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Know Everything About Fashion Fusion From East To West
Just like a
painting, or a song, fashion also plays a main role in the fusion of
different cultures and influences. Eastern and Western cultures
engage in an important part in the Fashion trends of today. These two
are fused in the fashion industry in many ways, the British borrowing
from the Russians, India from the French, Japan and Germany, and the
list continues.
Since 1890,
fashion expresses tremendous influences from the Eastern culture in
the western dress resulting from the artists and designers renowned
interest in Art Nouveau. The
1905 war between Japan and Russia and the Chinese revolution in 1911
were fundamental for their inspiration at the moment, as well as
today. Some of the most common characteristics are V-necklines,
straight seams, hourglass
silhouettes, full sleeves toward the end, sleeves sewn to bodice
and contrasting wide waistband, to name some.
In any store
or designer line, you can find eastern inspired clothing like
embroidered tunics, beaded necklines on dresses
and shirts, jeweled handbags
in Sari fabrics, reminiscing different characteristics from the East.
Pashminas, for example, are now an every day basic item for most
women to wear either on a date to the movies or to a fancy formal gala.
Another
essential item in women’s wardrobe today is the Kurta top, as
simple as it can be it stands from the rest because of its beaded
detail. The Nehru
jacket, born in the 1940’s and remarketed in the 1960’s
thanks to The Beatles, is still an acclaimed collar style in shirts,
coats and jackets.
The element of
women wearing pants,
men wearing caftans have even translated to comfort while being
considered chic forms of relax-at-home fashion. Attire wrapped around
the body like kimonos and robes, rich color fabrics, even pagoda
sleeves are eastern trends incorporated in western fashion.
Some of the
most noted designers bidding on exotic eastern style in their
creations are: Max Mara, exploring sexy necklines and strong fabrics,
Cacharel with sweet flower prints, and Lacroix risking it with
Japanese type sleeves. Armani,
Jean Paul Gaultier,
Gianfranco
Ferré and Versace
are only some of the top names reaching out to their masculine lines
by including eastern elements to their lines, like pants made with
kimono fabrics, mao necklines, printed
belts and even oriental type sandals with the use of silk and
heavy silk, these fabrics are the foundation for the exotic oriental
look designers are striving for.
The Boho Chic
look, on the other hand, can be represented as a western influence on
eastern culture; it embraces a unique style where you can appreciate
the fusion of both worlds with the modern and contemporary side of
the western fashion and just a hint of eastern flair in the jewels
and beading.
Season to
season, we see fashion face some radical changes, but the east and
west mixture is inescapable, resulting always in a beautiful,
artistic and also commercial masterpiece representing a multicultural
society of designers and consumers. |
