Designers as

Trendsetters
in 21st Century Fashion

Monday 7 May 2012

21st Century Fashion

Monday 7 May 2012

In the '00s, fashion, and indeed the Arts in general, looked to the past for
inspiration, arguably more so than in previous decades.Vintage clothing,
especially from the Sixties, Seventies, and Eighties became extremely popular
and fashion designers often sought to emulate bygone styles in their
collections.

The early '00s saw a continuation of the minimalist look of the Nineties in
high fashion. Later on, designers began to adopt a more colorful, feminine,
excessive, and 'anti-modern' look.

Name brands became of particular importance among young people and

many celebrities launched their own lines of clothing.

Tighter fit clothing and longer hair became mainstream for many men and
women. Rap music also had a considerable influence on popular fashion, in
the early part of the 2000s.

Alexander McQueen

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Alexander McQueen changed fashion

LOW-SLUNG JEANS: unique combination of

aggressive tailoring and lyrical romanticism in his
clothes.

made the builder's bum fashionable. His "bumsters",

spawned the trend in perilously low-rise, crevicerevealing jeans.

a new term, "muffin top", coined to describe the

resulting over-hang of hip flesh caused by low-riding
waistbands.

THEATRICAL RAMPSHOWS: Birdcages, butterflies,

feathered wings, towering heels and catwalk filled
with water.

new technology and innovation.

a volcanic catwalk that erupted in flames, and a giant

Plexiglass snowstorm

In 2006 , projected a holographic 3D image .

experimented with streaming catwalk shows live on
the internet.

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Alexander McQueen changed fashion

contd.

TAILORING :started British men's tailoring.

created beautiful wearable clothes the razorsharp suit, the pencil skirts, the beautiful prints in the
spring and summer collection."

SKULL PATTERN: transported from catwalk to the

High Street was the skull.

His trademark scarf bearing the design has become

a celebrity must-have.

The McQueen skull clutch bag is another soughtafter accessory that has sparked many a counterfeit.

It earned a reputation in the fashion world as an

expert at creating an impeccably tailored look.

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EXTREME SILHOETTES:

gothic inspired make-up creations had fashion

editors divided. The heavy eyes, and clownishly
defined lips were inspired by McQueen's theatrical
side.

Pop star Lady Gaga managed to get through an

entire music video wearing a pair of McQueen's
Armadillo Shoes, which are 12cm high and resemble
a lobster claw.

silhouettes - adding a sense of fantasy, rebellion and

edge to fashion.

designs were outlandish, unconventional and plain

bizarre.

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Marc Jacobs
Monday 7 May 2012

MARC JACOBS
THE TREND SETTING FASHION
MOGUL

When it comes to fashion trend-setting insights,

Marc Jacobs is definitely the designer you should
turn to. His creative yet highly wearable lines of
fashion over the years had proved his reputation as
one of the best fashion designers we have today.
Urban styling, flawless detailing and unblemished
structure as well as cuts are the factors making
Jacobs fashion item a true masterpiece.

My personal favorite would have to be Jacobs palm

sequin cocktail dress; I have to say that anyone
wearing this cocktail dress will be capturing a lot of
male attentions in a matter of minutes. The dress
flatters you in a way that you have never imagined
before.

The availability of flats, handbags, and other fashion

accessories also make Mark Jacobs fashion line that
much more interesting.You can easily find a nice
matching pair of shoes for the dress you are getting.
You can also purchase a functional yet gorgeous
handbag while you are at it to achieve stunning headto-toe Marc Jacobs look. If you are feeling kind of
kinky, combine Jacobs heeled rubber Wellington
boots with a nice mini skirt and a simple Marc Jacobs
top to look hip and sexy at the same time.

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Dolce & Gabbana

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Dolce & Gabbana: The Iconic Duo

Dolce and Gabbana are arguably the most powerful

and influential designers of our time.

Their signature designs would include corset

dresses, gangster pinstripes and sexy black suits.

Dolce and Gabbana are now fundamentally known

for wanting to make women look fantastically
sexy. Many of their designs are adapted from the
feminist-era, before being glamorised and
modernised.

They were once quoted as saying they are mostly

concerned with creating the best, most flattering
clothes and sparkling trends.

They describe their style as sweet and sharp and

New Millennium cool.

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Stella McCartney
Monday 7 May 2012

Queen Of Sustainable Fashion

Stella Nina McCartney(born 13 September 1971) is

an Englishfashion designer.

In March 1997 McCartney was appointed Creative

Director ofParis fashion houseChlo, following in
the footsteps ofKarl Lagerfeld.

In 2001, Stella McCartney launched her own fashion

house under her name in a joint venture
withGucciGroup (now the PPR Luxury Group) and
showed her first collection in Paris.

Stella McCartney now operates 17 freestanding

stores in locations including Manhattans Soho,
Londons Mayfair, LAs West Hollywood, Paris Palais
Royal and Milan, and recently opened doors in Rome
and Miami.

Her collections are now distributed in over 50

countries through 600 wholesale accounts including
specialty shops and department stores.

The following awards have recognized Stella

McCartneys achievement in fashion and social
awareness: Stella McCartney received theVH1/
VogueDesigner of the Year award in 2000, New York.

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In 2000, McCartney designedMadonna's

wedding dress for her marriage toGuy
Ritchieas well as the Woman of Courage
Award for work against cancer at the
prestigious Unforgettable Evening event
(2003, Los Angeles), theGlamourAward
for Best Designer of the Year (2004,
London), the Star Honoree at the Fashion
Group International Night of the Stars
(2004, New York), the Organic Style
Woman of the Year Award (2005, New
York), theElleStyle Award for Best
Designer of the Year Award (2007,
London), Best Designer of The Year at the
British Style Awards (2007, London), Best
Designer of The Year at the Spanish Elle
Awards (2008, Barcelona), the Green
Designer of the Year at the ACE Awards
(2008, New York) and in 2009 she was
honoured by the NRDC, featured in
theTime 100and recognized as
aGlamourmagazine Woman of the Year.
Most recently in November 2011 she was
presented with the Red Carpet Award by
the British Fashion Council.

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Miuccia Prada
Monday 7 May 2012

Fashion Heiress: Miuccia Prada

Having become one of the world's leading fashion

designers out of circumstance rather than choice,
Miuccia Prada is considered more eccentric and
unconventional than many of her contemporaries.

She enjoys creating a paradox in her work by

combining opposites, whether that refers to stylistic
oppositions or the placement of the old with the
new, or careful and artful construction with
spontaneous pastiche.

A highly educated woman with a doctorate in

political science, Miuccia Prada inherited her
grandfather's leather goods company in the mid
1970s. The Prada Company had been founded in
1913 by Mario Prada and was the luggage maker of
choice to the Milanese aristocracy.

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Miuccia created the first nylon bag in 1978, and the

classic simple, black nylon knapsacks with the silvermetal Prada label were presented in 1984. These
became a cult item among fashion followers, and a
style icon of the 1990s. The move inadvertently
launched the craze for fashion labels to produce
signature bags of their own.

Perhaps somewhat surprised by her initial success,

Prada presented her first ready-to-wear collection in
1988. Considering her active commitment to
political discussion and debate, it is not surprising
that her design work was considered
unconventional: it often embraced retro styling with
offbeat color and pattern combinations and made
use of both high-tech and old-fashioned materials.

Prada has, in various collections, combined stilettos

with thick wool socks, fur helmets with cocktail
dresses and tiaras with work clothes.

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Techno styles make use

of industrial materials
and can express an
industrial aesthetic,
which in itself reflects
cultural values.

Her dresses decorated

with celluloid strips defy
convention, even her
own conventions,
thereby introducing an
element of self-reflexivity
into her design practice.

Prada's spirited and

experimental fashions
have a wide appeal in the
twenty-first century, as
they serve a purpose far
greater than just
adornment.

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Presented by:
Aparna Amonkar
Chitrarth Verma
Raiman Sethi
Tarveen Kaur
Upasna Nidhi

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