History of the fashion designs

History of the fashion designs 

Introduction

Dress is a need to basic of the man and woman must to protect themselves from the cold and the uncertainties of climate. The first form of dress were through animal skins, with the passage of the time, the forms of dress were evolving and it began to create garments with wool or plant product such as cotton. Clothing as necessities but eventually departed clothing has taken an aesthetic character and has become a motif, subject to canons of fashion.  The garment has been transformed into an instrument of sexual differentiation and also reflected a social position. This essay will discuss the evolution of fashion and its transformation with the passage of the years.

Beginnings of fashion.

The fashion industry is a product of the modern age. Prior to the mid-19th century, virtually all clothing was handmade for individuals, either as home production or on order from dressmakers and tailors. By the beginning of the 20th century—with the rise of new technologies such as the sewing machine, the rise of global capitalism and the development of the factory system of production, and the proliferation of retail outlets such as department stores—clothing had increasingly come to be mass-produced in standard sizes and sold at fixed prices

The history of fashion contains an endless number of elements, shapes and styles, but on this occasion we will write a brief summary that covers from the eighteenth century to the present time.

In this essay we will analyze how the fashion of the first 30 years of the twentieth century have been a domination of the female body.

In the twentieth century, although the first designers appeared, most women's clothing was manufactured by men. 

With the passing of the century, skirts were replaced by looser models for reasons of mobility, bell tunics and curtains. The waist disappears, the use of a new fiber the rayon, increases the sobriety in the more masculine suits. But this change was not accidental, the women also criticized the different types of uncomfortable clothing they wore, for example: the corset

1900's: The corset

At the beginning of this century, the figure of the "hourglass" was the strongest and most constant pattern of beauty. The woman's body was molded by oppressive silhouettes that created the illusion of lower and higher volumes, at unhealthy levels.

Over time, women began to protest the radicalization of the corset and the struggle began to bear fruit: functional garments were introduced and the accessory designs became more understandable with the pressure they applied.  

1910s: Glued skirts

The piece that replaced the corset, not because Paul Poiret wanted to free the women from it, but because he wanted to gain fame with his creation of the silhouette "La Vage", practically a corset but for the legs.

The "locked skirt" was narrow, and prevented the steps to tiny movements; in words of the designer: "I have liberated their torsos, but I have tied their legs", because if there was someone who knew of irony, it is Poiret. 

1920s: The great love story between fashion and youth. This style of clothing emerged from the flapper aesthetic, with dresses that marked the chest and waist discreetly, adding feathers, jewelry and crystal arrangements. By the time they reached the women's closets, they were branded as a "challenge" to the beauty ideals of the moment. However, it served as a stepping stone for the introduction of "little black dress".

This is the year of the struggle for women's suffrage and the increase of women at work. It is no coincidence that the clothes of previous years were impractical for everyday use, and their function was rather a type of control over the female body.

Fashion must be analyzed from a critical rather than an expository point of view, and see the class relations, gender and domination that are hidden behind the garments.