Prints and stripes have been popular for more than a thousand years. We understand the names of the ornaments along with Burdastyle.ru.
• Flared skirt • The skirt is narrow • Raglan Sleeve Parka •Along with the cell, the strip today is perceived as one of the unconditional basic patterns that can be found in the wardrobe of any person, regardless of age, gender, nationality and economic status. And, of course, about the strip, as about something mundane and taken for granted, we often do not know anything at all! Today, as part of our new Theme of the Month, we offer you to fill the gap.
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Striped Pattern History
Initially, the strips were formed as a result of a certain plexus of threads and processing the edges of clothing. Perhaps, one of the very first “mods” who preferred a strip was the ancient Egyptian pharaohs - they wore klaft-uhabti, headscarves from striped fabric, which served as symbols of imperial authority as headdresses. Another striped accessory - a collar-necklace - indicated the type of activity: the priest wore blue stripes, officials - yellow, soldiers - red. Nevertheless, the Egyptian page in the “pedigree” strip is perhaps the most flattering, because otherwise this pattern was, without exaggeration, despised and hated for a long time! As Michelle Pasturo writes in the book “Devilish Matter. The History of Stripes and Striped Fabrics”, many ancient sources openly characterize striped clothing as something base, outrageous, so negative characters are often portrayed in sacred texts dressed in striped dresses.
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Time passed, and, of course, like everything marginal, the strip gradually began to become a symbol of independence and a certain freedom of opinion, however, even in the light of this new courage, the strip remained only an addition, and only in the second half of the 17th century began to attract attention as an independent pattern. By the way, the “dark past” of the strip ultimately led to innocent consequences: it became associated with mischief and originality! In the 20th century, a thin strip became synonymous with elegance and good taste, and the famous Coco Chanel introduced a sea strip into fashion, making it a symbol of emancipation.
50s
Photo: pinterest.com The most chic fashion of the 50s is a strip located at an angle. She looked especially impressive on fluffy flared skirts. However, a thin longitudinal multi-colored strip was no less popular, and the black and white version even then began to be considered an impeccable classic.
60s
Photo: pinterest.com In this decade, geometry occupied a special place - simple lines and A-shaped silhouettes took pride of place on the fashionable pedestal. Stripes of all kinds and stripes, from different angles and any desired width, could be found even on dresses, even on skirts, even on sweaters. At the very beginning of the decade, a wide horizontal strip was especially popular, since in the 50s it was actively used on fluffy skirts, and no one noticed its ability to visually fill the figure, but by the end of the sixties a thin strip had become preferable.
70s
Photo: pinterest.com Particularly popular were the longitudinal and transverse two-color and multi-colored stripes. The seventies are rightfully considered a decade of freedom and eclecticism, therefore, a striking contrasting strip came into fashion, adorning hippie outfits and symbolizing a challenge to the foundations and rules.
The 80s
Photo: Armani, Kenzo In this decade, women of fashion began to use the entire accumulated arsenal of striped prints and patterns, returning to fashion a marine theme, vivid combinations of different colors (most often black, blue and red with a white stripe).In addition, among the favorites there was a wide longitudinal strip of different widths, as well as a wide zigzag striped pattern.
90s
Photo: Versace, Comme des Garcons The strip fashion began to fade unexpectedly, without adding anything new to the ideas of the eighties. In the last decade of the 20th century, the most popular were, perhaps, a vertical uniform two-color strip and narrow transverse stripes of muted shades.
Stripes in the season spring-summer 2016
Photo: J. Mendel, Missoni, Piazza Sempione In the new season, the strip will definitely be among the main favorites, and designers advise either to combine stripes of different widths and lengths, or opt for very thin stripes in a calm range. Special chic - striped accessories.
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Famous Striped Patterns
Awning strips
Wide, uniform (the distance between the strips is equal to their width) stripes. The width of such a strip can be from 7 to 10 mm. As the name suggests, this striped pattern was originally used on awnings and sun visors, only after which it migrated to the pages of fashion magazines.
Bengal strip
Photo Credit: Ratio Clothing Classic print for versatile shirts. The width is about 6 mm, the distance between the strips is equal to the width of the strips. As a rule, these are colored stripes on a white background, although you can also find a rarer version with a colored background.
Candy Strips
Narrow (about 3 mm) colored stripes on a white background, the distance between the stripes is equal to the width of the stripes. "Candy" strips migrated into fashion wardrobes from ordinary candy sticks, popular in the USA. The ornament is often confused with a Bengal strip, since the difference is only in the width of the stripes.
Strips of chalk
Pale thin white stripes on a dark, most often woolen fabric - a classic ornament for formal suits, which was highly appreciated by the Duke of Windsor. Initially associated with men's fashion, but it is suitable for strict images of women's wardrobe. The important point is that the white strip should not be bright, it should really resemble a slightly fuzzy chalk trace.
Raye
Fabric with clearly visible lobes of the same or different widths. In the manufacture of paradise, threads of contrasting colors and the corresponding weave are used. The pattern is created by the main weave.Photo: burdastyle.ru, J. Mendel, Missoni, Piazza Sempione, pinterest.com
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