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Vol.20, No.0, 211 ~ 221, 2008
Title
Appropriation of Historical Details in the Contemporary Fashion
나현신 Hyun-shin Na
Abstract
In the contemporary fashion, historical fusion merging the historical styles with new technology and uniqueness became one of the major trends. Many contemporary fashion designers have referred to the costume history and mixed historical styles with the contemporary fashion. In this study, the designs showing historical references in the contemporary fashion were analyzed by details to provide the fresh ideas for designing creative fashions and to propose the desirable approach toward studying the costume history. First of all, historicism in the post-modern architecture and fashion were examined to find out the background of appropriation of historical details in the contemporary fashion, Since the history has come closer in everyday life especially in fashion and architecture in the post-modern culture. And the fashion and the architecture are akin to the human as a micro and macro environment surrounding us. And the examples of the appropriation of historical details in the contemporary fashion were analyzed by constructive details. In the contemporary fashion, historical details have been reworked with advanced technology and materials, exaggerated, and reconstructed in the mix & match with the contemporary outfits. In other words, the ways of appropriation of historical details could be explained as transformation, exaggeration, and reconstruction. In conclusion, historical details are the greatest inferences to invent the creative fashion designs. And studying costume history should not been overlooked since this can offer great inspirations to the contemporary designers interested in historical styles and trying to develop them into more creative fashion designs.
Key Words
역사주의, 현대 패션, 차용, 변형, 과장, 재조합, historicism, contemporary fashion, appropriation, transformation, exaggeration, reconstruction
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