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Sometimes, you just have to keep things casual and super-comfortable. These Adidas sneakers became fashion’s hottest trend (again). We can see them everywhere – from street style to runways. No matter what your style is, they will make your entire wardrobe cooler. The denim jacket is timeless, classic and the ultimate winter-to-spring layering piece. Tie it around your waist and bring the ’90 s back!
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Turtlenecks, sweater pants, robe coats, fashion sneakers, and more!
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Another year is almost over, but great fashion is never forgotten. These 10 fashion trends made 2013 very stylish, so we're taking a moment to remember them in all their glory on the red carpets, runways, and streets where we first spotted them.
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the 2000 s are often described as the mashup decade where trends saw the fusion of previous styles, global and ethnic clothing as well as the fashions of numerous music based subcultures, especially indie pop. Many have noted the lack of divide between the late 1990 s and the early 2000 s due to the continued popularity of minimalist fashion.
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both on the catwalk and the high street The super couture model by Saint Laurent; silk fabrics for Alexander Wang; python-print or sunny yellow models by Paul & Joe. Purple and hooded for Diane Von Gutenberg; a plum maxi bow closes the pink jumpsuit by Marc Jacobs; horizontal stripes – a trademark – at Sonia Rykiel.
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short hairstyles and big earrings bring back the 60 s look
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border prints, paisley and rose floral styles
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gladiator sandals
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leggings become popular
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opaque tights, footed or footless
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alexander mcqueen influenced this with his 12 inch heels
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vintage t shirts accompanied with fitted jackets
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Teens liked to look grungy, so they sported their rock t-shirts over flannel/plaid shirts and went out with their long greasy hair. Baby doll dresses were popular when worn with thigh high stockings. Slip dresses were worn over t-shirts. People wore denim.
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Shoulder pads were definitely a craze, as were tiny, tight mini skirts with leggings. Every girl had a pair of leg warmers, maybe to keep their legs warm because they had mini skirts on. Massive earrings were very popular, reaching all the way down to you
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Frayed jeans became in demand. Many people preferred either high-waisted jeans or hipsters with bell-bottoms. People started to wear glitzy, glamorous clothing to be noticed in the nightclubs. Lycra became very popular and was made into hot pants, jumps
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Go-go boots became very popular, as did box-shaped dresses. The bikini came into fashion. The mini skirt was introduced, becoming very popular. False eyelashes were worn by women. Wild prints and colors covered garments. Women wore bell-bottom jeans,
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Influenced by rock music, the 'Mod' scene makes London major fashion centre with fun, revolutionary clothing; bell bottoms, psychedelic prints, wild colours, dresses made of vinyl, paper, cellophane, metal, covered in mirrors, go-go boots, ruffles skirts
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Clothing styles have always mirrored the prevailing attitudes of the times and this is certainly true of fashion in the 1960 s. The 1960 s had the idea of denim jeans, that could be worn by both sexes. Mod, short for 'modern', refers to a youth lifestyle that emerged from London during the 1960 s, and quickly spread to America, Europe and Australia. Centered around London's thriving pop music, art and fashion scene, the mod lifestyle focused on innovation and the 'new'.
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Short skirts and wide shoulders took over the era. Hourglass silhouettes were widely favored. Poodle and circle skirts were popular in young women while pencil skirts were for older women. Strapless dresses with full skirts were 'all the rage.' Chemise d
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Fashion was the most important thing for teenagers. Their fashion was more built out and stylish. They started to get more hip and less like their mothers.
The hair styles of the 50 s were huge and the most popular one was the beehive but most people just wore pony tails if they couldn't afford it. But in the late 1950 s people started getting more money so they could afford to get it done professionally. -
One of the most popular eras for reproduction and vintage wear, women's fashion in the 1940 s combined style and practicality to achieve a lasting elegance. This came as a surprise to those who lived through the era and remembered it for its shortages and difficulties. Wartime fashion presented a challenge, and everyone rose to that challenge as they did the much larger global ideas.
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the straight chemise, so popular throughout the Twenties, they left that idea and made there dresses hug the body and it would ripple with movement. Also they would add extra jewelry instead of dress detail.
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Flapper girls Fashion has always been influenced by the mode of transportation, the architecture of the period, and the customs of the people, and so it was in the 1920's. In line with progress, clothing developed closer relationships with art, and an increased sense of freedom was expressed in simple yet elegant designs, with carefully selected fabrics, and an intelligent use of color. Flapper girls were an example of this.
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Most of the fashion was made to fit a women everyday activities, so long elegant dresses were hard to walk in and hard to keep clean shopping and traveling. This started the idea of stooping layers in dresses and making the clothes more float and flexible. Furthermore people were dressing less extravagantly due to funds being put toward the war effort.
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Well, breathing became an issue once again. A "health corset" was designed so that your abdomen was raised up instead of pushing it inwards and down. This released pressure on women's organs which made it easier to breathe freely.
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Hats were notorious fashion statements in the 19th century that continued threw out a decade after . Huge hats were worn by women as formal wear for mainly events and pics.
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Coco Chanel was Born With her trademark suits and little black dresses, fashion designer Coco Chanel created timeless designs that are still popular today.
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At the beginning of the century, high waisted gowns, low, square necklines, and puffed sleeves were in style.
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was a low-necked gown (usually called in French a robe), worn over a petticoat. Most gowns had skirts that opened in front to show the petticoat worn beneath.
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Shortly after the "War of Succession" had taken place a reversal of alliances had occurred.
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Made from silk brocade and silver gilt threads, stomacher trimmed with silver-gilt lace and silk flowers, sleeves lined with silk, and neck ruffle.
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Made of silk satin detail with silk and silver metallic.
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Made from silk brocaded with leather linen paper, buckles, silver paste stones, and steel shoes.
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Made of felted fur trimmed with silk and lined with linen.
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A buttoned placket down the center front with cuts on the breeches with the pattern running in two different directions on the front and back.
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Most people in 1740 gave up wearing deerskin and started to wear wool and linen clothing they thought it was wrong to show your skin or hair, Cherokee women on the East Coast started to wear clothes more to cover their hair with scarves their skirts longer, down to their ankles Men who wanted to seem stylish began to dress more like European men. Over their linen shirts, they wore wool breeches (shorts) and linen stockings (knee socks), and wool jackets or waistcoats.
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Paris merchant Jean Marius obtains 5-year royal privilege for his invention of a folding umbrella - first in Europe
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The most striking thing about female costume at the beginning of the eighteenth century was the height of the head-dress. The fashion started in France when Mademoiselle Fontange, the King's mistress, finding her hair disordered while out hunting, tied it up with a ribbon.
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Suddenly, being able to breathe was not a concern anymore. Ladies began obsessed with their "hourglass" figure. As their waist's got smaller, the skirts got wider and sleeves got poofter again.
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Clothing started to loosen up at the start of this decade. Once WWI started Gabrielle Chanel created dresses with low necklines and belts at the waist while male designers closed up shop to go to war. the Western world was characterized by a rich and exotic opulence in the first half of the decade in contrast with the somber practicality of garments worn during the Great War. Men's trousers were worn cuffed to ankle-length and creased.
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One of the most popular eras for reproduction and vintage wear, women's fashion in the 1940 s combined style and practicality to achieve a lasting elegance. This came as a surprise to those who lived through the era and remembered it for its shortages and difficulties. Wartime fashion presented a challenge, and everyone rose to that challenge as they did the much larger global ideas.
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the 1970 s the fashion completely changed, women would wear jeans and trousers like men. The style would change from trousers to mini or maxi skirts and some would even wear catsuits. A very popular night dress would be a halter neck dress, this was most popular and was full of style and elegance for an evening out.
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dresses, jeans, shirts, skirts, sweaters and jackets that will become your own wardrobe staples.
