Fashion, Art and Culture:
We started this on this new module, on the 15th of January. And the seminars consisted of a run through of the history of fashion starting from the early 1900's all the way through to present. I have really enjoyed these lectures, because i don't feel any courses i have done have ever done taught you a history of fashion. The way it was taught was through a slide show, and the tutors would explain each slide thoroughly giving you a chance to write down notes for yourself. Ive noticed in myself, that I am becoming much more of a quick learner, i was worried initially that i wouldn't remember things from the sessions, but i have found it really interesting and i think that helps you remember facts a lot more. I wasn't so sure about the discussion bit of the day where you converse with others about what you have learnt as i felt we had already done that, however, i really like how the tutors put you into different groups as it enables you to meet other people in your class. A technique i do hope they carry on with as i feel i still haven't met everybody.
We started this on this new module, on the 15th of January. And the seminars consisted of a run through of the history of fashion starting from the early 1900's all the way through to present. I have really enjoyed these lectures, because i don't feel any courses i have done have ever done taught you a history of fashion. The way it was taught was through a slide show, and the tutors would explain each slide thoroughly giving you a chance to write down notes for yourself. Ive noticed in myself, that I am becoming much more of a quick learner, i was worried initially that i wouldn't remember things from the sessions, but i have found it really interesting and i think that helps you remember facts a lot more. I wasn't so sure about the discussion bit of the day where you converse with others about what you have learnt as i felt we had already done that, however, i really like how the tutors put you into different groups as it enables you to meet other people in your class. A technique i do hope they carry on with as i feel i still haven't met everybody.
My View:
I was really shocked that technology hasn't actually been around for that long, and its only designers such as Hussein Chalayan and Gareth Pugh who have actually made it as futuristic designers if you like. You can argue that it has been around for longer if you think about when new fabrics were invented, that in itself is new technology. But i am thinking more along the lines of information technology being Incorporated. i.e. Hussein Chalayan's Aeroplane dress.
I was also surprised with the whole "ideal woman" being around as early as 1905 when they had the Gibson girl being the girl that every woman wanted to be and every man wanted to be with. I found it interesting that, that early on, popular culture was starting to arise. I'm starting to look at fashion history as being a sort of domino effect, everything influences the next thing, the next movement, the next style. Very interesting how the war was such a major influence on fashion, because the men were at war the usual jobs a man would undertake - a woman would then have to do, because obviously the man wasn't around. Once taking up this masculine role, they wouldn't obviously wear their pretty womanly clothes and wouldn't throw on something less feminine. After getting a taste of this, trousers and casual wear for women became more common to wear. - It just makes me wonder whats next for fashion? After this futuristic movement in fashion... what more can they possibly invent? That sort of worries me.. where my place in fashion lies.
I was really shocked that technology hasn't actually been around for that long, and its only designers such as Hussein Chalayan and Gareth Pugh who have actually made it as futuristic designers if you like. You can argue that it has been around for longer if you think about when new fabrics were invented, that in itself is new technology. But i am thinking more along the lines of information technology being Incorporated. i.e. Hussein Chalayan's Aeroplane dress.
I was also surprised with the whole "ideal woman" being around as early as 1905 when they had the Gibson girl being the girl that every woman wanted to be and every man wanted to be with. I found it interesting that, that early on, popular culture was starting to arise. I'm starting to look at fashion history as being a sort of domino effect, everything influences the next thing, the next movement, the next style. Very interesting how the war was such a major influence on fashion, because the men were at war the usual jobs a man would undertake - a woman would then have to do, because obviously the man wasn't around. Once taking up this masculine role, they wouldn't obviously wear their pretty womanly clothes and wouldn't throw on something less feminine. After getting a taste of this, trousers and casual wear for women became more common to wear. - It just makes me wonder whats next for fashion? After this futuristic movement in fashion... what more can they possibly invent? That sort of worries me.. where my place in fashion lies.
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