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Shifting Emphasis Downward: Vogue 1572 from the 1960s

You can’t really see what is happening in the photograph of this A-line dress by the House of Patou (Jean Patou himself died in 1936) because it is all in black. In fact, the emphasis of the black version is near the face because of the large sparkly necklace and earrings worn by the model. But take a look at the sketches done up in pink and in white and you realize that the designer had abandoned the Dress Doctors’ art principlr which said keep the emphasis of garment design on the face.

Despite the big brooches on the pink and white versions, the lines of the garment on the front of this dress are all down at the lower hip. Welt pockets, a bow, piecing and gathers are all down there and except for the skirt overlay which creates a flap from the center low hip down to the hem.   Although the look implies a two-piece garment because of the piecing from the bodice to the skirt, it is actually one piece. It is an awful lot of effort to bring attention down to the lower hip line. 

The whole garment is an awful lot of effort as all couture garments would be. The entire dress has an underlining, probably in order to stiffen it to keep the A-line shape. The center front of the bodice has a stay which echoes its shape and which then is sewn to the gathers of the skirt at center, all in order to allow the fashion fabric bodice piece to move freely unattached above the gathers. Yes, a lot of effort to make the dress look like two pieces. In fact, I suspect when this dress was in motion, onlookers’ eyes would be puzzled enough-- two pieces? --one piece?-- to dwell on that area of the dress while trying to figure out what was going on. Then, bound buttonholes button up the back where the two-piece illusion is discarded. There is an inner belt at the waistline which is attached to the seam allowance and then closes with a hook and eye inside the dress at the back.

Which brings me to the effort of getting this dress on. You would have to close the waistline belt behind your back, and then button up the dress behind your back. Only wearers of the original, who would have a maid to ask for help, or dressmaker with a spouse at hand, could get this dress on easily. 

How fancy would it be? For day time or nighttime? Hard to say as the fabric suggestions run from satin and silk to cottons, linens, and woolens, but notice that the two sketches also have these women wearing gloves, a sign of a dressier occasion. The 1960s saw a number of experiments moving the emphasis in garments far down from the face, but I can’t say I am a big fan of the effort. 

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This is a great exercise. It enhances your observation and your technical ability on how you re-design something in a much more systematic way.

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no need to do any researches. You will write a critical analysis of your own pla

no need to do any researches. You will write a critical analysis of your own planar project. You must address the three preliminary models. However, greater emphasis should be given to the final project.Your critical analysis can address both formal and conceptual concerns. For help with writing your paper, it is recommended that you review these modules:Elements of ArtPrinciples of DesignFour…

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no need to do any researches.You will write a critical analysis of your own pla

no need to do any researches.You will write a critical analysis of your own pla

no need to do any researches. You will write a critical analysis of your own planar project. You must address the three preliminary models. However, greater emphasis should be given to the final project.Your critical analysis can address both formal and conceptual concerns. For help with writing your paper, it is recommended that you review these modules:Elements of ArtPrinciples of DesignFour…