Group Notes:
- 1920s flappers, hats, fur, some shorter dresses.
- Tessa had some old vogue magazines from the 1920s.
- Hoai suggested to use wool and cotton again for sportswear and we discussed our opinions on it.
- Britte included a clip from a 1920s movie metropolis. Lots of black and white imagery.
- I noticed from the 20s to the 30s it seemed like the appearance of fur in images was a lot rarer. to me it seemed like it was because of the depression and both the lack of demand and then as a result the lack of laborers to process the fur.
- A similar thing happens with the appearance of pearls
- In both eras much of the fashion was inspired by hollywood
- Interesting from a supply and cost standpoint that the dresses were longer in the 30s because there was a lot less disposable income. Seems that you would want to have shorter dresses to have less fabric.
- Not a lot of context included
- Pop culture references not explained
- Doesnt show where certain trends come from
- Certain historical events included others not
- Not including a lot of workingclass clothing trends
- Blog era of the early 2000s not included (Style.com/THEFASHIONSPOT both early fashion websites not mentioned)
- Doesnt explain what the different eras of fashion were categorized by
- Streetwear not mentioned
- Very focused on the western world, doesnt mention trends in other parts of the world
- Not given a sense of the importance of one movement over another they are all given same priority
- Who is the target audience
Welters & Lillethun Chapters
- Hard to describe "fashion" because it is very dependant on the terminology you use to describe it
- "fashion" "style" "clothes" "garments"
- Explained that fashion doesnt necessarily include all clothing, fashion is something thats intangible and is only made by "taste makers"
- Learning how different cultures catogorize fashion or clothing and what it means between each culture.
- The elite class often initiate trends a later abandone them after the poorer classes take them and make them their own.
- Fashion can be tied to socail darwinism. Colonial powers from outside saw the way people in the places they were colonizing were dressed and used it as a justification for them being "less civilized"
- Historically wealthier classes have moved from trend to trend faster in order to separate themselves from lower classes copying them.
- Ones clothing communicates social status with "shabiness" showing a failure to meet social standards
- Human decoration could be seen as a primal urge as something thats done in all culutres even ones without clothing.
- "Tigersprung" term used to describe the reusing of old ideas in fashion
- Fashion changes dont only apply to pieces of clothing but body parts as well such as legs, arms, middrift, etc
- Trickle up also exists within subcultures and those on the fringes of society, whos fashion makes its way into the mainstream ie black motorcycle jackets
- Texts existed in culutres throughout the world documenting contemporary dress.
- Vecellios costume book highlighted that fashion changes were present all over the world and were not exclusive to the european sensibility of fashion
- Vecellio acknowledged that fashion is driven by consumer desire and demand. He noted that Roman courtesans dressed in the latest fashion, challenging their social status through clothing.
- In the 19th century publications switched to a focus on national costumes and folk traditions as a form of romantic nationalism
- Marshall McLuhan predicted how the proliferation of images would shape culture, a concept later linked to the idea of simulacra
- Fashion studies moved towards a global perspective, challenging European narratives and exploring non-Western dress systems.
Fashion of the 1930s was heavily influenced by hollywood, actors like Sherley Temple, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow. 1930s fashion was marked by a return to "typical" feminine silhouettes, a break from the 1920s "garçon style"
Sports and physical activity were large influences on mens fashion in the 1930s.
Polo shirts began to gain popularity as well as knitwear. Hats were also an essential part of most mens wardrobe. Ties no longer obligatory.
