Chic Day – Fashion over time

20th

Pierre Balmain

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Date de l’article avril 17, 2021
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He was the queens’ and princesses’ designer.

Balmain dream was to be an architect, and he was dressmaker.

Pierre Balmain was borne in 1914, and he began his carrer in 1934 in Molyneux, then in Lelong and in Dior. Before being competitors, the two mans, Pierre Balmain and Christian Dior were friends.

During the war he returned in Lelong. He created a little black dress but Lucien Lelong doesn’t want it. But it known a really huge success. It name was « Petit profit »

Balmain became famous and marked fashion thanks to his collection« Jolie Madame » that symbolised the years 1950.

Collection « Jolie Madame », Pierre Balmain

This collection is defined by really refined colors. This collection became emblematic.

The French designer dead in 1982 at the age of 68.

18th

Fashion in the 18th

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Date de l’article avril 17, 2021
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So, in the 18th there were no famous designers like in the 19, 20 and 21th. Also, there was no difference between, «haute couture » and « ready-to-wear ». The clothes were « made-to-measure ».

The design of the pieces were based on paintings.

Paris influenced all Europe, and more precisely, the designer who were at court. There were magazines to follow the latest Paris style, like the « Cabinets des modes » or « La gazette du Bon Ton ». In these magazines, there were designers like Paul Iribe, Erté or George Barbier that influenced a lot fashion.

From the French illustrator George Barbier.

21st Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld

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Date de l’article avril 17, 2021
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Since he was a child, Karl Lagerfeld have affinities with fashion. He was a German designer. Before created his own brand he worked in Balmain, Patou, Fendi and Chanel.

He worked very hard and created a lot of collections.

I going to show you some of my favorites creations from Karl Lagerfeld:

In 2019, Karl Lagerfeld dead because of a cancer.

21st Anne Valérie Hash

Anne Valérie Hash

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Date de l’article avril 17, 2021
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It is one of the latest in the fashion houses. Everything started with men’s pants that she transformed into a dress.

When she was a child, she was taking her mother’s clothes. And then she retouched, cut and sewn them to transformed them into new clothes.

She entered in Nina Ricci as a retoucher.

In 2001 during her fist collection, she created « the dress pants » that later become iconic. She created her own « ready-to-wear» brand.

Collection « Multi Violet Pink » by Anne Valerie Hash in 2009

Collection « Blue Tangerine » by Anne Valerie Hash in 2012

In 2008, Anne Valerie created « Anne Valerie Hash Mademoiselle », a children’s collection. She get inspired by her two daughters.

Collection « Anne Valerie Hash mademoiselle » created by Anne Valerie Hash in 2008

One sentence that she said is:

« Sewing is the encounter with craftsmanship, time that stands still, the hand that builds » Anne Valerie Hash.

21st Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

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Date de l’article avril 14, 2021
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Alexander McQueen was borned in 1969, in a modest environment unrelated to fashion.

Alexander McQueen re- invent the « natural». He is looking to transform the feminine proportion by a very unique method: he created his models starting from the profile.

4 years after his first parade, Alexander McQueen became artistic director of Givenchy. He quickly had to his skills tailor perfect mastery of blur: he will work on the tulle, lace, organdy, and muslin.

Creation from Alexander McQueen for Givenchy, 1997

“Sarabande” spring 2007, Alexander McQueen

For McQueen, a parade is always an history, always different. It is like this that he created his creations, by dressing and making up models who have a certain role in a certain environment.

Parade from Alexander McQueen, autumn-winter, 2006-2007

In 1995 Alexander McQueen created his own brand.

He did many famous creations but my favorite one still the sneakers Alexander McQueen.

The English designer decided to kill himself at the age of 41 one day before his mother’s funeral. He marked the history of fashion.

20th Paul Poiret

Paul Poiret

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Date de l’article avril 13, 2021
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Paul Poiret is a famous creator from “La Belle Epoque”. He propels women into the 21th by initiating the liberation of the corset.

In 1903, Paul Poiret open his fashion house but he was already known for her simples dresses and coats.

The dresses without corset, straight and narrow, the waist brought under the bust. 1908

Paul Poiret get inspired by the orientals countries. He was putting in his creations a lot of exotisme, and a lot of colors that was not used in this period like yellow, blue, red, green, purple, orange, etc.

I’m going to show you some pictures below.

« Sésostris », a night coat, in black satin crepe with gold brooch and orange velvet

He also created dresses tightened at the ankles.

A saroual set, symbole of the orientalist
inspiration from Paul Poiret.

Paul Poiret dead in Paris in 1944 at the age of 65.

One phrase that Paul Poiret sayed:

« The creator is not a director but a visionary » Paul Poiret

19th Jeanne Lanvin

Jeanne Lanvin

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Date de l’article avril 13, 2021
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Created in 1889 by Jeanne Lanvin, this house is nowadays the oldest Parisian house that still in activity.

It’s creating clothes for her daughter’s doll, and then creating clothes for her child that Jeanne Lanvin comes to create clothes for her daughter’s friends.

In 1980 she officially become children’s fashion designer.

Jeanne Lanvin is particularly famous for her “dresses style”. This dresses was for young girls who where going to attend their first ball. You can see below one exemple of this dresses.

In 1920 Jeanne Lanvin is at the height of glory. Her creations are slights, comfortables and precious. Delicates embroideries are going to be in mainly all her creations.

Now I am going to show you some of her creations and in particularly her children’s collection.

“The little girls models”, children’s collection

February, 1925, “Carmillon”, children’s collection

1928, “Model Bel oiseau”, women collection

Jeanne Lanvin also did a man collection and a sport collection for women.

Jeanne Lanvin dead in 1946 in Paris at the age of 79.

One phrase sayed by Jeanne Lanvin:

« I act on impulse and I believe in … » Jeanne Lanvin.

20th Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel

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Date de l’article avril 11, 2021
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Coco Chanel is one of my favorite designer. She is a French creator and she still influences fashion today. So let’s talk about her and what did she do to make her name an icon of elegance and luxury.

She wanted to do elegant and simple clothes for any women. So she started creating simple hats. And it’s her simplicity that makes her famous.

Her most famous creations are still:

The two-tones shoes which refines the legs.