Shpogy Secondary School

FASHION NOW AND THANRESEARCH WORK IN ENGLISH

Authors: Laura Lāčauniece, Aija Klusa

Adviser: English Language TeacherEva Vovka

2012

The reason for such a choice is that we both like fashion and we are really interested to know something more about the history of clothes and fashion.

For example: who invented the first jeans, how does panama look, where do harem trousers come

from, etc.

GARMENTS

We have chosen 3 garments: Hats; Dresses; Trousers.These types of outfit we both wear and like. Laura likes hats and dresses but Aija likes trousers and also dresses. That is the reason why we have chosen exactly those garments.

THE AIMOur aim is to compare fashionin ancient times and nowadays.THEN NOW

THE TASKSTo find information about hats,

dresses, trousers; To compare fashion then and now;To organize an inquiry and ask

people: # about their favorite garments,

# about the outfit they will never wear,

# and if they follow the fashion. 

HATSHistory

A hat is a head covering. It can be worn for protecting us from the

weather

for ceremonial or religious reasons

In military they may denote nationality, branch of service, rank or regiment.

Hats are worn for safety too.

By a hat humans profession, occupation, religion, hobby, education, social position, etc. can be denoted.

TYPES OF HATS Panama

When Francisco Pizarro and his Spanish conquistadors arrived in what is now Ecuador in 1526, inhabitants of the coastal areas were already wearing a curious type of headwear made of woven straw- Panama hats .

Francisco Pizarro Ecuador-South America

Ecuadorians themselves do not call their hats Panama hats. In Ecuador, the hats are sombreros de paja toquilla, or “hats of toquilla straw.”

Toquilla straw

Panama hat

Panamas then:

Panamas now:

Laura’s panama hat:

UshankaUshanka is a Russian fur hat ,with

ear flaps that can be tied up to the crown of the cap, or tied at the chin to protect the ears, jaw and lower chin from the cold

The word ushanka derives from ushi (у́Aши), "ears" in Russian.

Ushankas are often made from sheepskin rabbit fur.

Ushankas are widely used in Arctic region of Russia, keeping ears and chin safe even in the "deep frost" (-40 to -70 degrees ).

Ushankas then:

Ushankas now:

Trousershistory

Trousers first entere recorded history in the 6th century BC, with the appearance of horse-riding Iranian peoples (Scythian) in Greek ethnography.

Trousers of various design were worn throughout the Middles Ages:

1. in Europe 2. in Byzantium 3. and were worn by many of the

barbarian tribes specially Xiongnu Hun.

3. 1. 2.

In the 14th Century it became common among the men of the noble and knightly classes to connect the hose (socks) directly to their pour points (under jacket or vests) rather than to their drawers (undergarment).

Trousershistory

Women wearing trousers became apparent in the 4th century in Persia, but this trend of women wearing trousers died soon.

And Amazonian women were presented wearing trousers.

It was in the late 19th century that women started wearing men trousers to work. It was more comfortable for them.

Wigan pit brow girl.

Cowgirls (women working in the ranches of the 19th ) in American West wore trousers for riding.Aviatrices in the early 20th often wore trousers.

Actresses Marlene Dietrich and Katherine Hepburn   were often wearing trousers from the 1930s and they helped to make trousers acceptable for women. 

Sailors may have played a great role in the popularization of the trousersThey wore baggy trousers known as galligaskins.

Sailors also pioneered the wearing of jeans, trousers made of denim.These became more popular in the late 20th century in the American West because of their ruggedness and durability.

TYPES OF TROUSERSJEANS

Jeans are trousers made from denim. Some of the earliest American blue jeans were made by Jacob Davis, Calvin Rogers, and Levi Strauss in 1873. Starting in the 1950s, jeans, originally designed for cowboys, became popular among teenagers.

Denim (clothe) comes from France . Levi Straus was selling jeans to the mining

companies, Jacob Davis proposed to use copper rivets for pocket corners. They got a

patent  for an "Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings," on

May 20, 1873.

JACOB DAVIS LEVI STRAUSS

He was a German born in RIGA

HE WAS AN American of German

decent

Jeans come in various fits Skinny

Tapered

Straight Boot cut

Flare

Mommy cut

Like most of teenagers, we have a

lot of interesting jeans

Harem trousers

Harem pants are commonly used in belly dancing.

AND WE HAVE HAREM TROUSERS TOO

VICTORIAN ERA1837-1901

The Victorian era of British history was the period of  Queen Victoria’s reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. 

It was a long period of peace, prosperity, and national self-confidence for Britain. 

At the start of the Victorian era most fashions lasted about a decade, but by 1901 the history of fashion was moving in a yearly cycle. 

CRINOLINE1830-1860

BUSTLES1870 -1883

In the 1830s a linen material woven with horsehair called crinoline (also called hoop skirt) was first used for cloth petticoats. The word crinoline comes from the French for 'crin' and 'lin', meaning horsehair and linen respectively.

When the crinoline of the late 1860s had reached its maximum extreme width it began to subside. It is a type of framework used to expand the fullness or support the drapery of the back of a woman's dress.

Nowadays brides wear Victorian type dresses.In everyday life some aspect of Victorian

fashion can be traced.

CRINOLINES THEN

CRINOLINES NOW

BUSTLES THEN BUSTLES NOW

The Corset then

Corsets were like an underwear, they made woman’s waist look slim.Medics observed that corsets were unhealthy, women could not breathe fully and caused problem for ribs.

CORSETE NOW

Nowadays corsets are worn like tops not just like an underwear.

DRESSESVICTORIAN COSTUMES  

Rational Dress Reform-Bloomer In1851 Elizabeth Smith Miller

proposed a new type of garment "Turkish trousers" with a skirt. Her friend Amelia Jenks  Bloomer wrote an article "Freedom Dress" in a feministic publication. Despite negative reaction from the society, the movement was successful.

It was associated with the struggle for women's emancipation.

The Aesthetes1870-1880

Artists, poets, writers, etc. proposed, designed, and wore clothing more rational and comfortable than the fashion of the time.  Aesthetic dress was made of wool or Liberty silk or velvet fabrics. n the style of medieval or Renaissance garments with larger sleeves. 

ALEXANDER VASILYEV 

Russian and French fashion historian, collector and interior designer has created an exhibition of Victorian fashion