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- The Civil War in the US caused a serious shift in life.

- Bicycles gained popularity and the Victorian Era began

- Tight bodices with high necks

- Material for the wealthy and upper classes was heavy silks in solid colours.

- Men’s coats were single-breasted and semi-fitted

- A style known as Dundreary or Piccadilly whiskers became fashionable for facial hair.

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- Race relations continued to evolve in the US

- The silhouette for women’s fashion continued to shift towards the back of the skirt.

- The style fell out of favour quickly in favour of tight-fitting silhouette

- Men’s fashion was very similar to previous decade.

- Bow ties were increasingly replaced with neck ties and ascot

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- First automobile, vast expansion of the railroad, immigration and the Wild West.

- Tight bodices, narrow sleeves, and high necklines.

- Focus remained on the back and the bustle fell out of fashion.

- Chokers necklace and collars became fashionable accessories.

- Slim lounge suits were popular among men.

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- The Industrial Revolutions.

- Economic depression, increase in crime and a rise in poverty, strikes and labour disputes

- Fashion emphasized in wide shoulder

- Masculine styles were also adopted

- Men’s style became more comfortable and less restricted.

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- Artistic and creative activities emerging in Paris

- The emergence of fashion illustration

- Small waist, the derriere and
shoulders were thrust backward,
long neck & chin up

- Designers: Paul Poiret & Madeleine Vionnet

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- Women contribute to the
war effort and gain civil and economic rights

- The idea of stopping layers in dress began

- Dressing less extravagantly due to funds being put towards the war
- A chemise is a classic smock, or a modern type of women's undergarment or dress

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-  Sits between two terrible wars – WWI and WWII.

- Roaring 20’s, the era of the ‘flapper’

- Influenced by the mode of transportation and architecture period

- Clothing were lighter and brighter
- Paris was in a class of its
own dominating ideas of fashion

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- A major financial collapse on Wall Street (USA) = global depression

- Back to portraying a ladylike appearance

- Film was an integral part to escape the depression
- Midi length bias-cut dresses, belted waists and large yokes or collars.

- The ‘’little black dress’’ was introduced

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- World War II influenced women’s fashion

-  Cheaper materials due to crashing economy

- Reproduction and vintage wear
- Christian Dior’s new silhouette was introduced '' the new look''
- Creating the hour glass figure
- Padded-shoulders & A-lined skirts to the knee

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- Fashion became more glamorous

- A split between American and Parisian
- American = sportswear and casual ways of dressing
- Parisian = power suits

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- Known as ‘’The swinging 60s”

- Youth lifestyle that emerged from London

- Thriving pop music, art and fashion

- The “mini skirt” was introduced

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- Hippie trend

- This era was the “disco look”
- Nightclubs (Studio54) became the place to be seen
- High unemployment caused social unrest
- Punk began (in 1976) as a political movement

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- This era of fashion was creative, natural and displayed individuality

- Rap Music and designer sneakers
- Designers : Jean-Paul Gaultier, Ralph Lauren & Giorgio Armani
- Wealth and success = through shiny costume jewellery

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- The internet, mobile phones, touch-screen and wifi
-affordable access to these
technologies
- Globalisation of the
fashion supply chain allowed the cost of fashion to come down
- Black leggings with oversized sweater, flannel shirts & denim everything

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- Low waisted bottoms and ripped jeans were in style
- Fashion x Music subcultures -> goths, emo kids, Nu Metallers, Ravers
- Re-mix - mix of layered styles on the street (from 2008-2010)
- The ‘IT’ bag
- The end of real fur

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- Witnessed a revival of grunge fashion in America with more of an "edgy"
- Denim ripped jeans and ripped jackets

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- Sustainability
- Bike Shorts with Blazers
- following trends from past decades
- More jobs and higher economy