Romen Period:
The great philosopher Aristotle, right, teaching his pupil Alexander the Great. Both men wear traditional Roman clothing: Aristotle wears a toga and Alexander wears a tunica. Reproduced by permission of Getty Images.
In acient rome the toga was developed around 1200 BC, although it usually is linked with the Romans. The toga was the dress clothing of the Romans; The toga and the chiton in ancient Rome was the men’s wear. It was usually large pieces of cloth wrapped around the man’s body in various ways. A man that was working in ancient Rome would wear a short chiton that would not touch the knee’s this way when a man was running or working it did not interfere with their task at hand.
Women's Dress Of The Eighteenth Century:
Women's clothing became larger and decorated. The wealthy women of that time wore dresses made from colored stiff silks that where woven with bold floral and striped fabrics. Many of the fabrics that where used in the design of the dress that where chosen where Chinese fabrics. The dresses of that time also included layers of ruffles, bows, and lace that were away from the hips with the help of the stiff hoop that was used for the design of the dress.
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Modern Draped Dress:
Zac Posen influence for this Fall 09 was to design a collection of forties inspired Victoriana.
Tailored Garnments:
18th Century Mens OutfitTrousers:
Men of the eighteenth century wore outfits similar to the seventh century. A wealthy man would wear a white linen or a cotton shirt with a laced tie, with a sleeveless waist coat or now know as a vest, and a long overcoat was that was long sleeved. For pants they wore stain knee breeches and a silk hose held at their knee with garters. The working men had a much simpler clothes and their clothing was not made as good. The men of that period wore dark clothing, the difference you could compare between a working man and a wealthy man was from the cut and the quality of the fabric for their clothing.
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Sixties Vintage Clothing - Mod 1960s Norman Norell:
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Modern Tailored Outfit:
A Calvin Klein Mens Tailored Suit Fall 2009:
The inspiration for Calvin Kleins tailored suit this year was a mixture of the Jet song from the musical and movie the West Side Story. At the same time there is a mild form of futurism for the inspiration of fabric, from the movie Gattaca.
