Found 35 Articles for History of Fashion

India’s fashion industry has risen to prominence and expanded like never before. The fashion sector has grown significantly and established its substantial influence in the global market in contrast to earlier decades. Cities in India will soon coexist with international fashion capitals like Paris, London, New York, and Milan. Because the top designers showcase their creativity in designing aesthetically pleasing and functional clothing, these few fashion shows have gained notoriety for being beautiful and dazzling throughout the country. These performances serve as the first sign of spring and promote Indian fashion internationally. Lakme Fashion Week Lakme Fashion Week was ... Read More

Military fashions heavily influenced civilian clothing. The common domestic silhouette, which included a powerful shoulder pad, a natural waist, and a straight skirt, was strikingly similar to that of military uniforms. Compared to earlier times, World War II saw a harsher, utilitarian, and straightforward style of clothing for both men and women. Men’s clothing was more manly, and both the Chesterfield and the officer’s coat were worn by civilian men who had borrowed them from the uniform. Soldiers’ uniforms evolved toward a more relaxed look, whereas men’s clothing in the civilian world became more formal and serious. Bomber coats were ... Read More

Members of the armed forces and paramilitaries of different countries wear uniforms that are standard. Shirts, pants, and a cap are the components of the Indian Army’s basic uniform. The clothing essentially has camouflage printing, which is useful in wooded areas. It consists of a button-up shirt with two breast pockets. Additionally, the pants contain one back pocket, two side pockets, and two thigh pockets. The purpose of wearing an Indian war costume is to instil courage, a positive outlook, and good physical strength in the wearer. During wartime, traditional metal ranks are not worn; instead, the ranks are weaved ... Read More

Fashion design and many other fields of fashion were inspired by historical art movements and culture during the start of the 20th century, a time when painters and fashion designers adopted various philosophies. Fashion designers are increasingly creating works of historical art with worldwide originality within a wider global art perspective, which they interpret with their conventional social structure. It is evident that fashion and the fashion phenomenon, which are cyclically repeated in works of art from antiquity to the present, go beyond mere apparel. Art and fashion go hand in hand because fashion encompasses all notions of beauty. ... Read More

Clothing evolved over time. History teaches us that as culture, fashion, and wealth evolved, so did clothing. In the Middle East during the late Stone Age, textile extraction and weaving were first practiced. Around 100, 000–500, 000 years ago, people started dressing in fabric. And the first mention of knitting as a method for making fabric dates back to 6500 BC, and it is still widely used in modern materials. The first type of fabric used to make clothes is natural fibre, which can be found in both plant and animal sources. These include things like cotton, flax, wool, leather, ... Read More

The general outline of a dress as it hangs on your body is referred to as the “dress silhouette.” The empire waist silhouette, which is particularly common in wedding and evening dresses, is one that aims to lengthen and slim your figure. Different silhouettes are intended to emphasise or flatter various body types. What Exactly is the Empire Silhouette? The bodice of a garment with an empire waist drapes out beneath the bustline as opposed to sitting at the natural waistline. The bustline cinch creates a high, thin waist and a longer line of billowy fabric from bust to ... Read More

With annual presentations by fashion designers in the country’s major cities and worldwide events like the India Fashion Week, the fashion business in India is rapidly expanding. Indian models are now known all over the world because of several Indian beauty queens’ successes in international competitions like the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants. Some of the well-known fashion designers in India are Ritu Kumar, Ritu Beri, Rina Dhaka, Rohit Bal, Muzaffar Ali, Satya Paul, Abraham and Thakore, Tarun Tahiliani, JJ Valaya, and Manish Malhotra. Growth of Fashion Centre Pret lines, sportswear, and casual wear are only a few ... Read More

Numerous diverse materials and fabrics, including linen, cotton, wool, silk, loincloths, and leather, were utilised to create clothes in ancient Egypt for a variety of purposes. The Ancient Egyptians wore robes, shirts, aprons, sashes, tunics, and loincloths, among other clothing items. Because of Egypt’s hot summers and mild winters, they mostly dressed in linen, a light plant fibre. Flax was spun or weaved to create linen, two laborious operations. They split the flax strands and ran them through spreaders to complete the spinning process. As a result, the linen is continuously pulled and stretched out until it receives its final ... Read More

One daily practise that everyone of us adheres to religiously is fashion. In India, the word “fashion” denotes status and social class. Fashion not only reveals one’s sense of style but also their socioeconomic standing. Fashion is therefore extremely important in India. Now, the majority of Indians are more interested in contemporary fashion than in wearing their traditional attire. The ancient handloom business was replaced by polyester and other machine-made fabrics as the industrial revolution extended across the nation. This had a serious impact on Indian textiles. The general public preferred fine, inexpensive mass-produced fabrics to coarse, expensive hand-made ones. ... Read More

France was the fashion capital prior to World War I. French designers served as a source of inspiration and direction for American women. People were able to differentiate between the social classes and set themselves apart, showcasing their money and status, by dressing in the latest high trends and keeping up with the designers’ newest collections. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, bustles and tightened waists were popular in women’s clothing. Corsets were worn by women to highlight their petite waists and rounded behinds. A high-waisted, more fitted design that more closely matched a woman’s body’s natural curves ... Read More