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Modern clothing - a new way of expression
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Art Nouveau Clothing Modernism was an important trend in the arts during the first two decades of the 20th century. Unlike Cubism and Impressionism, Modernism to determine more or less easy, because we understand what the modern: the rejection of the old, conservative, traditional ways of expression and creation of the modern means of expression. Modern clothes, instead of to reflect the experience of the past predicts the future. It's like a weather forecast in the fashion world.

Modernism as a cultural phenomenon

Modernism - search for purity of self-expression. This search for the next big step. To use this today in the fashion world, it is easy to link it with the concept of deconstruction: the outer seams, raw edge of fabric, asymmetrical silhouette, the combination of modern technology - all that goes beyond the usual boundaries.

Of course, the pursuit of progress peculiar to human nature. However, art, design and culture as a tool for progress - is a modern idea. Modernist designers use proprietary technology, making fashion experiments. They are at the forefront of the fashion world.

Before the era of modernism tastes wealthy classes dictated royals or other members of the elite. The tradition was dictated by the rule, and deviation from it became the subject of ridicule. The idea of modernism has become the basis of design, fashion and art of the 20th century. Today, it continues to affect us.

Ironically, modernism was its development, looking at the past, at a time when mass production and consumption is beginning to dominate the style and taste. In the mid-19th century group of designers rebelled against the mass production and use the best of what the past might offer to bring a new attitude to the taste and style. That set the tone for modernism that followed.

More than a hundred years is the desire to create a style that was initially individualistic, nationalities and ethnic and later became internationalist and versatile. Since the late 19th century, technology has evolved at a phenomenal rate. Now we are used to it, but there was a time when it was joyful and radically. Major technological advances in communication, transportation and electricity transformed the ordinary life and concepts.

Modernism has much in common with futurism. Simply put, futurism is always associated with simplicity and ease. In art, one of the most popular representatives of the modernist painter Pablo Picasso was with his Cubism and Futurism. In a fashion bright representative of the revolutionary movement is Paul Poiret. His famous lampshade dress 1912 best represents modernism in clothing - simple lines and vivid colors.

Modernism in vogue

The influential couturier Paul Poiret was interested in modernism in art and collected Impressionist paintings. He also made friends with an eccentric artist Francis Picabia and collecting colorful paintings by Picasso and Matisse.

Interest Poiret to color and exoticism reflected in its design clothes and theatrical costumes. At that time, the artists still worked closely with fashion designers. The new painting technique also allows the use bright colors in fashion magazines. Poiret was a member of the Society of graphic designers based in Paris in 1901 for the promotion of contemporary French art and design.

Ideas of Modernism on the simplification and improvement of actively translated into vogue. Corset S-shaped form was definitely an attempt to simplify the women's costume, to achieve a more healthy and less constrained posture. This, in turn, led to a more simple, convenient cylindrical silhouette, which is delivered from the binding corset Fashion Corset: new return of the Victorian era .

Styles in the Art Nouveau style in vogue through the use of applications in the textile and design drawings. Over time, they began to dominate the geometric shapes as Cubism and angular forms became popular in art and design. Silhouettes of angular steel, as well as hats and hairstyles. The frills and lush details are gone, replaced by straight lines and angles.

Modernism in fashion

The geometrical pattern - one of the most common elements that can be observed in modern dance. It is well demonstrated modernist space-age giant Pierre Cardin. Its design combines aesthetic clean lines and geometric shapes. His straightforward style, simple and at the same time unforgettable, emphasizes simplicity, functionality and minimalism ornament.

Oscar de la Renta

In general, modernism is constantly inspired by fashion designers in different eras. For example, Oscar dela Rentav its spring 2012 collection of clothes used a feeling of modernism and created a fashion collection, a very simple and pleasing to the eye. It is composed of clean lines, simple and comfortable silhouettes. The collection has been maintained in a relatively simple palette of classic bold colors and lots of black and white. Its colors and patterns are so simple that we can safely say that this collection was inspired by modernism, such as Picasso, "Woman sitting at the window", 1937 Bold, flat, simple lines and bright primary colors - these are the key elements of the collection Oscar dela Renta.

Oscar de la Renta

The paintings of Piet Mondrian - the most recognizable works of art today in the Art Nouveau style. They are so popular that immediately reflected in fashion. Famous geometric compositions consisting of red, blue and yellow, had a lasting influence on fashion clothing. And this can be observed at different times.

Modernism value is not only smooth careful use of color field, but in the harmony of colors on the surface. Example - autumn collection of Prada 2011, which used the new color combinations and at the same time discern the precise form style of Mondrian.

Collection of Belgian designer Raf Simons for Jil Sanders - very simple and very artistic. This refined approach to modernism in our era. It uses a light press to get a bright and at the same time modern design. The result is promising.

Of course, modernity has to offer much more than fashion and art. It is a way of life, as well as fashion itself. Coco Chanel once said that fashion exists not only in clothing, fashion - in the sky, in the street, in ideas, in the way we live our lives, and what happens to us.