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Now that the 20th century is over, what do you think the big clothing
"thing" will be that defines it? Y'know....what quality will it be
known for, you
think? What garment?
Great question. I'll take a stab at it, though I'm still trying to think of a
single defining garment:
1) Comfort as the defining word, as opposed to display, ostentation,
propriety,
etc.
2) a deplorable lack of fabric! as in, clothes that use far less fabric than
before (a bit of a comeback in the 50s New Look and in high fashion evening
wear at various times, but overall...)
3) a transition from body shaping through foundation garments to body shaping
through actually shaping bodies (see Valerie Steele's corset book for more on
that)
4) high tech fabrics: goretex, velcro, mosquito/sun/stain proof, etc. (see #1
for why)
5) unisex clothing
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