to be appropriate to men and women’ (Barnard‚ 2007‚ 185- 186). Fashion aids in the social construction of gender through separating male and female fashion and promoting the stereotypical feminine figure. From the days of stays and petticoats to corsets and crinolines and now with padded bras and ‘Spanx’‚ fashion has seen centuries of shrinking and augmentation of the body to achieve the sexualised‚ ‘feminine’ shape. The ‘communicative function’ of the body and they way in which it is moulded is
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elegance and grace‚ clothing was considered a status symbol. The silhouette of the early 1900’s was an “S” shaped figure‚ female bodies were corseted to a small waist with exaggerated curved hips and buttocks. It was very important the women wore corsets throughout the early 1900 and even before that time. Thus‚ added emphasized on the waist giving the women various curves. It was important for a woman to follow the fashion status symbol to be considered remotely good looking at the time. Women’s
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Analyse the impact of historical design developments in your selected focus area on contemporary textiles Contemporary textiles strongly reflect the influence of historical design developments. The change in society’s expectations towards modesty and acceptable clothing is clearly evident in all aspects of contemporary apparel choices. Instead of strict regulations‚ the attitude is more about individuality and anything goes (within reason). Modern beach wear styles show the wide variety of choices
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required to achieve this shape included a corset‚ a lingerie dress known as a chemise‚ crotch-less underwear to allow the wearer to go to the bathroom‚ a wire caged skirt‚ stacks of petticoats‚ and a bodice which is similar to a vest. The most detrimental garnment to women’s health during this era was the corset. The Victorian era was not the origin of the idea of it but it was the dawn of the name corset for the structure and tight-lacing. The lacing of the corsets was tight enough so that the wearer
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Adopted the style of wearing short skirts over Turkish trousers. She did not originate the style but it was named after her. 6. Empress Eugenie a. Fashion icon and adopted the designs of English fashion designer Charles Worth. 7. Camisole a. Or corset cover b. Waist length garment was shaped to thefigure‚ had short sleeves and buttoned down the front. 8. Basques a. Cut like a jacket and had extensions of the bodice below the waist and flared out below the waist. 9. Engageantes a. Sleeves
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addressing the selected theme. Investigation Mark: 8/20 The supporting pages provide evidence of investigation into the theme of the female form using such references as the photographic work of Horst and an inquiry into the development of the female corset over the past century. There is also some reference to plastic surgery related to this theme. Other themes represented include oriental footwear (from China) and political graffiti (Banksy). There is a fairly consistent relationship between the investigative
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clothing materials to make clothes‚ at that time just used one kinds of material to make clothes. And now we can mixing variety of material to make clothes and let the clothes more stronger and feel comfortable. c) Brassiere Before our brassiere just a corsets‚ until 19th century‚ Mary Phelps Jacob invention the brassiere which can really liberation of female waist‚ let them feel more comfortable. d) Invention of the computer ‚ shop online The invention of the computer people can shop online they don’t
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In the early 1900’s clothes were a status symbol. Fashion was more important than comfort. Fashionable ladies enjoyed the grand occasions surrounding the federation of Australian colonies‚ and later the openings of new federal parliament‚ in Melbourne where royalty was going to be in attendance. Society matrons were lucky that the extravagant magnificent dresses of the Edwardian era coincided with Australians own premier events. Women liked to have a pinched waist‚ a big bust with no cleavage showing
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Styles of the 18th century‚ reflected the increasing European trade with the Far East. Specific clothing were men’s dressing gowns and the mantua-cut for women’s dresses. Some of the textiles were oriental silk‚ brocades‚ damasks‚ and Indian Chintz‚ Calico‚ and muslin fabrics. The last quarter of the century‚ English styles for both men and women had an impact on Parisian fashion. As seen on vogue for simpler styles were women’s clothes were redingotes‚ a coat-dress that came from English men’s riding
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A. Introduction Girdle is a type of pressure garment to shape and smooth women’s figure from waist to thighs by compressing the fatty muscle to achieve the aesthetic appearance. The girdles are made of elastic material. It adds pressure to the body and creates a nice body shape. Girdles mainly constructed by the warp knit power net and several layers with elastic power net to form different degree of pressure. A firm-control girdle will normally have more areas in which the fabric had been
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