HUEC 2045 : FINAL HUEC 2045
Document Summary
Jackie kennedy suits: 1800s, conservative victorian era, straight-laced and bodies covered uo, clothing chosen to show respectability, corsets and hoop skirts, layers of undergarments, flounces. Inner and outer skirts: feminity, mid- 1800s, slimmer bustle silhouette, less layers. Impractical: mass production of garments, factory workers, practical clothing, women"s blouses, european influence, godey"s lady book. Illustrations of latest styles: first successful magazine for women, produced in new york, charles frederick worth, englishman, 1857-paris, house of worth, dressed women, europe, us, royalty, those seeking social status. Jeanne paquin: 1st women designer to open her own fashion house in paris, 1st parisian couturier to gain international market, london and new york branches. "the beautiful age: vanished after wwi, new immigrants, extreme poverty and hardships, class division, rich and poor more pronounced, charities and social institutions, struggled to improve conditions, mobility. Bicycling: automobile, air travel, wright brothers, telephones, eased communications, entertainment, theater, opears, vaudeville.
