Katlyn KniceleyCourse: APPD 1115 - Fall 2015

Introduction to Fashion

Assignment #1: Exploring Fashion Terms

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The Jumpsuit

1970’s Classic : The Jumpsuit I chose the ‘jumpsuit’ to be my 1970’s classic piece.

The jumpsuit really boomed during this “hippie” decade and it seemed as if that was what the majority of men and women were both wearing. I consider it a classic piece because the jumpsuit was a great base piece to function in any type of fashion collection. Jumpsuit pieces were seen in business, dressy, casual, and party style collections. Today in 2015, jumpsuits are still being incorporated in many collections during the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter seasons. While being presented in the modern day fashion industry, this shows that the jumpsuit has made its own spot in fashion history and still makes strides in continuing fashion decades. This is also another reason why I consider the jumpsuit a classic piece - it never died out.

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Hypercolor Shirts

1980’s Fashion Fad : Hypercolor ShirtsThe 1980’s Fashion Fad I chose are the ‘Hypercolor Shirts’.

Hypercolor shirts are T-shirts that can change colors when pressed or perspirated against in different temperatures. They would change one color when hot and would change another different color when cold.

Generra - a Seattle-based sportswear company - created the hypercolor shirts and in a short 3 month span sold $50 million worth of product of hypercolor wear. Unfortunately, Generra’s overnight success was short lived. Mismanagement and overproduction caused them to file bankruptcy and hypercolor clothing died out. Other companies tampered with hypercolor in their clothing lines a few years after Generra’s bankruptcy, but none ever made a comeback with the hypercolor effect.

I thought it was interesting to find a fad that died out simply because the company overproduced a product and drove themselves into bankruptcy.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-hypercolor-t-shirts-were-just-a-one-hit-wonder-3353436/

thanks to the Seattle-based sportswear company that created them, Generra. In fact, in a brief three-month span, between February and May 1991, the company sold a whopping $50 million worth of color-changing, heat-sensitive T-shirts, shorts, pants, sweatshirts and tights.

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Beyonce at the Met Gala Ball, 2015.

Nicki Minaj at the 9/11/2015 Givenchy Fashion Show.

Ciara attending the Givenchy show at the Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week

Givenchy

High Fashion

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I chose “Givenchy” as my ‘high fashion’ designer. Givenchy is a French haute couture designer that creates high quality, extremely detailed clothing, dresses, accessories, perfumes, and cosmetics. His fashion pieces and customware have been gracing the bodies of celebrities and runway models since the 1950’s. You have probably seen “Givenchy” pieces such as recording artist Beyonce’s “naked” crystallized, see-through dress for the 2015 Met Gala Ball. Other popular celebrities such as recording artist, Ciara, and rapper Nicki Minaj have notoriously worn Givenchy custom- made pieces for their performances and special events such as New York Fashion Week.

GIVENCHY

Ashley Plus

Sizes 12-26

Stewart

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Business Casual Style : Ashley StewartI chose the plus size line brand “Ashley Stewart” because

they specifically make pieces and categorize them in a group called “The Work It Collection” - a.k.a. business casual style.

Ashley Stewart has always done a fantastic job at collaborating classy, sharp, bold, feminine, and up-to-date fashion pieces, and then contoured them to fit the curvier, plus size woman. The “Work it Collection” is a great balance of professionalism and feminism. The line also features man bold colors and beautiful silhouettes. A woman of business meets a fashionista and births the “Work it Collection”. Another great plus of Ashley Stewarts entire line is that all of the pieces are very affordable.