Modern trends are changing so quickly that you can't keep track of everyone. However, there are things that will be relevant in any circumstance. Once they made a breakthrough in the fashion world and are considered cult today. How a little black dress, bikini, jeans and other wardrobe items changed the fashion industry - Novate.ru will tell.
1. Jeans
In the French city of Nimes, a dense canvas fabric called "denim" was produced. When the material came to the USA in the 19th century, the American entrepreneur Levi Strauss came up with the idea of making comfortable trousers for workers out of them and patented the first jeans. The fabric practically did not tear, was well washed and was much more hygienic than leather pants, in which I had to work before. The jeans are so loved by gold miners, cowboys, farmers and other workers that their design has not changed for over 50 years. Later, the zipper changed the buttons on the fly, and the trousers became even more comfortable. In the 60s of the twentieth century, jeans began to be actively worn by hippies and around the same time fashion designers drew attention to them. Levi’s, Levi Strauss’s company, still produces denim.
2. Heels
Until the 17th century, only European aristocratic men wore heels. Such shoes were not a tribute to fashion, but a practical solution. In those days, cities literally drowned in sewage, so shoes with high wooden soles helped to get less dirty in the mud. And in the palace, the monarchs wore elegant "pumps" with small heels. By the way, men used similar shoes before. For example, in the 14th century, heels made it easier for riders to keep their feet in stirrups. Gradually, the shoes migrated to the women's wardrobe. And in the twentieth century, the famous stiletto heels appeared, which most women of fashion have.
3. Bikini
Today we boldly wear separate swimwear on the beach, and at the beginning of the last century it was even scary to imagine such a thing. The first bikini model appeared on the Parisian catwalk in 1946. By the way, the bathing suit got this name in honor of the Bikini Atoll, located in the Pacific Ocean, where the US nuclear tests took place. An unheard-of scandal erupted around the swimsuit, because such insolence and frankness did not fit into the framework of decency. A couple of years later, bikinis began to be worn by Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot, so the scandal subsided, and the new model finally took root in the fashion world.
4. Little black dress
Another wardrobe item that every woman should have on the advice of stylists. The legendary creation of Coco Chanel is overgrown with a mass of myths and rumors. In 1926, the designer presented a laconic black dress that can be worn for several seasons in a row and in any situation. According to one version, Chanel hated fluffy, pretentious dresses and thus wanted to change the image of women. According to another, Koko sewed a dress in memory of her deceased lover. But this version does not correspond to reality, since after Arthur Capel the designer had other men. The dress revolutionized the fashion world, and Vogue magazine even compared it to Ford cars, which were the industry leaders in those years.
5. Nylon stockings
Until the beginning of the twentieth century, women of fashion could wear either silk stockings, which were constantly falling off, or spiky woolen stockings. However, in 1935, the American chemical company DuPont produced nylon. The creators promised that the new material would be thinner than spider web and stronger than steel, and then decided to make the first pair of stockings. Nylon products went on sale in 1939. Women literally swept them off the shelves, since the stockings elegantly hugged the leg, did not tear and were relatively inexpensive. Later, they began to produce nylon tights, and today the products have become an obligatory part of the women's wardrobe.
6. Miniskirt
British Mary Quant went down in history as the creator of miniskirts. The designer had a trendy store in London, where the first mini appeared in the late 50s. By the way, Mary named the skirts in honor of her favorite Mini car. The short model came as a shock. While women of fashion were taking apart trendy skirts at lightning speed, people of conservative views in every possible way condemned such promiscuity. But the 60s were rebellious for that, that you can afford everything. Jacqueline Kennedy began to wear miniskirts, and then Mary Quant was honored to receive the Order of the British Empire from the hands of Elizabeth II.
7. Bra
Underwear has come a long way from the bandages used by women in ancient times to wrap their breasts to stiff corsets and modern brassiere or push-up bodices. Bras acquired the familiar look only by the beginning of the twentieth century. 19-year-old Mary Phelps Jacobs, also known as Polly Peabody and Kares Crosby, came up with a lingerie model that was much lighter and more comfortable than corsets. At first, women did not take the new product seriously, but now they wear bras for every taste and color.
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