UNIT BEVOLUTION

AND MOVEMENT OF

FASHION2.03 Recognize the relationship between

historical events and fashion evolution.

Mood of the decade• Watergate Scandal• Vietnam war ends• Dawn of the Disco,

Studio 54, Saturday Night Fever– John Travolta’s white suit

with an open-necked shirt.

– Platform shoes– Bell-bottom hip-hugger

pants– Hot pants with white go-

go boots

Mood of the decade• Punk Rock, short-lived anti-social

and anti-fashion movement– Torn, frayed clothing– Body piercing– Spiked hair colored pink or green– T-shirts being worn

as billboards– Political statement

designs

Mood of the decade• Rap and hip-

hop emerge– Athletic

clothes– Track suits– Excessive

amounts of gold jewelry

Mood of the decade• Ethnic influence

– Macramé bags– Crochet

waistcoats and shawls

– Ponchos– Gypsy tops with

gathered necklines trimmed with bells and puffed sleeves

– Nehru jackets

Mood of the decade• “Me” decade,

self indulgence– String bikini– Tight clothes– Men’s leisure

suits– Designer

jeans– Hand-braided

friendship bracelets

Mood of the decade• Feminism, sexual

equality, women’s lib, equal rights– Bra burning– Women no longer

wear girdles– Women buy pantyhose– Women wear pants

and pantsuits– Double-knit polyester

man-made fabrics– Micro, mini, midi, and

maxi skirts

Mood of the decade• Shoes

– Platforms– Clogs

• Movies and their stars– Annie Hall—women

wearing oversize men’s shirts, very long skirts, khaki pants, and men’s hats

– Grease—leather motorcycle jackets

Mood of the decade• Television

– Charlie’s Angels—Farrah Fawcett Major’s hair style and flared trousers

– Happy Days—Fonzie’s leather jacket, jeans, white shirt

– Dukes of Hazzard—Daisy Duke’s cutoff jean shorts

People who influenced fashion

• Yves Saint Laurent—womenswear based on menswear

• Halston—use of cashmere

• Calvin Klein—denim jeans

• Mary McFadden—fine pleating

• Bill Blass—sporty, sophisticated classics