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Fashion

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  • Charles Worth

    Charles Worth
    Englishman Charles Worth establishes first haute couture fashion house in Paris

  • "Coco" Chanelk

    "Coco" Chanelk
    Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel opens boutique in Deauville, France; revolutionizes and democratizes women's fashion with tailored suits, chain-belted jerseys, quilted handbags; the most copied fashion designer in history

  • World War

    World War
    World War I prompts women to work in factories, offices; women wear pants; military cut influences clothes wear pants; military cut influences clothes

  • flapper

    flapper
    Women participate in sports, prompting new styles, including the "flapper"

  • Punk to designer labels!

    Punk to designer labels!
    1976 was the Bi-Centennial of America. Maxi-length skirts were appropriate for the celebrations of the past and appeared in the everyday fashion catalogues. Above the knee skirts were also acceptable. Polyester was the carefree fabric of the decade and was used for leisure suits for men and pantsuits for women. Hot pants were sleak and slim as were loud, even clashing colors. Designer labels adorned the outside of clothing. Long flowing hair, afros, and mohawk hair styles fit the punk rock scene

  • Well coordinated wardrobes

    Well coordinated wardrobes
    The fashion push of department stores and catalogues during the 80's was the creation of a well-coordinated wardrobe. Everything should be able to be used with everything else in one's wardrobe. Yuppie women in the business world wore designer suits. Short skirts, wide shoulders and assertive lines were vogue. Exercise clothing like leotard for working out and expensive running shoes pervaded the market.

  • I'll Do It My Way!

    I'll Do It My Way!
    As the l990's began, intense winds of change were sweeping over the globe. Communism fell in the USSR and the cold war ended. Turmoil in the world has not ended, however. The Gulf War resulted from Saddam Hussein's nuclear threats. It seemed there were skirmishes and disasters worldwide. In the 1990's anything goes in fashion. Strict rules of fashion are no longer tolerated by the public. Exercise is big and women began wearing their exercise clothes on the street. Rap musicians reject materiali