Fashion Dress - From Couture Beginnings to Mid-Twentieth Century
Executive summary about Fashion Dress by Jaime Marie
The first fashion designer who was not merely a dressmaker was Charles Frederick Worth (1826-1895.) Before the former draper set up his couture fashion house in Paris, fashion creation and inspiration was handled by largely unknown people, and high fashion descended from style worn at royal courts.
1900s
It was during this period that many design houses began to hire artist to sketch or paint designs for garments. If the client liked the design, they ordered it and the resulting garment made money for the house.
The outfits worn by the fashionable women were strikingly similar to those worn in the heyday of the fashion pioneer Charles Worn, By the end of the nineteenth century, the horizons of the fashion industry had generally broadened, partly due to the more mobile and independent lifestyle many well-off women were beginning to adopt and the practical clothes demanded. Changes in dress during World War I were dictated more by necessity than fashion.
1920s
Soon after the First World War, a radical change came about in fashion. Corsets were abandoned and women borrowed their clothes from the male wardrobe and chose to dress like boys. A bustless, waistless silhouette emerged and aggressive dressing-down was mitigated by feather boas, embroidery, and showy accessories.
Fashion became more compromising, aspiring to preserve feminism's victories while rediscovering a subtle and reassuring elegance and sophistication. Women's fashions moved away from the brash, daring style of the Twenties towards a more romantic, feminine silhouette. The fashion for outdoor activities stimulated couturiers to manufacture what would nowadays be called sportswear.
Plus Size Fashion Dress With Style
Executive summary about Fashion Dress by Andrea Dilea
Large women who wear plus size clothes are no exception. The cut of a jacket is the first thing that plus size women must consider. They should stay away from short, boxy jackets. Plus sized women with a curvy physique will find a shorter jacket with rounded lines, curved lapel and fitted waist flattering for their body.
A clinched jacket will accentuate and minimize the stomach. The following tips can help you find the right length plus size jacket for you. When you choose a longer jacket, be sure to choose a more narrow pant or skirt. Long jackets over knee length skirts and shorther jackets over longer shirts have the most flattering effect.
Scarves are a great accessory to add a personal touch to a plus size jacket.