Welcome to this Fashion and Design Topics blog.

Please feel free to complete these articles by posting information showing :

“How fashion and design have influenced behaviors through ages ”

NB: Fashion and Designers links are really welcomed for free links exchanges.

Selling French old and vintage buttons myself  www.rubylane.com/shop/buttons 

I’ve chosen to start this first discussion by :

“Some Famous French Fashion Inventors”

By the time of Louis XIV (1638- 1715) France was the country of creation. During the court of the “Sun King” buttons became jewelry and start to expand through Europe. They were made of fabulous precious stones such as diamonds, ruby…or beautiful paintings. Everyone was competing to wear the most fabulous costumes. At that time ties which were simple men’s “tied” scarfs were transformed into very fashionable laces, ribbons “pendant knots” ! The most popular men’s accessory was born!

Later on in 1926 the American New- Yorker inventor Jesse Langsdorf decided to cut into the diagonally fabric and to make ties into 3 parts. The contemporary tie began his fabulous worldwide life!

More recently Coco Chanel (1883-1971) launched the woman fashion liberation through short hair-cut, shortening skirts, pants for women and the very famous “la petite robe noire” (the simple black dress) ! Women could move!

In the 60’s Yves Saint- Laurent (1936-2008) used men’s code and wardrobe to dress women .Among his revolutionary creations “pants suits” for women were one of the most impacting act meaning that women have the men’s power !

Please go on …. The discussion is opened ….”

Thanks

 Sophie

(08/08/2012- Sophie Juramy copyright)