Progressive Attack

As far as the professionals are concerned, the first reason for clothes was primarily functional and clothes had been used to help to defend us us from the rain, the sun, the cold wind, and other unwanted elements in the environment. The concept of fashion was thought up fairly recently as compared to every other purpose, although it is just as essential as all the others.

Fashion, for all the first superficial connotations that we knew about it it, really deals with the combination of social, artistic and political styles of the era. Fashion, in effect, is the unofficial meter of individual’s likes and dislikes, mores, and current ethical beliefs.

The early 1900’s saw the corset, a 19th century hold over, slightly abandoned and women’s skirts even so sat on the floor, plus the gowns became slimmer. Paris turned into the arbiter of flair and in 1920, fashion entered modern times when clothes became comfortable because the hemlines rose to the knees, perfect for some of the more modern dances. Knickers and drawers dissolved and panties appeared, and clothes now used zips, hook-and-eyes, press studs, as well as buttons for fasteners.

From 1930 to 1945, shoulder pads suddenly became popular in clothing, and hemlines, that were raised a decade earlier, were now lowered once again. Nylon was used in the making of stockings, although there was a brief material shortage for a while as a result of the war.

In 1945 up to 1960, the fashion designers governed and Dior brought forth the New Look, Balenciaga brought out the high-waisted frocks and Givenchy made mix and matched separates. Balmain cornered the market for luxurious clothes, while Chanel created the braided suit adorned with gold chains as well as brilliant dress jewelry.

In 1964, Mary Quant created the mini-skirt and in doing so shocked the entire world and hemlines kept on rising with micro-minis becoming the rage. Hippies took the scene with their round-bottomed denims, tie-dye shirts and women loved Jackie Kennedy’s famous pillbox hats.

In the 70s, bell-bottoms still ruled however there were additions, where polyester, rayon and jersey dresses and shirts became popular. There were now three different skirt lengths to choose from: maxis (ankle-length) midis (mid-calf) and the original minis, and don’t forget those hot pants, a smaller version of regular shorts.

The 80s had Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein on the scene where the street urchin appearance was popularized by Madonna and those leg warmers first seen in “Flash Dance” was all the craze even for those who didn’t dance. Shoulder pads made a splashing comeback courtesy of the TV shows “Dallas” and “Dynasty” around the exact same time that body art and body-piercing, acid-washed jeans along with Michael Jackson jackets all turned popular.

When the 90s came around, retro clothing was in being the period of supermodels, where anything Kate or Naomi or Cindy wore, women everywhere wished for the exact same, and not forgetting Princess Diana, who inspired many with her dresses.

When 2000 brought us the millennium, it was the turning point of the music scene “look” with heavy metal, hip hop, low-rise denims, spiky hair – these fashion designs were most popular.

Fashion cycles

Fashion movements are just like seasons, leaving and returning in cycles and just leave as no one is looking, but they then come back when least expected. These might appear silly now, however you will definitely strut in them sometime in the future once again should they become trendy.