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Fashion History Classics: Who invented the first H-Line collection?
Christian Dior in 1954. More info is coming up soon! Related Articles: 1_Definition of the H-Line in speakfashion’s fashion dictionary 2_Fashion History Classics: Who invented the A-Line? 3_Fashion...
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Fashion History Classics: Who invented the first Y-Line collection?
Christian Dior in 1954. Details are coming up soon! Related Articles: 1_Definition of the Y-Line in speakfashion’s fashion dictionary 2_Fashion History Classics: Who invented the A-Line? 3_Fashion...
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Fashion History Classics: Who invented the Cloche Hat?
The well known cloche hat was invented by the Parisian milliner and French fashion designer Caroline Reboux (1837-1927) in 1908. Due to the fitted, bell-shaped form of her invention, she named her hat...
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Fashion History Classics: Who invented the Men’s Skirt?
In 1985, Jean Paul Gaultier caused a shock in the fashion’s world by introducing the men-skirt. While outside of Western culture, male clothing already includes skirts and skirt-like garments, like a...
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Fashion History Classics: Who invented the Cylinder Hat?
A cylinder hat, aka Top Hat, Silk Hat, Chimney Pot Hat, Stove Pipe Hat, sometimes even nicknamed as “Topper” is a tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed hat, predominantly worn from the latter part of the...
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Fashion History Classics: Who invented the Blue Jeans?
The blue jeans were invented by the Nevada tailor Jacob Davis and the German immigrant and businessman Levi Strauss in 1873. As a 24 year old, Levi Strauss came to San Francisco in 1853 to open a west...
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Fashion History Classics: Who invented the Men’s Tuxedo?
The men’s tuxedo, aka tailcoat was invented by Henry Poole of namesake Tailor Company Henry Poole & Co. in London in 1860. Located on London’s famous Savile Row, Poole created a less formal version...
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Fashion History Classics: Who invented the Bikini?
The Bikini was invented by French automobile engineer Louis Réard (1897 – 1984) and fashion designer Jacques Heim (1899 – 1967) in Paris in 1946. Réard was a car engineer but by 1946 he was running his...
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Fashion History Classics: Who invented the Pencil Skirt?
French fashion designer Christian Dior first introduced the classic modern pencil skirt in the late 1940s using the term “H-Line” to describe its shape. It is in stark contrast to Dior’s full-skirted...
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Fashion History: The 19th Century
Since the 19th century, clothing has been primarily divided into day wear and evening wear, categories governed by specific dress codes. In general, longer sleeves and higher necklines were meant for...
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