Vogue was created in 1892 as a weekly newspaper, it wasn't until the 1930’s that it became a fashion oriented print that celebrated illustrated covers and . The company completely restructured and starting rebranding as soon as former editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland came to power. Vreeland made the magazine more open to sexuality and talked about fashion in a more open less strict way, in return this helped form fashion into a more open form of self expression. Since then it has found itself as the number one fashion magazine in the world consecutively. When Diana was fired in 1971 for spending too much consecutive projects a new predecessor came in but only stayed a few short years and had little impact.
St. Catherine of Siena was born during the outbreak of the plague in Siena, Italy on March 25, 1347. She was the 25th child born to her mother, although half of her brothers and sisters did not survive childhood. Catherine herself was a twin, but her sister died as an infant. Catherine’s father was a fabric dyer and her mother was the practical daughter of a poet. Both of Catherine’s parents were middle-class citizens.
“Short and sweet” is a fitting description of Wendy Videlock’s poem “A Relevance.” Her poem is short in that it is only eight words long, and sweet in that those eight words contain a theme that is both very deep yet surprisingly simple, something very hard to express in an essay, let alone eight words, but Videlock pulled it off magnificently. Her theme is that everything in life has a purpose, and although that purpose might at times seem inconsequential, it is of great value to all. The poem’s structure was also very thought through, both in word choice and in structure. The poet shows an worm’s supposed unimportance with the use of the words “teeny” and “tiny”, both which mean “very small”.
Queen Elizabeth’s influence of her fashion taste contributed to the textile industries booming business. Queen Elizabeth as a child always had an eye for beautifully crafted gowns. She did not like basic patterns or plain solid colors; her interest was in magnificent fabrics and jewels to make her wardrobe iconic and unique which set her apart from other previous queens. The Queen’s style influenced other Elizabethans to copy her fashion and design choices. The Queen enjoyed altering her dresses for her new style ideas.
The aim of this essay is to discuss background of two designers: “Alexander McQueen” and “Chanel”, also to consider how their designs have influenced on fashion trends of today and how they have modified their collections for mainstream retail industry. As well as, did they have any economic and political influence in fashion industry? Alexander McQueen was born as Lee McQueen, on March 17th in 1969 in the East end of London (2015).McQueen started his career in a young age, he was making dresses for his three sisters and announced that he wants to become a top designer. His parents implored him to change his mind and find a “normal” job (2015). But he left school at the age of 16 and undertook an apprenticeship at Savile Row at Gieves & Hawkes(2011).While
It is a quirky book, and includes lot’s of personal opinions on styles and fashion in general. Alexa Chung is a model and a British Vogue editor, and she’s growing in popularity. It shares Alexa’s inspirations and how she incorporates them into her daily life. The general theme of this book is light, and is written in Alexa’s tone, and she’s written this book as if she is speaking to you personally, rather than explaining and droning on about her life.
“Madame Grès lived for her clothes and had no interest in herself. She conducted a love affair with fabric, knowing how each one fell and knowing what each one would or would not do” (“Madame Grès” 1). Madame Grès was able to gain her success and fame by devoting her life to her work and absolutely nothing else. “While [Grès] maintained a careful approach to mainstream fashion following a dominant line and despising extreme sub fashions, her most famous range was composed of her changeless, grecian evening dresses [...] Grès seemed to design for Greek goddesses” (“Madame Grès” 1).
There have been many women with dynamic stories in American History. Serval that are significantly important to our American history because they risked their own lives to either change the laws or ways of being. Someone who stood out to me and really spoke her mind was Mary Wollstonecraft. Because of Wollstonecraft, women and young kids today are able go to school and get an education. Mary was a hard working and dedicated woman who wrote a handful of books.
The Elizabethan Era was an extraordinary time period filled with many historical events; however, the fashion world included a variety of character that made a magnificent component during this age. From the multiple striking garments to the classified social structure, the 16th century fashion era valued an ingenious originality for clothing to all men and women. During the Elizabethan Era, Queen Elizabeth I, created a major impact on the fashion factor of this time period. The Queen’s ladies along with the majority of women, imitated her style of clothing.
Critical Essay 1 This critical summary focus on the interview with Joseph Henry Hancock, II, an international authority in fashion branding as a form of storytelling. He is a Co-editor of Fashion in popular culture: Literature, Media and Contemporary Studies.
lt was important to my topic as Simon does cover Chanel 's rise to fashion and her impact on the fashion world. However, much of the book concentrates on Chanel 's love life, and does not give enough information on her skill and dedication to fashion. Still Simon 's opinion on Chanel 's legacy is well worded and helped me a great deal in understanding what she brought to women 's clothing from 1910 onwards. As my theme includes Chanel 's rise to fashion, the first few chapters in particular were important in my research. She spoke of Chanel 's beginnings as an entrepreneur and businesswoman, and used well researched archival resources.
France has been known as one of the important part of the fashion industry as it is in lead along with other countries due to its great reformation. One of the elements that France has been important to the Fashion industry is there are plenty of great fashion designers had been produced in the country itself. Those designers had produced modernist designs thus made a fashion revolution. According to Mcdermott (1997, p. 8), the ideas of Modernism ushered in a demand for simpler, streamlined ideas which suited the new spirit of the times. The 3 most influential French designers in Fashion industry during the Golden Age of French Fashion which is between 1920s to 1930s such as Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, Jean Patou and Elsa Schiaparelli had brought a whole new concept of ‘Fashion’ by producing their daring and unique designs.
Relevance of the Work There partially clod goddess fashion statement can be equated to today’s fashion world, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, like the old days, men still adorned women with the beautiful garments and still idolize their confidence and beauty. The fashion industry has taken over the industry and are able to determine what is the fashion relevant to today. They have revolutionized the industry to include products of beauty, exercises to perceive what is beautiful C. Effect of Analysis on
(Valerie steele,”A museum of fashion is more than a clothes-bag”. Fashion Theory 2, no.4 Dec, 98) In Paris, the international capital of fashion, there are two important fashion museums: the Musée de la Mode et du Costume at the Palais Galliéra, and the Musée de la Mode et du Textile affiliated with the Louvre. The Galliéra possesses an extensive collection of historical dress, while the Louvre is stronger in contemporary fashion. Figure 4: A display in Salon d’honneur of “The newfound Fashion: dresses treasures of Countess Greffulhe in 2015.
ICONIC PIECES • THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS • TROUSERS FOR WOMEN • THE CHANEL SUIT • 2.55 HANDBAG 3. COSTUME JEWELLERY INSPIRATIONS • SHOOTING STAR • CAMELLIAS • MATELASSÉ 4. COMMUNICATION
