UNIT BEVOLUTION

AND MOVEMENT OF

FASHION2.03 Recognize the relationship between

historical events and fashion evolution.

Mood of the decade

• Y2K—The Millennium Bug• Unclear winner in the

United States Presidential Election

• Firestone recalled tires• Microsoft ordered to split• September 11, 2001

attack on the Twin Towers• Taliban regime

Mood of the decade (cont.)

• Anthrax scare• Invasion of Iraq• Stem cell research• Number of AIDS victims rises• Arnold Schwarzenegger

became Governor of California

• Recording industry cracked down on people who illegally swapped more than 1,000 songs over the Internet

Mood of the decade (cont.)

• Saddam Hussein captured December 13, 2003

• Street wear– Low-rise jeans– Slashed T-shirts– Overtly sexual

clothes– Bling bling (big

jewelry)– Ugg boots

People who are influencing fashion

• Valentino• Paris Hilton• Rappers and

Hip Hop artists in music videos— baggy pants, big jewelry (bling bling) and urban wear (Enyce, Rocawear, Baby Phat, Phat Farm)

People who are influencing fashion (cont.)

• Rappers and Hip Hop artists– Sean “P.Diddy” Combs– Lil Kim—increased the

popularity of wearing weave and wigs

– Camron—increased the popularity of males wearing the color pink

– Jay-Z—wearing earrings in both ears

People who are influencing fashion (cont.)

• Film and popstars– Britney Spears

—bare-midriff tops, skimpy skirts and shorts

– Janet Jackson—bare, sexy, metallic, urban streetwear

People who are influencing fashion (cont.)

• Celebrities who have clothing lines– Beyonce Knowles– Jennifer Lopez– Sean Combs– Russell Simmons– Jessica Simpson– Reba McEntyre