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Queen Elizabeth l famous people have always influence the development and acceptance of fashion and elizabeth was one of them
Women of the aristocracu in hte mid-16th century did not seem to mind the stiff look by Queen Elizabseth l. Elizabeth wore tudor ruffs(large, round collar), epaulets(shoulder ornaments), jeweled wigs, plucked forehead and brows, rib-crushing corsets, and the farthingale, or skirt hoop. The Queen wore a little makeup but the following her attack of smallpox she will wore a lot to cover up her scars left on her face. -
King Louis XIV
he increased and emphasized fashion importance by making it part of social edict and increasing rather than belitting its cost . Louis requried a different code of dress for each formal event. He designed a blue silk jacket. he extented fashion doen in middle class to increase his power -
Marie Antoinette
She used papier-mache paste to whiten and stiffen her hair to extreme heights. Her excessive fashion included high headdresses, plumes, and voluminous dress -
Hippie
In the 1960s the hippie area is exposing an alternative lifestyle with a rebelling blend which is against the community that is in favor for conformist and repressive living. This fashion statement is famous because it shows freedom and a life that must be return to nature. They wear dress and skirts -
The Beatles
They came tpo America ub 1964 aa the famous trendsetting british band, wearing "mop-top" hairstyles. This fashion form the working classes challenged the shorthaired, conservative lood hte crew cut. Longer hairstyles became became standard for men by 1970s -
Disco
In the 1970s, fashion reached new levels of creative expression for men and women. In the 1970s people wear bell bottoms, polyester, platform shoes, jumpsuits, halter dresses, hot pants, colorful leisure suits, loud patterns, sequins, glitter, and gold lamé. -
Fashion 1980s
Women’s clothing in 1980 ran the gamut from conservative to opulent fantasy. Many designers reached back in history for inspiration. The looked to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Victorian era and even the Peruvian Indians for something “new.” A few avant-garde designers took their cues from futurism and designed clothes that looked like uniforms for space travel. -
Fashion in 1990s
Fashion in the early 1990s was generally loose fitting and colorful. Unless you were going for the grunge look, then color was the enemy. Also in the early nineties fashions worn by hop hop artists were becoming increasingly mainstream. Starting in the mid-90s, industrial and military styles crept into mainstream fashion. By the late 90s, rave culture swept through and people were looking for clothes that were more glamorous again.
