The Egyptian climate with its hot summers and mild winters favored light clothing made from plant fibers, predominantly linen, usually cut into one piece that was wrapped and draped around the body.
Below, African clothing from the Xhosa tribal South and Western Cape: (1) a young maiden draped with a blanket and an elaborately beaded gorget. Her armbands are of copper and, weaved grasses and beads, (2) a tribal elder warmly wrapped in his blanket with white clay daubed on his face (The Xhosa use clay for many purposes), (3) married woman wearing a typical wrap skirt and cloak. The beaded bag is for her smoking accessories. Only married women are permitted to smoke.
Fashion Week, September 2008: The draped, asymmetrical Greek goddess look dominated. Halston’s look was strong and sexy without being revealing, and popped up with a sexy '70s spin. The bare shoulder, which emerges and retreats, depending on the fashions of the times, has reclaimed its starring role.
Tailored:
Victorian Tailor made suit of 1895. Women embraced the sharper tailored jacket, giving them a different posture with a more confident air. This reflected the ideals of early female emancipation.
Here, an art poster for 1940’s Custom Tailored Men’s Clothing, in particular, a suit portraying a broad, powerful man with a tapered, narrow silhouette. Suiting usually had conservative, neutral tones / color.
I have to pay tribute to Michael Jackson and his tailored fashion influence that started in the 1980’s, at the height of his career. Also seen here, is Adam Ant, a British musician, who also sported the tailored, notorious jacket (mixed with new age punk). He supposedly gave Michael the reference on where to get the jacket—Berman’s and Nathan’s in London’s Covent Garden, who supplied costumes for movies.
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