A Brief History Of Fashion And Styles | Fashion

By ChrisChanning
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It's interesting to see how fashion has come over the years. In many respects, each decade has brought an entirely new generation of clothing styles and what is accepted for both male and females to wear. Starting with the early 1900's to the present, there has been quite a few changes in how fashion was and is now perceived.

Many years ago, when the 1920's were starting to take shape, women started to become part of the flapper mold. Flappers, as they have come to be called, were eccentric and flexible types of clothing that allowed for a new generation of women to compare themselves to men as equals. Braziers even restricted the chest so as to give a more manly look to females- as to show their worth to men.

We mark the early 1940's as nearing the end of World War II. Although most of the decade was spend out of war, it was known for its conservative lifestyle and fashion statements. Men would wear two-piece suits that saved on clothing materials, while women had to restrict themselves to basic uniforms for use in factories and places of work while the men were away.

The next big mark in the fashion industry came in the 1960's, with a rebellion in what was considered formal and conformist. The hippy movement brought loose-fitting clothes that valued comfort over how one looked on the outside. While most associate the 1970's with such fashion styles, it was in the 1960's where such types of style gained popularity.

More recently were the 1990's, where we all like to poke fun at the obscene colors and pastels that most wore throughout the decade. As grunge became increasingly popular in music, darker clothing and lifestyles also become more apparent. Different groups of cliques formed around different styles of clothing, in which gave this decade a simple stereotype of a melting pot of styles rather than one defining style.

As it stands today, fashion has become a melting pot of hundreds of different styles combine into one. There are the sophisticated business dresses that come from the 1980's, the pastels that we remember the 1990's by, and even the "flapper" styles that were popular almost a century ago. As it would look to be, it seems fashion is only going to continue to mix and match its way into a rather diverse and exciting field.

In Conclusion

Fashion is always changing based on the effects of the economy, art, music, and politics of the current generation. It'll be interesting to see where the next couple of decades take us in terms of new-age styles and designs- something that we will only observe in due time.

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