1970s Flashcards
____ was a Political Movement rooted in suburban SUN BELT celebrating free market - resented government (hippies)
The New Right
Environment takes off - ppl celebrate first ____
Earth Day
Face of the Feminist right movement
Gloria Steinem
Womens right expanded social/political
- congress passes _____
Equal rights amendment
Nixon becomes impeached due to ____
Watergate scandal
Fashion media at time
People and Essence Magazine
Model aesthetic was
Fresh faced Americans and blondes
Models now have
Personality/name for themselves
____ was known for her tooth gap
NYC modeling career , biggest contract in history with Revlon
Lauren Hutton
___ was discovered at a post office in Paris and was the OG covergirl
- modeled for sports illustrated
- photographed in six continents/ 30 countries
Christie Brinkley
First black model to be featured on US vogue of magazine & Cover of the French edition of ELLE
Beverly Johnson
First African American model to receive prominence on fashion runway
- friends with Andy Warhol
Pat Cleveland
First US supermodel (haute couture and commercial modeling)
- addicted to heroin dies at 26
Gia Carangi
Clothing becomes more ___
Unisex
Explain casual clothing for women
Tank tops, no bras, tube tops
Shorts equivalent to the miniskirt
Hot pants
- worn in 30s for sports/beachwear
- womenswear daily named them
Who designed first fashionable hot pants
Mary quant and Mariuccia Mandelli
- made nylon, velvet, satin, fur, cotton
_____Pants become popular
Trousers, wide-legged bell bottoms, knickers, gauchos, narrow cig cut, hot pants
70s sweater weather
Turtlenecks, huge knits, layering, more volume in tops
Biggest Denim brand
Calvin Klein
- jeans worn by young ppl
- unisex
- full body denim
Lingerie/loungewear
No bras
- diff cuts/styles undies
- goes back to 20s/30s
◦ Pastels, bias cut, lace trim, lace inserts
Initially ignored, exposed in DJ underground clubs, catered to black gay/Latinos but later transcends ethnic lines
Disco
____ boots became popular
FRYE
Legwear called ___
Leg warmers
Elements/accessories
Disco bags: metallic braids/tassels
Scarves/hats
______ was popular in fashion showing greaser stlyes, provocative, movement
Punk fashion
_______ represented punk fashion
Deborah harry - BLONDE
Designer for punk
Vivienne Westwood
Opened in 77 in NY, huge club
Studio 54
Promoter of studio 54, helped bring in big shots, 7 bill, raided for selling liquor/tax evasion
Carmen D’Alessio
Studio 54 started by
Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager
Wins design comp in 50s, hired by House of Balmain, leaves couture with ready to wear labels, designer for Chloe
- chicest brand
- multi talented designer
Karl Lagerfeld
Queen of knits
- used knitwear for designs/layering
Sonia Rykiel
Fashion in Tokyo- Paris
Created colorful looks, mixed patterns/colors/textures
- Mixed Japanese/euro fashion (kimonos)
Kenzo Takada
________ was known for his materials, oversized tops, leggings, ties around waist
- Studio graphic arts in Tokyo-Paris
- worked for Laroche -> Givenchy
Issey Miyake
Was known for LETTUCE EDGE: finish signature detail
- traditional fabrics in playful new ways
Stephen Burrows
