Wall street crash
This is when knowing who was poor and who was rich became devastatingly noticeable. The wall street crash or known as Black Tuesday in October 1929 was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of Unites States. The crash was the beginning of the 10 year depression which affected the western industrialised countries. Fashion was dramatically changed for people who did not have any money as the would have to stick to a 'classic' style in order for their clothes to last longer in fashion and would only be able to repair the clothes they already had.
The fashionThe fashion had changed in the 1930's and hats became a big thing, everyone had one and everyone would be wearing them including men and women. Fashion from Hollywood captured everyone's eye especially many Parisian designers who took inspiration from the Hollywood films. The new fashion was to have the pretty and elegant approach to it with ladies pinning back their hair to show off their forehead with small hats and matching gloves were the range at that time. Also a new silhouette had arrived which included a smaller waist with long and narrow skirts, wide shoulders, hemlines were uneven, pleats where below the knee, rounded busts and waistline curves.
Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich was a glamorous famous actress and singer who was known in the 1930-140's, she was known for her distinctive, unusual personal style, her good looks and her sex appeal and became a eye catcher for Hollywood and people would take inspiration from her.
NylonBy the 1940's nylon had been introduced and was a massive hit , nylon stockings were a woman's best friend and was needed urgently. Nylon looked good, felt good and was affordable. with the start of world war 11 arriving, nylon became difficult to come by and with women loving the nylon stocking to much, women started to draw on where the line of the stocking would have been on the back of their leg with a pen to give the appeal they had the stockings on.
The 'new look'The new look was created by Christian Dior in 1947, it was a new silhouette was that women's dress code changed dramatically from the trim waist and hips ,broad chest and shoulder pads with shoulder-length curled or rolled. This new look also introduced peplum, curved necklines, horseshow collars, princess line and the bust shaped by gathers.
This is when knowing who was poor and who was rich became devastatingly noticeable. The wall street crash or known as Black Tuesday in October 1929 was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of Unites States. The crash was the beginning of the 10 year depression which affected the western industrialised countries. Fashion was dramatically changed for people who did not have any money as the would have to stick to a 'classic' style in order for their clothes to last longer in fashion and would only be able to repair the clothes they already had.
The fashionThe fashion had changed in the 1930's and hats became a big thing, everyone had one and everyone would be wearing them including men and women. Fashion from Hollywood captured everyone's eye especially many Parisian designers who took inspiration from the Hollywood films. The new fashion was to have the pretty and elegant approach to it with ladies pinning back their hair to show off their forehead with small hats and matching gloves were the range at that time. Also a new silhouette had arrived which included a smaller waist with long and narrow skirts, wide shoulders, hemlines were uneven, pleats where below the knee, rounded busts and waistline curves.
Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich was a glamorous famous actress and singer who was known in the 1930-140's, she was known for her distinctive, unusual personal style, her good looks and her sex appeal and became a eye catcher for Hollywood and people would take inspiration from her.
NylonBy the 1940's nylon had been introduced and was a massive hit , nylon stockings were a woman's best friend and was needed urgently. Nylon looked good, felt good and was affordable. with the start of world war 11 arriving, nylon became difficult to come by and with women loving the nylon stocking to much, women started to draw on where the line of the stocking would have been on the back of their leg with a pen to give the appeal they had the stockings on.
The 'new look'The new look was created by Christian Dior in 1947, it was a new silhouette was that women's dress code changed dramatically from the trim waist and hips ,broad chest and shoulder pads with shoulder-length curled or rolled. This new look also introduced peplum, curved necklines, horseshow collars, princess line and the bust shaped by gathers.
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