The first street trend is the zoot suit. The black and white image is of a man in a classic zoot suit from 1943. The color image is of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise. Tom is wearing a modern suit by Armani. They were at a movie premiere in 2007 at Berlin.








The second street trend is teddy boys. The black and white image is from 1972. The gentleman's names are Tom, Dave, Steve and Keith. The location is Southend-on-Sea and Rochford Essex. The color image is from the spring/summer 2009 collection by Chanel. I thought the men's suits were a great modern take on the teddy boy. The third image is from the 2006 Marc by Marc Jacobs fashion show and I also thought this modern suit was a good take on the teddy boy.













The third street trend is the beatnik era. The first image is from the 1950s, and is a cartoon drawing of the beatnik style. The second image is from Betsey Johnson fall 2008 collection. The first start of the fashion show was inspired by the beatnik era and had men playing on bongos in the background. The image is from Emporio Armani fall 2008 collection shown in Milan. The entire collection was inspired by the beatnik and mod era of the 1950s.

The fourth street trend is from the mod era of fashion. The black and white image is of the famous Twiggy. The picture is from the 1960s and Twiggy was really represented the mod style. The second picture is from Luella Bartley spring 2006 collection. She made the collection from the inspiration of the mod era. The third image is from Ben Sherman spring/summer 2009 collection. Part of the collection was inspired from the mod era.
















The fifth street trend is the era of the hippies. The black and white image is from the late 1960s and is a common photo of protesters wanting nothing but love. The second image is from Anna Sui spring 2008 collection. Her inspirations were hippies, folklore and the Russians. The third image is from Chanel resort 2008 collection. The collection was very based off of the hippie era. The collection had flow dresses, wide-leg jeans and head wraps.














The sixth street trend is the disco dance! The first image is from the famous movie Saturday Night Fever. It featured John Travolta and his famous white suit that he wore while doing the disco dance. The second image is from Dsquared spring 2009 collection. The entire collection was inspired from the disco era. The show actually started with three models doing the Charlie's Angels famous pose. The third image is from Gucci's spring 2009 collection. The collection wanted to bring back the disco era because of the music that was popular as well.

The seventh street trend is the 1980s punk scene. The first image is of the punk band Adam and the Ants. The picture is from the early 1980s. Music was a huge part of the punk scene during the 1980s. The second image is from the Marc Jacobs fall 2009 collection. The entire collection was inspired by the 1980s punk look. The third image is from Anna Sui's spring 2008 collection. She used the punk scene to create her entire collection. I love the fact that the model has different color hair!














The last street trend is hip hop. Hip hop made its way into the scene in the 1980s and has been around ever since. The first image is the rap group Run DMC from the late 80s. They were one of the few rap groups that really made it in the music scene. The second image is from Baby Phat spring 2008 collection. Baby Phat is created by Kimora Lee Simmons. The collection and label is a standard for hip hop style. The third image is from the Dsquared2 spring/summer menswear 2009 collection. The entire fashion show was dedicated to the music of hip hop.

A new street trend that is making its way in America is Harajuku fashion. Harajuku fashion comes from Tokyo, Japan and has been around since the late 1990s. A few years ago, Gwen Stefani introduced the harajuku style to the U.S. when she started her own solo record. In her music videos she had Japanese girls wearing the famous style. Ever since then, the trend is becoming more and more popular here and might eventually become popular world wide.





One more street trend that is really becoming popular is plaid. The use of plaid has been making a scene on the runway all the way to stores like Forever 21. From dresses, skirts and tops, plaid is showing up in every style and every color and pattern. The first dress in the image is from Lela Rose. The second garment is from Diane von Furstenburg and the last garment is from DKNY. I think this trend will show up again next season because the consumers are loving it so much.



I think street trends will come and go, but I do think that they will always make its way back into the fashion scene. Current and new designers need to look back at history and need inspiration for their new collections. I look forward to see what new street trends make their way onto the fashion industry.

My first fashion design is from the Egyptian period. The picture on the left is of the two daughters of Amenophis IV; Nofernoferuaton and Nofernoferure. The picture is dated 1375-1358 BC. The modern fashion is from Egyptian designer Hani el-Bihery. The fashion show was in September, 2003.

The second fashion designs are from the Greek-Roman period. The vase with the ancient Greek pictures are dated from around 425 BC. The modern picture is a design from Julia Clancey. This garment is from her Spring 2009 collection and was showcased at Mercedes Benz LA fashion week.

My third fashion design is from the Gothic period. The first picture is from Ann Ward Radcliffe, dating 1764-1823. She was a English novelist during this time period. The modern picture is from the fall 2008 collection by Givenchy. The collection was inspired by the Gothic time period and I really felt like Givenchy did it well.

The fourth fashion design is from the Baroque period. The first picture is a painting from around 1700 and is of the Weikershiem Palace. The modern picture is from Basso and Brooke, fall 2009 collection. The collection was inspired from from the Baroque period.

The fifth fashion design is from the romanticism period. The portrait is by Jean-Auguste-Dominigue Ingres and is dated back to 1823. The title of the portrait is, Madame Jacques-Louis Leblanc. The modern fashion is from designer Olivier Theyskens for French house, Nina Ricci. The four garments are from the spring 2009 ready-to-wear collection. The entire collection is just absolutely beautiful.




The last fashion design is from the Rococo era. The picture on the left is of famous Marie-Antoinette. Her style was and will always be timeless. The modern picture is form Moschino at Milan fashion week in 2007. The collection used Rococo details throughout each garment like silk fabrics, satin bows and fringe off the shoulders.

I have to say that I am one of those people that really love fashion from all of the different time periods. I really feel like designers today can pull inspiration from any time period and come up with something great for the next generation to admire.

So I am very excited about this assignment because one of the pieces from the list were heels! I am a HUGE shoe fan and decided to use heels as my fashion piece.

My first heel is from the 1870s. They are ivory satin shoes with a round toe and curved heel. They have a bow on the top and have leather insoles. These shoes were worn by a member of the Llewellyn family.









My next heel is from the 1920s and it is designed by master shoemaker, Pietro Yantorny. These shoes are called the red velvet shoe.

My next heel is from the 1950s. This heel is called pink satin with bow. This heel is by Roger Vivier for Christian Dior.

These shoes are from the 1980s and are by Gina. They are red suede with diamante ribbon and silver leaf decoration.







Last but not least are a modern pair of Manolo Blahnik. This man is a genius when it comes to shoes. This blue satin heel was seen on last year's hit movie Sex and the City. The popular Carrie Bradshaw wore them at the end of the movie when she finally got married to Mr. Big.

I love shoes! Without my love for shoes, I don't think I would have the strong of a passion for the fashion industry. It really help me express my love for fashion and art. I think with each of these shoes, you can see that the heel has gotten taller as the years have gone by. Whether it be a round toe or a point toe, I think that both of these toes have stayed in the shoe mania. Like the 1920s velvet shoe, shoes are still made in velvet today. With the 1870s shoe made in satin, the Manolo Blahnik shoe is made in satin as well. I think as each era goes by, the show industry tries to re-define the "perfect shoe" and I don't think they are doing a bad job at all.

This picture is from the 1700's and represents french fashion of that time era. I picked this picture for drape because I love the fashion from that time era. If I could wear a fancy dress everyday like the women did during that time period, I would. I think that the way these women dress were so elegant and graceful. When I look at fashion from this time period, I see nothing but beauty.

Here is a picture from the 1920's flapper era. I have always been a huge fan of the 1920's and I choose this picture for drape too. The way the dresses would move when these women danced are amazing to me. I also liked the fact that the dresses were shorter then the years before and would expose more skin, which to me added more sex appeal to the flappers.

This picture is from the 1950s and is my last choice for drape. Every time I see fashion from the 1950s I always think the women look like cupcakes. So many of the fashion from that time era were fitted at the waist and puffed out. I also think that the women of that time were very keen on being proper ladies. They would gloves when going out to parties or dinners and their hair would always be perfect. I for sure see Susie Homemaker when I think of the 1950s.

Here is a picture of a man's suit from 1878. It is from the Victorian era and is my first pick for tailor. I really love a man in a suit. I think a well tailored suit can make any man look like a million dollars. During this time period, most men only would wear suits when out of the house. Now, men only wear suits when going to work or a formal event.

Here is an image of a woman's tailored suit from the 1940s. Women started to enter the work force and needed something to wear besides a dress. Of course though instead of wearing pants, they would wear skirts to still signify their female attributes. I am happy that today, women can wear different clothes to work and not just a skirt or dress.



This is a picture of King Louis XIV from the 1600s and is my last picture for tailor. Being a king during this time era meant that you only dressed in the finest fabrics that were made during that time. Wherever King Louis XIV went, he had to be suited in the finest garments. In my opinion, I think being a king or queen during this time might not of been that great. There was usually someone that wanted you dead and that is never fun. The garments however are absolutely beautiful and lavish.

I think fashion has come a very long way since the beginning when humans were wearing nothing but animal skins. I think that fashion has had its ups and downs, but always made a statement during the different eras of fashion.

So this is about the six functions of dress, which are enviormental protection, decoration, gender differentiation, group membership, ceremonial and sexual enhancement.

1. Enviormental protection. I picked a ski jacket for this function of dress because it explains this function plain and simple. A ski jacket is used to protect us from the winter conditions, having water resistant fabric to block the snow and also protecting our skin from any accidents that might occur. Zhongde International Trade Co., Ltd. Spyder Ski Jacket.

2. Decoration. This function of dress I believe is the most used in today's society. It basically means that people dress in certain ways to that they like or think that other people will like it. I think decoration is the most common for people because we all have our own individual style. I choose this image by Betsey Johnson because I think she is one designer that really uses this function in her designs. This outfit is from her 2008 Spring collection.

3. Gender Differentiation. This function of dress is used for telling us what type of clothing women wear and what type of clothing men wear. There are many designers today that are getting inspiration from men clothing and creating a man's look for a woman. The picture I used is of designer Alexander Wang's 2008 Fall collection.

4. Group Membership. This function has to do with a group of people dressing a certain way so that outsiders know what they are apart of. I choose a picture of the famous Harajuku fashion. This fashion movement out of Tokyo, Japan is becoming more and more popular everyday. These people dress this way to be apart of this large fashion group. The picture is from November 2008.

5. Ceremonial. This function is widely known for weddings. Other times people dress this way are for graduations and funerals. This function takes place when because of an event, a person is required to dress a certain way. I choose a wedding gown by designer Vera Wang from April, 2008.

6. Sexual Enhancement. This function of dress is used when a person wants to enhance their sex appeal. Some women like to buy push-up bras to help enhance their chest to show it more. Victorias Secret is a huge fashion company that appeals very well to this function. They are always advertising products to help women feel and look sexier. I choose an image of model Adriana Lima on the cover of a catalog from fall 2008.