key moments in fashion

1. the House of Worth- fathers of couture
-the first mannequins-birth of couture- Marie Vernet - a fashion dynasty  

2. the birth of the bra
-Mary Phelps Jacobs - Flappers- Hollywood- Uplift- The 'no-bra' bra - Wonderbra

3. the launch of vogue magazine
- a society Gazette - Conde Nast - Edna Chase - British Vogue - French Vogue- the great photographers

4. Chanel and sunbathing
-liberation-- beach couture- hollywood- bikini- deep tan- safe tan

5. women in trousers
-bloomers- World Wars- factoru wear- slacks- blue jeans- unisex- power suits

6. Man Ray- fashion photography as art
- solarisation-ready mades - the surrealists- erotica - fashion photography as art

7. Schiaparelli-humour and surrealism
-the surrealists- Trompe l'oeil- knitwear- designer prints- embroidery

8. Dior's new look
austerity- extravagance- protest- Saint Laurent- Galliano

9. Marlon Brando- streetcool streetwise
-the wild one- teenagers- bikers- gay- rock stars- leather couture

10. May Quant and the miniskirt
-Bazaar- the ginger group- Twiggy- swinging london-post-punk- girl power

11. beautiful people- the hippies
-revolution- flower power- love- psychedelia- new age- rave

12. Studio 54- club chic
-disco- 70s hedonism- fantasy fashion - sexual ambiguity -retro camp

13. anti-fashion and punk couture
Westwood and McLaren-punk -Gaultier- bondage- Mcqueen

14. designer labels-corporate chic
-Yuppies- sloane rangers-power dressing- status symbols

15. the trainer as fashion footwear
- sport style- fitness boom- hip-hop- designer trainers- 'Old Skool'