Obj. 1.01 Flashcards
I.R. Impacts
Chemical & Iron Production
Improved water power and steam power
New tools
Flying Shuttle
John Kay patented
1733
Improved weaving - wider fabric and automatic
Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves (Jenny & James)
1764
Multi spindle (8 @ time)
Spinning Mule
Samuel Crompton (Mules)
1779
Multi spindle (100 @ time)
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney
1793
Sewing Machine
Elias Howe patented
1846
Needle w/ eye @ point
Lock stitch
Automatic feeding
Vers. existed since 1790
Isaac Singer
Built 1st sew mach.
Foot treadle
Mass produces SM in 1850s
Howe sued for patent infringement in 1854 and won
Paper Pattern
Ebenezer Butterick
1859
Men’s sizes until 1866 (women’s dress patterns)
Haute Couture
Charles Worth
Labeled garments
Lavish fabric trims, elements of historic dress, attention to fit
Ready to wear (port a porter)
Factory made
Standardized sizes
Military uniforms: 1st RTW, 1812 war, high quality RTW clothes for men afterward
Levi Strauss & Jacob Davis
1853: LS sells denim to workers
1872: JD invents rivets to reinforce pockets
1873: LS & JD patent rivet blue jeans and sell as waist overalls
1934: Lady Levi’s introduced
Standardized Sizing
1953: Dept of Agri makes sizing system for fashion industry standards
1957: Fashion industry accepts
1958: Standards are published for industry use
WW1
Expanded domestic economy
Women enter workforce
Paris is fashion hub of world
Hemlines
Floor to ankle length
Mid calf by 1916
WW2 (1939-1945)
Wool, nylon, & rubber used in war
Japanese silk banned after Pearl Harbor
Women wear pants after working and it’s accepted
New York is fashion leader
