1980's

Question 1

Answer 1

Poof/Bubble Dress, 1986, Christian Lacroix, upper class.

Question 2

Answer 2

Chanel

Question 3

Answer 3

Poof/Bubble Dress

Question 4

Answer 4

Skirt Suit

Question 5

Answer 5

Power Suit. Broad shoulders. Narrow hips.

Question 6

Question 7

Answer 7

Issey Miyake

Question 8

Question 9

Question 10

Answer 10

Women’s Shoes

Question 11

Question 12

Answer 12

Armani

Question 13

Question 14

History

Answer 14

• 1980:
  
  • John Lennon assasinated
  • Designer jeans means the start of brand recognization
• 1981:
  
  • Debut of MTV
  • 1st space shuttle flight
  • AIDS virus identified means gym culture
  • Cold War reignited by Reagen Doctrine: Star Wars
  • Wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana
• 1982:
  
  • 1st artificial heart transplant
  • Shoulder broaden and long skirts popular
• 1983:
  
  • Michael Jackson’s Thriller
  • Flashdance inspires dance fashions
  • Japanese designers popular in Paris
• 1984:
  
  • Apple introduces Mac Computer
  • Madonna’s Like a Virgin
  • Popularity of androgynous fashions
• 1985:
  
  • Gorbachev president of USSR
  • Oversize shirts and stirrup pants
• 1986:
  
  • Stockmarket crash
• 1987:
  
  • INF Treaty (US and USSR)
• 1988:
  
  • Variety in fashion
• 1989:
  
  • Fall of communism
  • End of the Cold War

Question 15

The Business of Fashion

Answer 15

• Pluralism
• Personal Style
• Lego branding
• Licensed products
• Conspicuous consumption
  
  • Badges of achievment
• Fitness boom
  
  • Personal accomplishment
• Couture
  
  • Chanel
  • Lacroix
  • Westwood
  • Gautier

Question 16

Avant Garde

Answer 16

Anti-Fashion/Unorthodox. Pairing of different synthetics.

Question 17

Japanese Designers

Answer 17

• Rei Kawakubo
  
  • Clothing to reflect mind, not body.
• Yohji Yamamoto
  
  • Oversized
• Issey Miyake
  
  • Assymetry in sleeves
  • Rips
  • Slashes
  • Fraying
  • Irregularities
  • Monochromatic: One color

Question 18

Big Look

Answer 18

Big bulky sweaters, huge cowl neck, etc. Masculine look.

Question 19

Women’s Outerwear

Answer 19

Massive proportions, padding on shoulders. Various lengths. Detail for added dimensions.

Question 20

Women’s Shoes

Answer 20

Stiletto heels popular. Renewed popularity of reptile skins. Large cutouts and appliques. Sequin and metallic finishes. Detachable shoe ornaments

Question 21

Men’s Dress

Answer 21

• Italian lead
• Suits
  
  • Deep long lapel
  • Less fitted jackets
  • Soft drape
  • Flexible with no linings
  • Kind of frumpy
• Casual Jackets
  
  • Jeans with sports jacket

Question 22

Men’s Casual Wear

Answer 22

Parachute pants, leather trousers, distressed jeans, and spandex.

Question 23

Men’s Outerwear

Answer 23

Expansive shoulders (immitating women), and oversized details

Question 24

Hip Hop Style Tribe

Answer 24

Bronx late 1970’s. Athletic attire. B-boys and fly girls.

Question 25

Goth Style Tribe

Answer 25

Victorian revival. Romanticization of death. Fetish attire. Androgony.

Question 26

Hair Bands

Answer 26

Motley Crue. Glam rock but more. Eventually faded out.