Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Directions
Then complete the discussion for this module before the start of the next module.
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This is another
part of the same
painting. See the
trunk in the
center and how it
branches out to
other designs.
Notice the
contrast in
patterns and
colors on each
side.
Photo Source:
Global Gallery
http://www.global
gallery.com
/enlarge/003-26364/
How do the two dresses below match up to the Gustav Klimt art prints above? Look
at colors, forms, and patterns, texture, complexity, and shapes. What can you see
that's similar in the art and the fashions?
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Note: "The essence of Art Nouveau is described by sensuous lines and subtle light, feminine
figures and curly hair, fluent dresses and attitudes, vegetal curves and willow leaves, twisting
waves and evanescent smoke, but also by controlled lines, geometric details, colorful new
shapes and Art Nouveau was a new art form, an original artistic and decorative movement
inspired by the idea of "total art" and it reached its climax from 1890 until 1914." The Art
Nouveau style inspired many artistists and craftsmen: Klimt, Horta, Gallé, Mucha, Fortuny,
Macintosh, Morris and many others.
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Photo Source: Matisse cutout art "Le Danseur de Couteaux" Photo Source: Matisse cutout-patterns
WorldGallery.co.uk dresses -
http://www.worldgallery.co.uk/art-prints/ The Royal Academy of Arts Magazine
http://www.ramagazine.org.uk/
index.php?pid=231
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Autoportrait by Tamara de Lempicka, Photo Source: Skirt and top with coat,
a Polish-American Artist From Posters.com
Daily Fashion Report 05_01_archive.html
http://www.lookonline.com/2005_
Main Points
Fashion design
(Redirected from Fashion designer)
Fashion design is the art dedicated to the creation of wearing apparel and lifestyle. Please see also Fashion
for a more complete definition.
The first person who could really be considered as a Fashion designer was Charles Frederick Worth
(1826-1895). Before he set up his maison couture (fashion house) in Paris, clothing design and creation was
handled by largely anonymous seamstresses. When he started his business, his customers could attach a
name and a face to his designs once they learned that they were from the House of Worth, thus starting the
tradition of having the designer of a large company is not only the creative head but the symbol of the brand as
well. After Worth, Paul Poiret started with a concept which is nowadays considered as general fashion design/
marketing and Haute Couture, and is also credited with starting the trend of removing the corset from female
fashion. Although fashion itself has a long history which leads back to the early civilizations, the people who
designed and produced garments before the late 19th/early 20th century were seen as anonymous artisans, not
well-known public figures.
Following in Worth's and Poiret's footsteps were: Patou, Vionnet, Fortuny, Lanvin, Chanel, Schiaparelli,
Balenciaga, and Dior.
By the 1960's, haute couture was not the only trend dictator anymore. Under influence of Fashion Icons (like for
example Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy or the models like Twiggy), Youth culture and
the independent women's movements, it became acceptable for fashion to ascend from the people rather than
be handed down by large couture houses.
Fashion brands not only just produced garments anymore but also started to create their own image or started
designing for certain target groups and/or sub cultures. Vivienne Westwood for example "created” the image
which is now generally considered as Punk. The Trend dictation of the Old Couture Houses was over.
Ready-to-wear collections are not custom made. They are standard sized which makes them more suitable for
larger productions. Ready-to-wear collections can also be divided into designers/creators collections and
Confection collections. Designer/creators collections have a high quality, a superb finish and a unique cut and
design. These collections are the most trendsetting compared to Haute Couture and Confection.
Designer/creatures ready to wear collections contain often concept items that represent a certain philosophy or
theory. These items are not so much created for sales but just to make a statement. The designer's
ready-to-wear collection is also presented on the international catwalks by people who do fashion modeling.
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Confection collections are the ones we see most commonly in our shops. These collections are designed by
stylists. The brands that produce these collections aim only for a mass public and are in general not searching
for new grammar for the language or a new point of view on/of fashion.
Although a lot of the modern fashion designers are still working in a somewhat "traditional" way- making clothes
that are very fancy and expensive but still based on standard/traditional construction and design concepts, there
have been designers who break these "rules" over the years, some from the mid-nineties onward, some, like
Japanese designers Yojhi Vasomotor, Comme des Garcons , and Junya Watanabe from the early eighties to
the present, and some now-deceased designers such as Elsa Schiaparelli, who worked in the thirties, forties,
and fifties. Fine examples of modern-day "rule breakers" are Martin Margiela and Warmenhoven & Venderbos.
These designers approach clothing, Fashion and lifestyle from new angles and explore also the boundaries of
Fashion itself in order to create "new" concepts and views for fashion design. Their collections are not only
restricted to garments (ready to wear as well as couture) and other fashion-related products, but also contain
work in other media. The works of this breed of designers can also be placed in a certain Art movement.
Most fashion designers attend an Academie of fine arts . Fashion design courses are considered applied arts
just like graphic design and interior design. Often the types stylist and designer are mixed up. A stylist inspires
his/her designs on existing things, trends and designers collections. A designer starts from scratch; he/she
develops a unique concept and translates this into garment collections, other lifestyle related products or a
statement in various other types of media. Some designers approach their work just as a fine arts painter or
sculptor.
Inspiration for fashion designers comes from a wide range of things and cannot be pinpointed exactly. However,
just like all artists, they tend to keep an eye on things going on world-wide to inspire themselves towards making
their future clothes lines.
Most fashion designers are well trained pattern makers and modelers. A typical design team is made up out one
or more: designer(s), pattern maker(s) /modeler(s), sample maker(s), buyer(s) and salesman (men). For
presentations and catwalk shows the help of hair dressers, make-up artists , photographers modeling agencies
, the model and other support companies/professions is called upon.
As fashion became more and more a large business, designers started also with licensing products. (For
example: perfume, bags and all sorts of products)
See also
List of fashion designers
Fashion
Haute couture
Compare one artist's works and life experiences to fashions that claim to be
inspired by the artist. You may choose from the examples listed below. You only
need to choose and discuss one. I suggest you pick your favorite or the one that
you find most interesting.
After you make your choice, go to the Discussion area for this module and do the following:
1. Identify the artist and fashion style you've chosen. Tell us why you've chosen this style. You
might want to scan one or two of the links below before you make your choice. If it's not from
the choices listed below, give full references for your choice so your classmates can check out
the artists and fashions.
2. Explain how you think the art or artist inspired the fashion, or perhaps did not really inspire it
after all, even though the marketing claimed the inspiration. You may need to give more than
one example to explain what you are thinking and why. Make sure you look at the brief
information given here about each artist's life, too. Also point out if you see how his or her life
may have inspired the fashion.
3. Read over the choices your classmates have made and their ideas about the fashions and
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If you want to explore other ideas about art, you might look over the resources listed below just
to get some ideas and see what you like.
If you want to compare more inspirations for different fashions, look at the links
below. This is not required - it's just for your own interest and enrichments.
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Art Nouveau
Art nouveau – what it means, how it looks http://www.qdesign.co.nz/designhist_artnou.html
Art nouveau exhibition http://www.nga.gov/feature/nouveau/exhibit_city.shtm
Senses: Art Nouveau fashion accessories http://www.senses-artnouveau.com/
Pop Culture – Click “next” above the image to view the next one – pop culture
http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/0614/photo-spread.php
Click the eye for fashion images 1 and 2; click the camera to view each image – pop 60’s
http://www.sixtiescity.com/Fashion/Fashion.shtm
If you want to see names of many artists associated with different movements, go to Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Artists_by_period. If you want to see artists by different
periods, go to http://www.the-artists.org/art-movements.cfm. This site gives examples from
different decades.
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