My Mission :
Compile 3 images of historical draped garments, and 3 of historical tailored garments. Note that each image much correspond to a different culture or historical time. Make sure that you label each image with the approximate date, name of the garment, culture, region, etc. In addition, the image should be accompanied by a sentence stating its relevance.
Drapery
In Michelangelo's Pieta, we can see the beautiful work done in the detail of the drapery.
This is history's proof of drapery in garment hundred's of years ago.
If we flash forward to the 1930's we see drapery in the dresses of the Silver Screen stars in Hollywood. As we know, during the 30'd the cinema was very influential for fashion during the Great Depression, so this garment was chosen specifically.
In the 1990'd to present, Mexican Dancers entertain with their beautifully draped gowns that fly about dancing as they do.
Now in present day, we see drapery in the gowns of Ralph Lauren. His Spring 2011 fashion show was classic drapery with a twist.
Tailoring:
The Military is very particular about the code and honor they have about their clothing. The hem line and cuff must be of a certain measurement, the belt worn at the correct place, the coat must fit perfectly. So in this case, I believe the military in any decade is a great example of tailored clothing.
Spanish Matadors have a certain prestige tradition about the uniform they wear while bull fighting. It instills tradition and taunts the bull as well as entertains the audience.
Here we see tailor made apparel for women in this NY Mercedez Benz Fashion week garment. As Badgley Mischka designed this look for women, this high waisted pant
is tailored to fit her body perfectly.
