the jacket

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1960s

rebellion and politics

trends following movements

boxiness in both men and women

more masculineness in both men and women

 

Women

     - shift dress - fitted at the top but not at bottom or waist

     - Tim Terini  paper dolls (fashion design)

     - maud

     - Twiggi - optimized the maud movement

     - synthetic fabrics with big patterns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men

     - very boxy

     - Beetles invasion

     - narrow tie/narrow lapel

     - more print in men’s suits

     - more patterns and bright colors that contrast by end of 

 

1970s

took vomit of late 1960 and ran with it

jeans worn all times 

synthetic and polyesters in everything

trends were unisex

overall look is rather conservative

slight through back to 1930s

bright colors, bold patterns and prints

fairly conservative, very covered 

Conservetive to the extreme

jump suits

more knits

denim everywhere!!

 

Women

     - coulots - shorts that pretend to be skirts

Men

     - lapels and pant legs widen and gaudy

     - liesure suits

     - wider colors and pants legs

     -  3 piece crookery suit

 

1980s

focus on money and power

increase/extreme in accessorization

Valley Girl/ Material Girl

Oversized, boxy 

influence of the 1940s

denim, washed denim

power dressing - huge shoulder pads

perms

looseness, softening

 neons

slimmed down in mens suit

 

1990s

oversized looseness and softness in silhouette and fabric

casual and functionalness

Grunge