The Transformation Dress By Sofia Targova10

Compare and contrast with the fashion style by Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano, they both wanted to complete change in ways of fashion no one had in decades. They shook the establishment out of its bourgeois, minimalist stupor with bold, sexy designs. For Westwood, she has established her own unusual fashion style, since she exhibited her works in 1972. Her style at this point of punk was remarkable-platinum blondes spiked hair, pale skin with dark lipstick, and wonderful little kits with outsized bondage boot. Krell said “Vivienne not only redefined a period of fashion, she also defined a generation” Watson (2013, p8) argues that Westwood’s fashion is a movement of “thought liberation” effect the past also the future. For John Galliano,

The fashion industry is rapidly growing and constantly generating new fashion trends almost weekly. Fashion for some may seem ridiculous and unnecessary; but fashion is not just a meaningless usage of article of clothing or farcical materials sew together for coverage. There is more to fashion than meets the eyes, fashion is precious and significant. It is a reflection of self-image, it speak the ream about who we are and how we review ourselves. Not only is fashion the reflection of self-image but also the reflection of our history as Coco Channel have said, “Fashion is not something that exist in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” Fashion

One factor brought to a different and she or he grew to become a men's clothing designer, which describes her current innovative utilization of textiles and modern designs. Women’s clothing came later, together with shoes. Each piece she designs has clean lines and straightforward elegance.latest designers-is among these “cool” people.

The creations of fashion designer, Christian Lacroix, are the epitome of the perfect spontaneous combinations of what he truly embodies. Inspiration for these comes from his southern France roots, his passion for the Provence traditions and customs, and his continuing fascination with the history of clothing. Lacroix’s artfully unexpected mixtures express a new form of luxury, simultaneously playful, baroque, and sophisticated. He intertwines bright colors and over the top materials in creations that express a distinct blending of varying cultures. These cultures, and their distant or forgotten costumes, form the basis of the

Designers of course establish fashions as well as exploit them. Their role in creating consumer desire cannot be ignored and since this process demands continuous change, they are faced with a challenge. Their work may need to be sustainable and capable of renewal through evolution, redevelopment or replacement. Ensuring that renewal is sustainable requires careful and creative design consideration.

This year Runway Vienna presented for the first time at the MQ Fashion week 3 Local designers Maiken K, Simon Barth Couture and Natalie Rox. The concept was developed by art director Guy Debast, under title Chrysalide. The Inspiration: the dominant species of the planet; The insects and the result were stunning.

50 years of the twentieth century were the last great decade of high fashion. At that time designers have acquired great importance. Their extravagant ideas had an impact even on fashion for the masses.

“For Yves – and herein lies his uniqueness – each collection is a means of bringing dreams to life, expressing fantasies, encountering myths, and creating out of them a contemporary fashion.” – Pierre Berge, fellow designer and partner

Fashionable technological accessories such as the boom box of the “70’s” have changed the world as the demand for more and more fashion statements are represented by some of the technological wonders of their time. The well known Dutch fashion designer Anouk Wipprecht represents one of today’s technological geniuses by incorporating items such as a drink making dress and the self-painting dress which has become popular with the hi-tech crowd.

This essay is going to look at the term Bricolage and how it links to postmodernism and the term Retro. ‘Non-moderns use bricolage to fashion new tools from available objects...Consumers fashion new identities from the resources available to them’ (Ratneshwar, 2000:132). Fashion designers find their inspiration from the past and combine styles to create new designs that are seen as different and inventive. However, many people argue that so many designers use materials, looks and styles from the past that they are re using fashion in a continuous cycle and are no longer being original and creative. I will be looking at fashion designer Gareth Pugh to explain more about the term bricolage and the use of the past in contemporary fashion

Bionic technology is most commonly associated with artificial limbs or organs. However, bionic technology within the fashion industry is in today’s new world and is rapidly advancing. Technological advances “have come so close to the body that it has become technology to ‘wear’”(Calefato). This includes innovations in fashion accessories for people to integrate into their daily lives. Though this seems like the stuff of science fiction, bionic fashion is really here; therefore, this essay will provide information on new, bionic fashion inventions for the home and the average person, benefits and challenges the products are currently proving, and finally, the global market of bionic fashion products.

“Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.” Vivienne Westwood. Fashion is not only a materialistic aspect in society but a voice a voice which project identity, whether it is expensive or not. Extant fashion has enticed us as consumers to reveal a quality about ourselves. In a world where fashion can be placed into a hierarchy. Contemporary fashion reflects labels morphed into a designer’s aesthetic, but with a more attainable price point. The development of modern society has become a ground breaking system, freely expressed by all demographics, whether it’s a child or someone in there 80’s. Coco is the six year old Japanese instagram star, who emphasizes fashion as a culture. Her street style places her as an outlier in-between other six year olds. Coco has mirrored her voice through the way she dresses whilst not wanting to be ordinary achieving this through contemporary fashion.

By examining a range of recently written reports, aritcles and websites involving the customisation of fashion the report will briefly describe the history of modern fashion as a whole, the evololution of the consumer mindset towards customisation in fashion and the different types of customization in fashion today. the report will then consider the future of customized fashion and what it may offer consumers in the following years.

One principally creative profession in the Fine Arts category is a fashion designer. A fashion designer’s job is to “conceptualize and create new clothing and accessory designs” (Fashions, n.d.). However, a fashion designer’s work is not simple, they must stay up-to-date with the latest trends, color palettes, and design clothing the intended wearer would definitely want to purchase and wear. Fashion Designers must excel in a variety of skills in order to be productive and competitive. Essential skills include sewing, tailoring, pattern making, fashion history, and knowledge

The environment in which the fashion industry operates the world over has become turbulent, unpredictable and therefore, difficult to exert managerial control. Cultures around the world are constantly influencing each other; hence, the world’s cultures are changing fashion constantly. Also, social, economic, political and legal factors keep changing than before. Competition in the fashion industry is so rife such that the survival of fashion organizations cannot be guaranteed (Stuart, 1995). During the last decade, the developments of new technologies all over the world and growing globalization of countries economies have produced the fastest changes ever.