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History of fashion design refers specifically to the development of the purpose and intention behind garments, shoes, accessories, and their design and construction. The modern industry, based around firms or fashion houses run by individual designers, started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth who, beginning in 1858, was the ...
Clothing worn in Western Europe, the Americas, and countries under European or American influence during the early modern period (c. 1750 to World War II) is categorised under Category:History of clothing (Western fashion). Articles on clothing history that cover multiple eras are listed under the supercategory Category:History of clothing.
The history of clothing encompasses the clothes worn in various places at various times and the methods by which those clothes were made or acquired. Subcategories organized by date: Category:African clothing covers Clothing worn in north Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, from paleolithic to the pre-modern era; Category:History of Oceanian ...
The oldest possible example is 60,000 years ago, a needlepoint (missing stem and eye) found in Sibudu Cave, South Africa. Other early examples of needles dating from 41,000 to 15,000 years ago are found in multiple locations, e.g. Slovenia, Russia, China, Spain, and France. [20]
Fast fashion came to prominence in the early 1990s, though the concept had been around since the '70s. Until about half a century ago, most Americans purchased textiles and clothing made in the U ...
This timeline of clothing and textiles technology covers events relating to fiber and flexible woven material worn on the body. This includes the making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, and manufacturing systems ( technology ).
Overview of fashion from The New Student's Reference Work, 1914. Summary of women's fashion silhouet changes, 1794–1887. The following is a chronological list of articles covering the history of Western fashion—the story of the changing fashions in clothing in countries under influence of the Western worldâ —from the 5th century to the present.
From corsets in the 1900s and Edwardian hats to the butt writing, low-rise jeans, and Crocs of regrettable Facebook photos, here's proof fashion is sometimes not a friend.