Fashion through the eras

Grunge 

Grunge came from America, the basic overall look was that nothing matched, most items were old and the point was to look unkempt and like you had made no effort at all! This came about in the 1990’s, you could only really get away with this if you were under 20…this trend died within a year.

-          Ripped jeans

-          Unkempt look

-          Minimal effort

-          Old clothes

Style icons!

People who enjoyed this look were stars such as Johnny Depp, Julie Roberts who popularised the craze with their high movie star statuses  

I'm still unsure whether I like the look, it's edgy, I'll give it that but somehow I just can't understand it! Haha! well I hope it doesn't come back in trend again! 

Power Dressing!

Power dressing was about dressing to assert power…SHOULDER PADS AND SUITS! This was the time where woman stared to wear suits. They had padded shoulders and long skirts, to me, that shows business.

The whole look was clean cut; this is still popular on the high street as blazers are popular among young adults and adults. It’s casual yet a powerful piece of clothing to wear.  As woman in the workplace was coming less unusual they wanted to ‘power dress’ to shows how woman were just as good as men.

Fashion icons at the time were people such as Joan Collin and Linda Evans, as on TV they could show off their large shoulder pads

Power dressing was about dressing to assert power…SHOULDER PADS AND SUITS! This was the time where woman stared to wear suits. They had padded shoulders and long skirts, to me, that shows business.

The whole look was clean cut; this is still popular on the high street as blazers are popular among young adults and adults. It’s casual yet a powerful piece of clothing to wear.  As woman in the workplace was coming less unusual they wanted to ‘power dress’ to shows how woman were just as good as men.

Fashion icons at the time were people such as Joan Collin and Linda Evans, as on TV they could show off their large shoulder pads

New Romantics 

New romantics was a fashion trend influenced by Hollywood, fiction or history, and then adapted or changed to fit your style and make it personal. There was a lot of attention to detail, very dressy, dramatic and colourful. It was a very feminine look, and included frills and flamboyant clothing. The trend was set to show that women made an effort.

Style Icon…Princess Diana

Princess Diana  was a subtle version of the trend, she was as flamoyant as the trent could go.

- Attention to detail

- Colourful

- Flamboyant

- Effort’s been made

- Very Dressy

Extreme New Romantics!

New romantics was also a time when the streaky eye-liner, the bright make-up and generally being creative with colours and patterns in your wardrobe was popular. I’d say there was this side of the trend, which was rather heavily influenced by punk fashion and there was there was the classy side.

Disco Fever – 70′s Fashion!

The 70′s era was a fun loving time, with fun loving clothes!

The spice girls were huge icons!

• Flared trousers
• Bold prints and patterns
• High waisted
• Platform shoes

All the ‘common features’ of this trend has been back in fashion lately, many products on the high street have emerged with these characterises.

Flared trousers were back on trend with floral prints and in light fabrics. High waisted jeans are making their way back, most are skinny now rather than high waisted and flared (i’m sure there’s a few about though!) Platform shoes are back, as platform Creepers are popular among the high street fashion.

Roy Halston Frowick was well know in the 1970's for his draped jersey dresses, lean trouser suits and his suede fabrics!

Thanks for reading,
Lots of love,
Sophie xxx