Inspiration is key to everyone and anyone. For creative individuals it is especially important. History is something that influences everyone, and is key to some fashion designers work; Vivienne Westwood is an important example of this. She used history as a starting point for some of her most popular and influential designs. The 19th century pioneers, the Victorian age, was the visionary of design; it was the onset of the modern world. The start of an ambitious and forward thinking era, which was
Westwood was one of the main figures of the punk fashion in 1970s. Punk is a style of ideologies, fashions and forms of expression, including visual art, dance, literature and film. Westwood starts her career during that period, as a designer, her design works reflect her philosophy and interest, she likes to use traditional elements transfer to
This essay will explore the effects social and political changes had on fashion in the 1980’s. This period was chosen because the new romantic fashions were so different to the punk fashions that had been before, this essay will therefore identify the changes that had taken place to influence this change. Primary evidence used to support findings will include interviews and photographs which will show a firsthand account of the period. In order to understand why punk came about the preceding periods
Example Two – The Safety Pin Self proclaimed anarchist, Jamie Reid was the creator of some of the most iconic, punk-related images of the time. With connections to situationists (an organization made up of social revolutionaries, including many artists) he was unafraid to make an unconventional statement that went against societal expectations. ‘Anarchy in the UK’ is a seminal piece by the artist, created for use as cover art for the single ‘Anarchy in the UK by the Sex Pistols, from the album ‘Never
In the years following the Second World War, youth around the globe started to undergo a drastic change, resulting in stylised fashions and subcultures that differed from their parent cultures dramatically. Great Britain and the United States had been the primary manufacturers during the war and that prosperity continued in the following decades, creating general economic prosperity. National optimism for the oncoming decade culminated in British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan making the optimistic
Marilyn Monroe Many people said that Marilyn Monroe was a great inspiration in their lives, but through my research, I found out that she was everything but an inspiration. Throughout my report, I will give you many facts about Marilyn’s rough life and what she did to handle them. Marilyn Monroe, AKA Norma Jean Mortenson/Baker, was born at Los Angeles General Hospital at 9:39 am on June 1st, 1926. The hospital in which she was born is now the County University of Southern California
Contemporary art has started in the late 20th century and is currently active through the 21st century. Artists of today work in a range of materials, methods, concepts and ideas where they challenge the diversity of today’s culture and technology. The contemporary world has been defined as a positive change towards each other’s cultural backgrounds and a reinforcement on concepts of frameworks, such as, identity, politics and culture. Identity has been one of the main concepts in art. All artists
dress.(Knox,Kristin,2011) In contrast, Paul Smith who is British fashion designers have been running his business for over 40 years, he is a renowned fashion designer who have many stones in Europe and Japan. His clothes are more different than Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen. This is because his collections adsorb classic and modern style as well as colorful also
& get our hat back.” This verbal cue presented that Arby’s is transitioning into the pop culture world. o Nonverbal Cues The Arby’s logo is a nonverbal cue that caught the attention of their Twitter followers because it resembled Pharrell’s Vivienne Westwood mountain hat. o Two-Way Communication The purpose of this campaign was for Arby’s to initiate engagement amongst younger consumers. Using their Twitter platform, Arby’s created a fun and friendly atmosphere during their campaign. With the use
1. Body Obsession 2. Anthony Vaccarello 3. Rudy Gernreich 4. Vivienne Westwood 5. Alexander McQueen 6. Hussein Chalayan 7. Commes Des Garcons 8. Jacquemus 9. References 10. Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 - 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 - 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . .
ripped, embellished with safety pins, zips, and studs. The most famous retail outlet for Punk garments and accessories was the shop Seditionaries in London’s King’s Road, run by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren - key figures in the visual styling of the Punk movement. To the left is a British shirt designed by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren from Seditionaries from around 1974-80 made of cotton.
“Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don’t let them take you alive.” Sid Vicious-Lead Singer of the Sex Pistols. (Brainyquotes.com) This quote by Sid Vicious from 1977 summed up the feelings of many of the Originators of Punk Music and the Punk lifestyle. The term Punk was coined by music reviewer Dave Marsh in 1971 to define a new and emerging style in music and culture. Anti-establishment
Punk originated in England in the 70’s before being taken up internationally, Roy Shuker (1998, p52) says ‘... lower middle-class youth favoured later, found working and lower middle-class youth favoured heavy metal, punk and reggae…’, but why? This essay will discuss where punk came from, and what punk is as well as how it was represented during the time it was most popular, and how its changed over time or if it can actually be seen today. Is punk dead? As well as looking at these changes and detuning
Fashion has a constant personality because it does not stop at all, and it always finds new things. From clothing styles to accessories, lines, materials, and models, it is treated as boring and outdated when it becomes used to it. As long as fashion designer exists, there exists a fashion illustrator. The history of fashion illustration has been around for about 500years. Cultural changes, as well as technological development, have an impact on the way the artists draw Illustrations.
was a time of great social change. Art was more open to masses and hence designer fashion became so too. Postmodernism was a term used for the rather literal ‘after modernist movement’. World renown fashion designers such as Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Comme se Garçons are examples of Postmodern fashion (angela oatley). World War One coined the preliminary movement to this trend as the aftermath of war influenced cubism and pointillism. Definition of fashion as art Fashion is an art
Fashion in the 1970s was daring, carefree, and diverse. For women, skirts ranged from extremely long to drastically short and fabrics were bright and boldly patterned. Men wore their shirts tight, their trouser-legs wide and their moustaches long. 'Hippie ' styles of dress entered the mainstream and new ethnic-inspired fashion imitated styles from all corners of the world. 1970s fashion was varied and changed frequently, but always liked to shock - whether it was towering platform shoes
Klevis Pavaci English 102a Dr. John Rodrigue 16 April 2015 Virgin Atlantic: Flying in the Face of the Ordinary Three young children from different places of the world, are born with superpowers that include telepathy, outstanding reflexes and a genius mind. As these children grow up they turn into superheroes and they choose to become part of Virgin Atlantic rather than other usual ordinary airline companies. During the commercial, the deep voice of a narrator mixed with classical music and the
“Year after year, twenty-something women come to New York City in search of the two L's: labels and love” is the very catchy line that opens the film with Fergie’s ‘Labels or Love’ as the soundtrack and The Big Apple as its introductory shot. The scaling deduced from the bird’s eye-view-point of New York City, showing its Metropolitan atmosphere with skyscrapers and the famous Brooklyn Bridge; to the urbanites of the City; then to the lead actors of the film. A fifteen year-old girl watches the film
The Followers Average is Conformity Colin Wilson once said, "The Average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain." A conformist is a person who conforms to accepted behavior or established practices. That means someone who follows others, whether it is about decision making or their attitude. In today 's society I would say that most of the people are conformist, this includes both teenagers and adults. Being a conformist in my
London is a great place for travel, history simply coming to life when you're walking down its streets. The city has been through so much and is now the capital of the world's greatest empire. It offers a wide range of attractions and historic/ cultural opportunities for family vacations. A family trip here would benefit everybody with the experience and education that we would treasure for the rest of our lives. To start off the trip, the total is $6488.00 which includes the round flight, lodging