THE CORSET.

The corset is worn and previosuly worn by millions of women around the world it is known  to hold and train the torso into a desired shape for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it or with a more lasting effect). Both men and women are known to wear corsets, though women more commonly do.

Coco Chanel - Blame it on fashion

Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971)was a French fashion designer and founder of the Chanel brand.

Chanel was known for her life long amibition and determiniation which she applied to her professional and social life. she made massive sucess as a buiness women, alot of help was from pople she met along the way within the workforce.
In 1939, at the beginning of World War II, Chanel closed her shops, maintaining her apartment situated above the couture house at 31 Rue de Cambon. around this time she said it was no time for fashion and put her intire career on hold and with doing that around 3000 female emplyees lost there jobs.

As early as 1915, Harper's Bazaar raved over Chanel's designs: "The woman who hasn't at least one Chanel is hopelessly out of fashion … This season the name Chanel is on the lips of every buyer."
Most of chanels fashion was to show elegance through her designs, chanels own look was orignal and creative to others during that decade. compared to most females during that time, a pale face dark swept back hair, chanel had more of a boyish figure with cropped hair & tanned skin.

Chanel's initial triumph was the innovative use of jersey fabric, a machine knit material manufactured for her by the firm Rodier, and traditionally relegated to the manufacture of undergarments.Chanel's introduction of jersey to high-fashion worked well for two reasons. First, the war had caused a shortage of other materials and second, women started to desire more simple and practical clothes.desired outfits that did not give away easily and could be put on without the help of servants.

The little black dress became a number one popular fashion trend, Chanel started making little black dresses in wool or chenille for the day and in satin, crepe or velvet for the evening.The dress was fashionable, yet comfortable and practical because it was stripped of all excess.

http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/video/2014/jul/08/chanel-catwalk-show-lagerfield-corbusier-paris-fashion-week-video

Chanel is one of the most popluar and high end fashion names you still here today, its still something everyone wants to have within the house hold. she has created many amazingly beautiful creations that still lingure on in the present day, she is inspirational and incredibly to have a legacy so great.

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Since the industrial revolution in England in the eighteenth century, machinery was fast taking the place of the old forms of hand-work. The society of the day was feeling this influence through the spread of knowledge by means of cheaper books, and the improved methods of transportation, which not only enabled the manufacturer to find a more extended market for his products, but brought the people of different countries together by travel.With the increase in production due to the greater demand and larger field for operation, the employers had be-gun exploiting the workers in the factories, and now two classes, the rich and poor, or capital and labor, were most hostile to each other. Labor found that by organization it could, to a certain extent, control production, and strikes were the result; this led finally to the passing of laws to protect the workers, especially the women and children. Absolute monarchy was passing away and royalty no longer had the final word in fashion, as in everything else.

Materials.—While the voluminous skirt and large sleeves were in vogue, materials were light in weight and color; organdy, unbleached batiste, barege, and embroidered muslin were the favorites, but with the influence of the romantic and the return to mediaeval fashions, materials became heavier, such as velvet, moire, damask, and brocades and variegated silks. Colors also changed and were dark and sombre, in keeping with the affected melancholy.

Women's Dress.—The hour-glass silhouette became more and more exaggerated during the '30s. The bodice was cut extremely low and off of the shoulders; it was fitted with many seams and closed with an invisible arrangement of hooks and eyes, in the centre front or back; it terminated in a point in front and at the waistline in the back. The sleeves continued to increase in size at the top ; some finished at the elbow and some still had the leg-o'-mutton shape. They were held out at the shoulder with bags of down or by ingenious arrangements of wires. The bertha cape was still used to increase the breadth of the shoulders ; it seems to have been made of the same material as the gown, ornamented on the edge with lace or embroidery, or else all of lace.

Men's Dress.—Men's dress was becoming so rapidly standardized that few changes are noted; in some details they followed the lead of the women. During the '30s, when women were compressing the waist by means of stays, men wore a sort of corset belt, and the waistline of their coats curved in like that of the women. The skirts of these coats were full and sometimes extended to the front and sometimes only to the hip. When women were wearing dresses with trains, the skirts of the men's coats dragged on the ground. The sleeves were rather full at the top and gathered into the armhole.
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1920's

The 1920's is the decade which enetred the modern era.

After world war 1, where women first abandond the restricted clothing and started to wear more fashionable and comfortable clothing such as; Short skirts, shorts & trousers. However men also abandond formal wear and began to wear more athletic clothing.

Eventually women were able to stay in the workforce and had the right to vote, fashion trends and became more accessible, masculine and practical. After the dust settled from world war one expensive materials were being produced alot more, such as silk, wool and cotton, these were all known as the luxerious fabrics during the 1920's.

Before the 1920s, women usually strove to look older than their age. The change in outlook that distinguished the 1920s changed this, and for the first time, that previous norm reversed. Women now strove to maintain the look of youth, copying the look of younger women and young teens. While the beginning of the century saw women attempting to achieve a curvy S-shaped body with large breasts, wide hips, and large bottom, women now were trying to hide their curves to achieve a thin, smaller breasted, and straighter figure that was characteristic of just-pubescent girls. The look that women strove for would be felt for decades later, becoming the stereotypical super-model figure of the present.

This was the decade where everything changed, where it would be with fashion or with how people mentally and emotionally appeared, after the war it was noticed that fashion became more fashionable than every before and tried to show how imporant trends were and how much they have an impact on someones life.

1910s The Great War

 During this decade it was well known as rich and exotic in the first half of the decade in contrast with the garments of the great war.
During these early years 1910's the fashionable sillhoette became much more of a trend.
Early in the period, waistlines were hightwaisted ( Just below the bust ). Hip lenght "Lampshade" tunics were worn over narrow drapped skirts.

Fashion Changed during the world war it was known more as a nessesity other than fashion. Throughout this time period materials such as silk, lace and satin were lacking in production, as the war was impacting, people were tight with money, this made times change dramatically as more women were forced into the work place and was hard for them as they demanded clothes that suited there individual activity.

1900's

Fashion during the 1900's it was all about tall, stiff collars that characterized the time period, as did womens broad hats and "Gibson Girls" hairstyles.
Sillhoettes by the countries of paris late in the decade signald the approaching abandoment of the Corset. In the 1830's sillhoettes of an hourglass shape became more popular again, the fashion was of that of a confident women. Blouses and dresses were full in front and puffed into a "pigeon chest" shape, also a narrow waist that slopped from back to front.
Necklines were supported by high boned collars. During the mid decade skirts would brush the floor often leaving with a train.
Tailored clothes were often worn for out door activities or travel.
Shoes during this decade were often narrow with an emphazised pointed toe with a meduim heel.

 

Huge, broadbrimmed hats were worn in mid-decade, trimmed with masses of feathers and occasionally complete stuffed birds (male hummingbirds for those who could afford them), or decorated with ribbons and artificial flowers. Masses of wavy hair were fashionable, swept up to the top of the head (if necessary, over horsehair pads called "rats") and gathered into a knot. Large hats were worn with evening wear.
By the end of the decade, hats had smaller drooping brims that shaded the face and deep crowns, and the overall top-heavy effect remained.