Journal of Clothing Science
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Muzalevskaya Ju.E. The image of «new women» in the vision of Christian Dior and Gabriel Chanel. Journal of Clothing Science. 2017; 2(1). Available at: https://kostumologiya.ru/PDF/02KL117.pdf (in Russian).


The image of «new women» in the vision of Christian Dior and Gabriel Chanel

Muzalevskaya Julia Evgenevna
Saint Petersburg state university of industrial technologies and design, Russia, Saint Petersburg
E-mail: muz-yuliya@yandex.ru

Abstract. The author presents a modern look on the search for fashion designers of a new image of women of the postwar period. Christian Dior and Coco Chanel had presented the ways of development of the female costume, the only one looking for a future in the images of the past, another saw him essentially new. The author’s style of Dior was called the «new look» will forever remain in the history of fashion of the twentieth century as a symbol of the decade of 1950-ies. In their models, the designer used the principle of the ensemble, his suits was carefully thought out and elegant. He proposed forming a hard suit, «dictating» the proportions and lines of the silhouette. The main rule Chanel was the creation of convenient and functional models that can be used in different situations. It turned out to be more popular since the postwar image of women has changed dramatically. Mastering new areas of work, women have become more active and independent. Therefore, practical clothing was in demand by the majority of the fair half. Look Dior expressed its position the direction of «Haute couture», Chanel, on the contrary, laid the Foundation for future costume design. In the beginning of XXI century again are searching for new ways of development of the costume, and the topic is again gaining relevance.

Keywords: women’s costume; New look; vestimentary fashion; costume design; Gabrielle Chanel; Christian Dior; inspiration; the search for new ways of development of fashion; the principle of the ensemble in the formation of the costume

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