In a message dated 9/22/2005 7:12:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't think we'll ever see the whole 20th century defined as one image. After all, we don't see the 19th century that way. We see it in terms of the Empire look, the crinoline look, etc. I understand you perfectly, but you can still distill the 19th century to relatively unadorned clothes in dark colors for men, and that curvilinear shape for women. OK...here's my take on the 20th. The short skirt. What other century has women in short skirts for all occasions? I think this is the main contribution. And speaking of all occasions....manufactured clothes for all classes....from which a direct result is the zipper and Velcro. Jeans are really part of this universality of manufactured clothing...they being a 19th century invention [as are designer clothes]. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
