Monday, November 23, 2009

Historical Artistic Styles






Greek & Roman dress







Grecian Goddess wedding dresses


From left to right August Jones, Lambert Creations, Mauel Mota

Grecian Goddess Draping



Looks from Chadwick Bell, James Coviello, Elie Saab, Valentino, and Kenzo.


Classical one-shoulder draping graced the runways of Elie Saab, Valentino and others, while Kenzo's dresses had more of a Romanesque tunic feel to them.


Historical reference:

Between 1800 and 1803 classical ornament used geometric shapes.
Greek key patterns decorated borders and garment hems, sleeve bands and shawls. All the embroidery was initially delicate and light, faithfully following the classical influence, but eventually the embroidery became coarsely execute


Abstract Art






1888PressRelease) April 15, 2009 - LONDON – Designers get inspiration from a lot of different places and for Rashida Kapadia creator of the Black Tangerine line of leather handbags, art has always been a primary source. Her “Magical Realism” handbag design, inspired by the art of Wassily Kandinsky.



At the Russian Court, Hermitage Museum, Amsterdam
Also opening this month is the expanded Hermitage Amsterdam. Aiming to bring more of Russia's artistic heritage to Western Europe, the museum is ten times larger than before. The inaugural exhibition, At the Russian Court: Palace and Protocol in the 19th century, includes over 1800 objects on loan from the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. The grandeur and power of the period is shown threw hundreds of ball gowns and other costumes, court paintings, jewelry by Fabergé, and furniture including the famous Romanov throne.
Expect designers to be inspired by the opulence of Russian Court dressing. Gold embroideries, brocades, moirés, and satin shoes are all details that will be of interest. This exhibit is guaranteed to please Christian Lacroix, and we're guessing Erdem too.

















Modern Reference:
Christian Lacroix, Summer Collection 2009








Surrealism

Imitating Salvador Dali's Lobster Telephone, 1938: Orange velvet dress,Basso and Brooke



While the full, surrealist, monty might not be for everyone, it's all about creating an illusion and platform heels, cinched-in waists, sculpted jackets or a shell-shaped clutch bags are all elements of that - be it more wearable. Without surrealism, it's hard to imagine where fashion would be, but one's things for sure life would be a lot less fun.
























































Monday, November 9, 2009




The Corset




Rare soft wrap corset, c.1810-1820
The corset is fashioned from ivory cotton and is completely hand stitched. Gathered bust inserts and triagular side-hip inserts are the only shaping. The corset is laced only at the upper back opening. Waistline ties wrap around and pin in front.






A glimpse of corset styles taken from ads in the October and November 1919 issues of Woman Magazine. During the 1920's, corsets would start to shorten, have less boning and generally become less restrictive as a reaction against how early corsetry had been.The corsets shown in these vintage ads show the last remnants of Edwardian corsetry which would disappear forever during the advent of the Roaring 20's.




Vintage cincher retro corset 1950's style satin back laced corset by What Katie Did. What Katie Did cincher corset for a very pronounced waist, this little nipper is heavily boned and cut to really cinch that waist.





Jean Paul Gaultier - 1980's
Madonna's famout cone shaped corset that redefined sexy and sex appeal.



Chantilly lace & satin corset - Victoria Secret - 2009
A little lacy, a little racy. Lightly lined underwire cups. Back closure. Imported nylon/rayon

Sari

Sari

Peploses

Peploses

Franciscan Robe

Franciscan Robe

Gho

Gho

Victorian Bustle Dress

Victorian Bustle Dress

Classic Tuxedo

Classic Tuxedo