SHELBY HUGHES- WORLD FASHION BLOG
Welcome to my fashion blog!
This is a class project for a Vanderbilt University "Maymester" Fashion History course in London, England during May 2012.
Through the course of this class, we've been subjected to some really outstanding and groundbreaking examples of fashion, architecture, history, art, and theatre. Not only do these subjects perpetually align and influence one another, but our class has had the honor to witness them from a "uniquely British" outlook.
This blog is a compilation of personal reflections, insight, factual information, and photographs of visual elements we were given the chance to witness firsthand. Some images found online are incorporated into the blog for comparative and reference purposes. Also included are a few historical legends that accompany the fashion of the periods we studied. These periods are:
1) Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and (a little bit of) Ancient Rome
2) 1550-1901
-Mannerist/Elizabethan, early and late: (1550-1600)
-The Baroque Period: (1600-1715)
3) 1715-1901
-The Rococo Period: (1715-1775)
-The Empire Period: (1790-1820) (COMING SOON)
-The Victorian Period: (1837-1901)
4) 1901-Modern Day
-A detailed overview of at least 4 decades from the 20th Century
Also included are sections on Theatre, Travel/Places to See, and Designer John Galliano, whom, as part of this project, is incorporated to further demonstrate how tradition is consistently referenced/recylcled and implemented in modern fashion designs. Even the most extreme, radical designs are reflections of tradition. As we've learned, "You must know the rules before you can break them." That's exactly what Vivienne Westwood did when she and the Sex Pistols revolutionized fashion with "punk," what Alexander McQueen did with his really "out-there" collections using his strict tailoring background as a basis for his famous juxtaposition of "inspiration" and "rebellion," and what many British designers continue to do today, even those who aspire for postmodernism sensibilities.
Main sources for factual information in this blog are student reference "Class Packs" put together by Professor Alex Sargent, information/lectures given by Professor Sargent, certified Blue Badge tour guides, and scholars who guest lectured for our class, as well as information from Gertrud Lehnert's book,
Fashion, An illustrated historical overview which is, in British terminology, a "brilliant" reference tool.
Below you'll find a key which lists the many historically significant or fashion-oriented places I've gathered visual research from in London. Under most primary research pictures in this blog is a blue label identifying at which sites the reference pieces are located.
Fashion, An illustrated historical overview which is, in British terminology, a "brilliant" reference tool.
Below you'll find a key which lists the many historically significant or fashion-oriented places I've gathered visual research from in London. Under most primary research pictures in this blog is a blue label identifying at which sites the reference pieces are located.
Photo Location Key
BM The British Museum
VA The V&A Museum
HC Hampton Court Palace
NG The National Gallery
NP The National Portrait Gallery
WC The Wallace Collection
FM Fashion Museum, Bath and North East Somerset Council
HP Harry Potter Exhibit
KP Kensington Palace
FN Fan Museum
VA The V&A Museum
HC Hampton Court Palace
NG The National Gallery
NP The National Portrait Gallery
WC The Wallace Collection
FM Fashion Museum, Bath and North East Somerset Council
HP Harry Potter Exhibit
KP Kensington Palace
FN Fan Museum
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Thanks for reading!
-Shelby Hughes