Modern Fashion

         When I went to explore Top Shop, Primark and Mark & Spencer in October 2017, I realised how much my preference in clothes have changed. When I was younger, I thought the clothes in Mark & Spencer were for the older people and they were paying too much for clothing. When I went to research about marketing, I noticed the clothes in Mark & Spencer are more sophisticated, for example, there are more detailed finishing of motifs, artworks of flowers, laces, fancy buttons and sequins. The seasonal clothes were arranged in colours themes for winter, reds, browns, black, purple, burgundy, mustard yellow and some lighter shades. There was a billboard of an Asian male model wearing the current winter theme in shade of blue and black. By comparing from what I remembered about fashion in the past (1990s) to fashion in the modern day (2017) I see the familiarity in quality and designs; lots of clothes does have patterns on it and with added elements such as sequins, embroideries, arts prints, abstract prints, figures, plants, words and phrases and others. Price ranging from affordable to excessively expensive; the clothing brands separated the material used and prices range and attracting different buyers for different occasions.

        Clothing through times had evolved adapting to modern society, and for our generation we have diverse options, inspirations and combination, and influence of different eras, different culture. People are dressing appropriately for different occasions or just dressing way feel confident and comfortable in wearing.

     And as for my interest in fashion, I am delighted to have the opportunity to use some of my artworks for printing on apparel and accessories by one of today fashionable and trendy e-Commerce companies, Shopvida.com, and contrado.co.uk. Below are some of my products collection. 

https://shopvida.com/collections/nian-lrel

 

I am also selling some other products on eBay, this is the link: at eBay.co.uk

Thanks for reading my blog, you are welcome to share my blog to friends, family and colleagues. Below is a list of books & websites I have used for my research if you are interest in reading further. 

Fashion Books

I found these books in the libraries, Amazon.co.uk, or second-hand books shops.

 

Aldrich, W. (1991) ‘Introduction’ in Aldrich, W. (ed.) Metric Pattern Cutting, Great Britain, Harper Collins Publishers.

 

Blackman, C. (2007) 100 years of Fashion illustration, London, Laurence King Publishing Ltd.

 

Davies Fred (1992) ‘Ambivalences of Sexuality, the Dialectic of the Erotic and the Chaste’ in Davies, F. (ed.) Fashion Culture, and Identity, London, The University of Chicago Press Ltd.  Paperback edition (1994), United States America, The University of Chicago Press Ltd. pp. 81-99.

 

Davies Fred (1992) ‘Ambivalences of Sexuality Status: Flaunts and Feints’ in Davies, F. (ed.) Fashion Culture, and Identity, London, The University of Chicago Press Ltd.  Paperback edition (1994), United States America, The University of Chicago Press Ltd. pp. 55-77.

 

Duffy, M. (1987) H.O.A.X Fashion Formula: Dress the body type you have to look like the body you want, Arizona, USA, The Body Press.

 

Harris, J. (1993) ‘Introduction’, in Harris, J. (ed.) 5000 Years of Textiles, London, The British Museum Press, A division of The British Museum Company Ltd, pp. 8-14.

 

Harris, J. (1993) ‘A Survey of Textile Techniques’, in Harris, J. (ed.) 5000 Years of Textiles, London, The British Museum Press, A division of The British Museum Company Ltd, pp. 15-23.

Harris, J. (1993) ‘The Far East: China’, in Harris, J. (ed.) 5000 Years of Textiles, London, The British Museum Press, A division of The British Museum Company Ltd, pp. 133-141.

 

Hawthorne, R. (1998) ‘1910-1920: The Last Days of Old Frocks’, in Hawthorne, R. (1^st ed.) The Costume Collector’s Companion 1890-1990, London, Butler & Tanner Ltd, pp. 42-53.

Hawthorne R, (1998) ‘The 1920s Pink Knees and Jazz’, in Hawthorne, R. (1^st ed.) The Costume Collector’s Companion 1890-1990, London, Butler & Tanner Ltd, pp. 54-65.

 

Hennessy, K., Farfour, G., and Orsborne, A. (2012) Fashion: The Ultimate Book of Costume and Style, London Dorling Kindersley Limited. (The named editors are senior members, there are other editorial assistants, photographers, etc. First published in London, then other continents in New York, Melbourne, Munich, and Delhi.)

 

Hirsch, G. (2014) ‘Introduction’ & Finding Casual Inspiration’, in Hirsch, G. (ed.) Gertie Sews Vintage Casual: A Guide to Sportswear Styles of the 1940s and 1950s, New York, Tabori & Chang An imprint of ABRAMS, pp. pp 6-11.

 

Johnston, A., and Hallett, C. (2014) Fabric for Fashion: The complete guide. London, Laurence King Publishing Ltd. 

 

Leitch, L. (2017) ‘The Copy-catwalks’ in The Economist 1843, issue: December 2017/January 2018, p.84.

 

Peacock, J. (2006) Costume:1066 to the Present, London, Thames & Hudson Ltd.

 

Picardie, J. (2010) Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life, London, HarperCollins Publishers.

 

Strachan, J. A. (1921) Needlework Practical and Decorative, London, The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd.

 

Tyldesley, Joyce. (1999) The Ancient Egyptian Mummy, London, Carlton Books Ltd.

 

Wan, G. (2009) Gok Wan: Work of your Wardrobe, London, HarperCollins Publishers. (Website, www.harpercollins.co.uk.)

 

Werle Simone (2010) Styles Diaries: World Fashion from Berlin to Tokyo, London, Munich, Prestel Verlag. Berlin, Prestel Publishing. London, Prestel Publishing Ltd.

 

Websites

 

The 1843 magazine.com (2017) The Economist 1843: December 2017/January 2017(Online) Available by subscription at https://www.1843magazine.com/content/lifestyle/best-dress-all-time?page=1 (Accessed 25^th November 2017).

 

Gornick, V. (2009) ‘Truth in Persona narrative’, in Lazar, D (ed.) Truth in Nonfiction: Essays, OWA city, University Press, pp 7-9 (Online). Available at https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/open/reader.action?docID=843187&ppg=24 (Accessed 3^rd October 2017).

 

Gianni Versace (1990) Spring Summer 1990 Milan (Online). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpGnnabBlfM (Accessed 20^th November 2017).

 

Gianni Versace (1990) Atelier spring summer 1990 part.2

(Online). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ7Ycj94kBs  (Accessed 20^th November 2017).

 

Vox (2014) How silkworms make silk (Online). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ktNSPFbwQ (Accessed 30^th November 2017).

 

Valentino (2016) Valentino Haute Couture Autumn Winter 1989/90 (Online). Available  at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X65UeiSOXlA (Accessed 20^th November 2017).

e-Commerce Companies that sell my cutom-made, print-on-demand product collection

Shopvida.com is a modern e-Commerce company, the owner commissions artists, photographers, and designers worldwide to participate in producing modern arts, use for prints on clothing, houseware products, accessories. 

https://shopvida.com/collections/nian-lrel

Artpal.com

Sells fine arts prints, canvas, crafts, framed art, and mugs.

https://www.artpal.com/nianlrel

Creative Arts

My own artist/designer website, where I share most of my arts & crafts and poetry. www.nianlrel.wordpress.com