The Fashion Transition Of 1860 - 1408 Words

Modernity Project Section 1 Chuanming Wang The fashion transition from 1860 to 1940 Before the middle of the century, most clothing was made at home, either by the wearer or a family member. 75 percent of all clothing in America was homemade at the beginning of the century. Only wealthier people could afford the services of a tailor. Then the technical advances and the capability for mass manufacturing were making fashionable dress available to a rapidly expanding middle class. In his well known book, Art History, Marilyn Stokstad states, â€Å"Paris as the psychological and architectural axis became the icon of the modern and the metropolitan in art. This unprecedented display of arts drew art students, critics and collectors from every corner†¦show more content†¦As the 19-century began, women who loved fashion imitated the styles from Paris. The styles’ model in Paris was avant-garde. The Designer used exaggerated style of dress to show their idea of fashion and to make their clothes special and different. Also designer began to integrate hat int o the overall design. (Garden of Friendship) From 1860, because the last century renaissance of â€Å"Rococo†, so in the history of the 1850-1870 year those costume was called New Rococo period. Besides, women in this period used panniers crinoline most; therefore, the history of clothing is also referred to as crinoline era. With the rapid development of science and technology, the advent of chemical dyes and mass production of cheap clothing greatly enrich people s lives. At this time Sewing machine appeared, which is the most significant in the garment industry. While the advent of the sewing machine, States Bata Lick in 1863 began selling pattern, and this model was used to tailoring as one of the basic elements of the concept of mass production and then later was normalized and standardized as a foundation of clothing industry. The so-called new Rococo, mainly appeared in the women costume to highly praise