Lee Alexander Mcqueen Research Paper

Fashion in the early nineteen twenties was all about comfort. Men’s pants got wider and women stopped wearing their corsets and tight dresses, while older women of the age considered this scandalous and still held the thought that women should not show their ankle. Though the majority of adults disagreed with the fashion revolution, young women continually hiked up their skirts, stayed out late, and kept up with fashion trends. Times were changing, and thus the flapper age was born. Hemlines rose to the knee, and then later above it- exposing the muscular

In the 1950s, the fashion industry was based mostly around teenagers and young adults. Before this time, adolescents were expected to follow in their parents’

There have been and still are hundreds of fashion designers in the world. But only a few of them have had any major impact on fashion industry today. And even fewer have revolutionised the fashion industry completely. One of these revolutionaries is the renowned Christian Dior. He reestablished Paris as the centre of the fashion world, and created his name as a symbol of elegance, quality, and modernity. I will be looking into how Dior’s context informed his practice, by using three of his most iconic and popular designs; The Bar Suit, Venus Dress and the Cygne Noir dress. And how these were a direct representation of 1945-1950 France.

Since its beginning, the brand been characterised by its gender defying designs, mixing masculinity and femininity in a very contemporary way and creating the idea of a shared closet. “It’s not gender for me, it’s just clothing,” Jonathan Anderson said. “I feel that in a modern culture, if it’s about gender then it’s a very dated concept.” This had been particularly notable in his menswear collections due to society’s more typically conservative attitudes towards the way men dress. J.W. Anderson has been known to send male models wearing mini skorts, crop tops, leather dresses and ruffled knee-high boots down the runways. This uncompromising approach of avant-garde minimal androgyny is a solid USP and provides a niche within the ready-to-wear market. According to Anderson in an interview with The Business of Fashion; “I think the brand will always be about androgyny,” he continues. “I love the relationship between men and women — that coupling. Men with men, women with women, women and men, that kind of mixture of sex and sharing of garments — I think it’s normal. It’s about wearing clothes that tell a story and an emotion; it’s not so much about gender.”

Caesar Rodney, the first of the delegation from Delaware, was a native of that state, and was born about the year 1730. His birth-place was Dover. The family, from which he was descended, was of ancient date, and is honorably spoken of in the history of early times. We read of Sir Walter De Rodeney, of Sir George De Rodeney, and Sir Henry De Rodeney, with several others of the same name, even earlier than the year 1234. Sir Richard De Rodeney accompanied the gallant Richard Coeur de Lion in his crusade to the Holy Land, where he fell, while fighting at the siege of Acre.

Black women were always known for their since of style and to this day are still looked upon as role models for fashion. Their styles range from the “button up” to the “flawless elegant”. Many of these styles are currently being worn today throughout the world by women of all different “colors”, shapes and sizes. “…It is important for us to understand how

Aaron Copeland was not only a famous American Composer; he also was a conductor, promoter, educator, and leader, as well. His amazing leadership skills made him most known for branching out and creating this highly influential music with its own distinctive blend of idioms, not to mention his love for the music and his motivation to share it with the world. Copeland once said to someone that he wanted his music to portray just how it felt to be alive, in Brooklyn. He lived from 1900 to 1990. He born November 14 and was the youngest of five children, to a mother and father of Jewish and Eastern European decent, in New York.

On September 30, 1975, in Arcadia, California, Jay Asher was born. Growing up, Asher lived in California and graduated from San Luis Obispo High School. After high school, he attended Cuesta Community College and Cal Poly Luis Obispo, but left during his senior year. Asher married JoanMarie on September 7, 2002, and had a child together, Isaiah Nathan, born on December 11, 2010. He has work several jobs, consisting of an independent bookstore, a chain bookstore, and outlet bookstore and two public libraries. A few jobs Asher worked before the many bookstores include a shoe store, a trophy store and an airline. The first writing award he has ever received was being able to enjoy a free fruit smoothie everyday for a year. Now Asher has

Every 4 years, millions of households across the world tune into their television to watch the Olympic Games. Some people watch gymnastics, some watch swimming, but everybody tunes into the 100 and 200 meter race to watch some of the best athletes in the world. Usain Bolt is one of the best athletes in the world.

The pompadour was part of the newly found rebellious “greaser” culture common among lower-class young men. The style was introduced to many by the movie Rebel Without A Cause, where James Dean is seen sporting blue jeans and a leather jacket, with his hair greased back into a slick pompadour. The pompadour was when young men greased their hair back and made it tall. The pompadour was often worn with jeans, boots, and a leather jacket. “Western” clothing was often popular with young men wearing Western shirts and cowboy boots. For the business world of the 1950’s men usually wore plain grey flannel suits paired with clean cut hair. For women the ponytail was in. The ponytail was a versatile style that could be very casual or used for more classy occasions. Women wore skirts and sleeveless dresses, pants were very rarely worn and if so were worn only in the house. Women of the time wore underneath their dresses and clothes to give them the appearance of having a tiny waist. The two dress styles that were popular were pencil skirts and puffy skirt

McQueen’s thesis was simply to inform the reader of the odd crimes that have happened in Louisville. There was no grand message other than weird things happen. His book was pure unbiased information. He used a few different sources to put the narrative together, and all of them were Louisville newspapers. The one he used the most was the Louisville Courier-Journal. He used articles all on the same case as the journal would write about the case for many days or even weeks. He would use a couple of days worth of articles from the other papers, but not nearly as much.

Alexander McQueen was a fashion designer born in the United Kingdom in 1969. He went from dropping out of school at the age of 16 and starting an apprenticeship at Anderson and Sheppard, too being one of the most respected fashion designers in the world. He later studied at Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design and obtained a degree in fashion design. McQueen began designing at a young age when he would make his sisters dresses for school, but the 90’s are when his career took off. Since then he has won awards, designed for several celebrities and had numerous fashion shows.

To accentuate the hips even more, slit side pockets were present (Payne, 256-257). Subsequently, the 1960’s brought the emergence of miniskirts, which was then a public shock for it was not considered tamed. Minis were pioneered by Mary Quant and made trendy by Andre Courreges (Murray, 112-113). Meanwhile, pants suits for women were popularized in the 70’s. They were first introduced as skinny and tailored, leaving little space for legs. Then they evolved into a flared leg style, with a wide opening at the bottom, or bell bottoms (Payne, 261). “Pants appeared in every form imaginable, from divided skirts and culottes to the classic, pleated-front tailored pant and the baggy ‘Fred Astaire’ version.” (Murray, 116)

Fashion has been around ever since ancient times, since the time of the Romans, it survived the world wars and is yet today a business with rapid changes. Fashion started off as an art form, a way for the riches to show their social status with unique and innovative designs that only they could afford. It was a way to separate the social classes of the society. In this paper I will include the creator of haute couture, and how the following designers developed couture, as well as having leading names in today’s ready-to-wear industry. The list is long, but I chose to focus on the three most important designers of the modern fashion industry.

This essay will be considering the historical development of haute couture by analysing Charles Frederick Worth’s (father of haute couture) key factors in the success of haute Couture. I will then discuss Coco Chanel’s thriving impact on haute couture as well as ready-to-wear caused by the second world war. Saint Laurent’s drift to ready-to-wear and the high street fashion system will also be discussed in order to answer if haute couture is relevant in fashion today. The books I will be analysing and referencing are ‘A Cultural History of Fashion in the 20th Century’ by Bonnie English, ‘Couture’ by Ruth Lynam, ‘How Fashion Works’ by Gavin Waddell. Which will thoroughly breakdown the evolution and historical development of fashion by cultural, economic, environmental and social changes to finally come into a conclusion.