What? The mini-dress by Mary Quant ( black and white mini-dress, bonded wool and nylon hersey. White buttons at the front and white stitched lines at the bottom -Victoria and Albert Museum 1967)
the context:
- 1960s
- a generation born after WW II in desperate need of change
- drab and dutiful fifties VS. Swinging sixties
- first teenagers
- play with convention against the established
- the Mods and ever changing fashion
Why?
- interested in the link between fashion and society
- need to learn more about fashion era, and what they represented on a wider scale
- 1960s in particular, as many think that has happened are still "alive" now
Concept, ideas
- mini-dress, so more of a women point of view of the 1960s
- like between the social changes and fashion changes
- the mini- skirt says a lot about the decade, what other symbols?
Methods of research
- Videos
- Internet
- Books
- Awareness
- Key Text: Swinging sixties: Fashion in London and beyond 1955-1970
Designers, Artists, Books
- Mary Quant
- John Stephen
- Twiggy
- The Beatles, The Who
- Exhibition: Carnaby Street 50th Birthday, Pictures of Philip Townsend
Some pictures related to my object analysis
First step of my research... looked at website, videos and images
and wrote rough notes and now I need to leave it so it can grow on me...
Felling happy about my choice
