Historical & Artisitic styles

1. Egyptian

Ancient Egyptian art is characterized by its complex symbolism and conventional character.

Royal costume differed from that of other Egyptians by being of finer material, with embroidered belts and collars of gold and enamel.


The picture is famous actress Gong, li in the 60th Cannes Movie Award, wear the Egyptian style green dress with gold decorate line, elegand and poised.






2. Greek-Roman
Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations equally contributed to the development of the classical values so important to the Western cultural identity.

Most Greek costume made from a rectangle of cloth, slit to pass over the head. The soft fabric is held in gathers by a cord passing under the left breast.

Jean Paul Gaultier 09 spring

Roma and Greek insired fashion, the third from left is by the Roma army.

3. Gothic
The period during the Middle Ages from 12th century to the beginning of the Renaissance is Gothic era.

The powerful fashion easy to have connection with Gothic style, big shoulder, black and white, hard line, all this are the symble of gothic.

4. Renaissance


By the 1400s, the Renaissance began in Italy, where the fashion style were much more natural and less formal. The waist line came up to under the breast, here is the famous empire gown.





Galliano 09 spring


5. Rococo
By the 1700s, the essential lines Rococo costume were already laid down in the last 20 years of seventeenth, the fashion is dominance of France, clothes meant, for the upper classes at least.

Dior couture 2007 Fall

6. Impressionism


By the 1870s, Impressionism, the span between academic and modern art. Impressionism was a transitional art style inspired by optical physics.
Fashion with many frills and flounces and much lace. It was essentially a matron's gown, and a lace cap was always worn with it.














Rochas 05 Fall





Dior Couture 07 Fall Chanel 09 Fall

Strapless Dress

Strapless can trace back to ancient Egyptian, their custume "Tunic" is the first strapless dress.


Strapless become more and more popular since 1940s, the successful woman liberty revolution brought the renew style of fashion to people.

Dancer/Actress Lucille Ball in Strapless Black Lace Evening Dress, Holding Lit Cigarette on Couch, 1940
Black strapless evening dress with layered ruffles of floral black lace and light pink net overlaid on pink taffeta, 1947.
The strapless gown with sweetheart bodice remained the favored look for evening wear for most of the fifties.
Great 50s lame tulle strapless party dress.
Model Wearing Balenciaga Satin and Lace Evening Gown, 1951
Model wearing a strapless short evening dress: fitted to the hips in a lemon color with lace, baby blue bow, baby blue satin shoes and grey black pancake hat, 1953
Model wearing strapless tiered dress with roses by Chanel, 1954


1960s

80s strapless dress

3 Type of Historical Tailored

This is the time of Spain, it also called bombaststyle era, most clothes have ruff, as the collar on the wife; the puff gigot sleeve on the paiter. Rubens and his wife Isabella Brant, by Rubens, 1610



1920s is the time for the women liberation movement, the military combine with the low waist line garment, since it is the time of World War Two. 1920s style

Every thing need to match: hat, gloves, handbag and necklace, the detail lead the fashion. 1950s is Dior Shape era, he showed us wing line, paneled skirt, tulip line and arrow line etc.Dior tulip line 1950s

3 Type of Historical Draped

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Kalasiris is a loose garment in ancient Egypt. It is a piece of fabric, cut a hole in the centre, the head though the hole, and tie two sides in the front. They just use cotton and simple color to make the clothes, but they use a lot of accessories to decorate, especially necklace.

The longsleeve gauze robe was a typical outdoor outfit in the Tang Dynasty and was very fashionable.

The picture showes the garment in ancient Grace era. In the left hand side is the women's wear called Chiton, the right side is men's called Himation. It is also the piece of fabric and use rope to fasten the dress.

Sexual Exhancement

When stocking hit the market, all the people think it was the sexual symbol. American Apparel's advertising make the image of this symbol enlarge infinitely.

This picture is the advertising of American Apparel.

Celemonialism

In the old tradition China, just the royal family can wear gold yello, red and purple. The pubilc who wear these color will put in jail.

This picture is the performance to show the culture of Chinese old traditional clothes.

Group Membership

Stewardess always wear uniform when they are working in the airport. It is not just the image of the company, but also the way to seperate the different company in the huge airport.

The picture is the stewardesses of Korean Airline.