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ftm 400 test 1.
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ftm 400 test 1why do we wear clothes - correct answer-protection (physical, spiritual)
decoration
modesty
denote status
why do we study fashion history - correct answer-inspiration
cultural insights
zeitgeist
where can we get information about fashion history - correct answer-art
archeology
contemporary account- extant
historically clothing has served to designate - correct answer-age
gender differences
rites of passage (marriage, graduation, christening, death/mourning)
group membership (school, sports)
how do people know what to wear - correct answer-sumptuary laws
nobility
fashion plates
fashion dolls
what is haute couture - correct answer-high fashion/sewing/dress making
haute couture rules - correct answer-made to order designs for private clients with 2 or more
fittings
house in Paris with 15 full time staff & 20 full time technical members
S/S and F/W showings
show a minimum of 50 original designs
organization of the Haute Couture structure - correct answer-Federation
-Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture (haute couture)
-Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-a-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode (RTW and
Haute Couture)
-Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Masculine (mens RTW)
objectives of the Chambre Syndicale - correct answer-prevent piracy
create promotional opportunities at international expositions
manage relations with press
schedule fashion shows
regulate number of models shown
ensure labor conditions of workers
, Charles Frederick Worth- Life - correct answer--mid to late 1800s
-father of haute couture
-started his rise to fame when Empress Eugeine asked him to design a dress & then became
the court couturier to the empress
Charles Fredrick Worth- Style Innovations - correct answer--simplicity of cut
-use of heavy brocades and elaborate fabrics
-often made one skirt with two differences bodices for day and evening wear
-gored skirt
-cage crinoline
-bustle
-separates that emphasized the woman's form
-use of princess line in dresses to eliminate waist seam
-use of aniline dyes
Charles Fredrick Worth- Business innovations - correct answer--dictates what his clients
wore
-first two use live models
-pioneered the practice of twice a year seasonal collection
-helped establish the Chambre Syndicale
-first to sell models of his designs to be copied
Paul Poiret- Life - correct answer--held and apprenticeship with Worth
-height of career was 1904-1914
-never recovered from closing in WW1
-inspired by Art Nouveau, East Asia, and Ballet Russes
Paul Poiret- style innovations - correct answer--exotic styles
-harem pants
-tunics (lampshade)
-designed for theatrical performances
Paul Poiret- business innovations - correct answer--first to travel to foreign countries with his
models
-did no manage business well
Jeanne Margarine-Lacroix- style innovations - correct answer-robe-sylphide gowns
Jeanne Paquin- life - correct answer--first female courtiere
-opens fashion house in 1891
-long running influence
Jeanne Paquin- style innovations - correct answer--use if colors (first pastels and then bright
red/pink)
-brought black back to life
-superb tailoring
-furs and fur trimmed garments
-straighter silhouettes
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