Survey of Western Dress, Fall 2014
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Moore
20 Fashion Images
& Their Historical Referents Works Selected form Fall 2014 to Spring 2015
Ximing Chen
1
Christian Dior Fall 2014 Couture
The silhouette of this dress with an widened lower part is supported by a inner structure. Also with its relatively short length, the dress looks back to women’s fashion in the late 18th century, when dress became simpler and less elaborate than earlier eras.
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Chanel Fall 2014 Couture
This last piece of show was especially worn by a pregnant model Ashleigh Good. The long white gown combines simple texture with exquisite embroidery in front and on the cloak. Although the decoration is more complicated and the volume is wider due to the special situation, the silhouette and the high waist references to the “Empire gown� in the early 19th century.
3
Ulyana Sergeenko Fall 2014 Couture
Miniskirt emerged as a fashion trend in late 1960s . This miniskirt dress with a translucent lace texture makes it sexier.
4
Valentino Fall 2014 Couture
This Valentino silk contour paired with gladiator sandals clearly represents a theme of Roman togas.
5
Gareth Pugh Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
Gareth Pugh’s design are always avant-garde and have something to do with arts. This piece of clothes is sculptural and experimental. It maybe not wearable and practical in daily life. However, this single piece definitely helps to make the whole collection very impressive.
6
Gucci Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
The form of this denim jacket references military uniform with its double-breasted large buttons.
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Issey Miyake Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
Issey Miyake as a brand keeps its own tradition of giving clothes this kind of creative three-dimensional profile. On this particular piece, not only is the contour line three-dimensional, but also the basic pattern.
8
J.Crew Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
The looseness, the stiff collar, and even the color of this piece of clothes make people think of Chinese traditional men’s clothing in the early 20th century.
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J.W. Anderson Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
The black leather hatgear reminds the bonnet which was popular throughout the 18th century, while the middle part of the body also made of leather references to commonly used corset in 19th century.
10
Jason Wu Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
This long garment without button but a belt at the waistline reminds the disco style day-to-night dress in the 1970s.
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Ji Oh Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
A short hair model in a black shirt, white suit with short pants references the very beginning of the La Garçonne style in 1920s, when women’s dress began to adopt men’s wear style.
12
Lisa Perry Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
The simplicity of the texture and the white and transparent color express a minimalism statement. However, the asymmetric geometry brings out more interest.
13
Louis Vuitton Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
The linen-like texture and the simply and straight silhouette recalls women’s chemise in history. The irregular perforated pattern makes it more fascinating and also become wearable as outer garment.
14
Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
For youth, a slogan t-shirt is always an efficient way to express viewpoint on the street. A tight under layer adds a sporty tone to the design.
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Marc Jacobs Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
Multiple large pockets on both the jacket and pants noticeably suggests that the inspiration of this design comes from hunting clothes.
16
Saint Laurent Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
This shiny mini skirt dress is undoubtedly sexy. Although this is a modern silhouette only can be found in recent fashion history, the naughty way of showing half-seen nipples do have a long history that can be derived from the 18th century French fashion.
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Stella McCartney Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
The long and flat shape of the dress recalls the simple slip dress in 1920s.
18
Tom Ford Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
Both the tight long sleeve t-shirt and the bell bottom trousers are rendered with a shimmering texture. The look, including the platform shoes reflects a taste of 1960s fashion.
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Vivienne Westwood Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
The busy and golden classical painting pattern printed on the dress decorates a simple silhouette and salutes to Gianni Versace’s works.
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Yohji Yamamoto Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
One of the influences brought by Japanese Designer is that they made deconstruction an accepted concept to the fashion world around 1990s. It can be found that Yohji Yamamoto is still practicing this idea on this irregular but harmonious combination of indigo and white color cloth and threads.