1990's Research

Although the I was born in the 1990's I was only young, so I found there was a lot I didn't actually know about what happened during the era, however the more I read around the subject the more I remembered.

I have looked in books in the library as well as done some Internet research into things I didn't know much about and found interesting.

I have began with a list of all the things that I remember, and that I have researched:

-Nelson Mandela released
-European Union
-Rwandan War
-Opening of Channel Tunnel
-Earthquake in Japan
-Charles and Di divorce
-Diana Killed
-Beanie Babies
-Ethnic Cleansing
-Serb bombarded Bosnian areas
-Genocide ethnic cleansing
-ANC
-Africa has elections
-John Major
-Britain in Gulf War
-IRA
-Tony Blair
-Alister Campbell
-Global Warming
-Kyoto Protocol
-Extreme Sports
-Piercing
-Tattooing
-Jeans
-White T-Shirts
-Combat trousers
-Labels
-Spice Girls
-Oasis
-Fat Boy Slim
-Blur
-Simpson's
-Texting Revelation
-Major Technological Developments
-Architecture
-Feng Shui
-Brit Art
-Catwalk Designers
-Designer labels commonly worn
-Velcro
-Three quarter length jeans

I have collected some influential images that I have found interesting. What I noticed when going through the books, was that the couture fashion didn't reflect what was happening on the high street. I think there was an attitude to retail fashion, of just wanting to show this really laid back attitude to fashion.

The Window 1997

Kirsty for Louis Vitton 1997 

Thierry Mugler   

Temporary Tattoos 

Georgia Robinson 

African motifs from Rifat Ozbek 

Multicoloured lycra swimsuit body and leggings from Gianni Versace  

Work out easy to wear stretch outfits made from lycra 

Pucci's colourful designs, first popular in 1960's fitted in perfectly with the mood of early 1990's.

Brightly coloured bra, bolero and fringed shorts by Rifat Ozbek.

The adventures of a Compulsive Shoplifter, Paris March 1996 

The adventures of a Compulsive Shoplifter, Paris March 1996 

 

Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Mata din, 1996 The Face 

Alexandra Mc Queen A/W 1998-9 and A/W 1999/2000 

Martin Margiela A/W 19997/1998 

Alexander Mc Queen S/S 1997

Yohji Yamamoto S/S 1999 

1980's Completed Powerpoint

I am happy with this weeks power point, and I feel that I have learnt a lot more about the 1980's by reading around the subject. And I do find it really hard to decide what subcultures to look into closer as their are so many different subcultures to each era when you look closer.

If I can find the time I am going to try and go back to each era and put some more interesting information onto my blog, so you know more about what I have been learning about, as I don't think the power points can include enough information.

My 1980's Power Point Slides:

1980's Power Point

I have spent time talking to my mum, as to what she remembers about the 1980s, I do find doing this really helpful. Below is a list of some of the things she remembers about the 1980's:

-John Lennon assassinated
-Smash hit magazines
-Melody Maker
-New musical express
-Miners on strike again
-racist jokes were very apparent
-Sunday top 40 on the radio
-Margret Thatcher
-Poll tax riots
-New romantics
-Wham
-Adam and the Ant
-World Cup
-Multi Coloured Swap Shop- on TV
-Abba
-Dallas- American TV show
-hair being back combed and hair sprayed
-big shoulder pads
-Yuppies
-Sloane rangers
-peg trousers
-rara skirts
-Piped jeans
-Lofa shoes
-Harrington Jackets
-Dire straits
-Live Aid- more awareness about HIV
-LP records disappearing
-SDP political party
-Royal Wedding
-Animal rights
-1970's heroes dying
-The young ones
-Goth Rock
-Not the 9 o'clock news
-Audi saloon car
-Singing detective
-Green ham common- lesbians
-One the ice skating in winter Olympics

After going through this list and researching some of the things I didn't know I am now going to looking deeper into the Goth Rock movement and another one I have found called Straight Edge, these are both based around music so I think it will my presentation flow better than last weeks, where the subjects were so different.

I have began collecting some images from these subcultures already and here they are:

Cocteau Twins 

The Goth Look

The Goth Look

Southern Death Cult

Siouxsie and the Banshees

1980's Book Research

I always begin a project by looking through the images in the books from the library to get a good idea of the era I am looking at. I find it really helps as a starting point, and it can only broaden my knowledge.

I have looked in three books on this occasion, to get an idea of both the basic clothes worn and the trends and fashions of the times.

Here are the images I have most influential below:

1980's Evening Wear

1983's Evening Wear

1984's Day Wear

1985's Day Wear

Madonna wearing Jean Paul Gaultier

Sigue Sigue Sputnik mixing 1980's new rockabilly chic

The big biker-oriented greaser look.

A young Duran Duran in New Romanticism style. 

New Romantics mixed with street wear

Nik Kershaw in the popular 80s mullet cut.

Wild Prince

Japanese construction. Rei Kawakubo designs

Annie Lennox, challenged conventional feminine dressing.

Evening dress by Enrico Coveri

Second skin developed out of new fabric.