Since we are in the internal of winter, what better way
to talk about jackets. Today we are going to discover the history of some types of jackets such as
the raincoat, the bomber or the blazer.
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We start with the raincoat . It
was around the year 1823 when an English inventor Charles Mancistosh created a
waterproof fabric creating a coat that he would call Mack . Years later, a
tailor improves it, giving rise to the Aquascutum model ; and
in 1879 a young clothing salesman, Thomas Burberry created
the best breathable trench coat, becoming one of the most famous in fashion history so
far.
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The Aquascutum and Burberry trench
coat is popular with the wealthy, explorers and aviators. In addition
they begin to be created more affordable to the people and it becomes a trend during the war both
in the military and among the ordinary people. Years later, it became
fashionable among Hollywood film actors; between characters such as detectives, fatal women, spies or journalists.
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The bomber has
its origins in the First World War, when airplane pilots needed to protect
themselves from the cold. Thus, in 1926, Leslie
Irvin created a leather jacket lined with
wool along with closures and zippers called the Bomber Jacket B-3; becoming
the official garment of the pilots . Later,
they would be based on synthetic materials that provided lightness and
breathability.
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And the blazer ,
has two origin stories; one is
on the Cambridge University rowing team in 1820 who wore the red Blazers or sports
jackets. And on the other hand, in 1837 Captain Blazer had his crew dressed in
double-breasted navy blue jackets with brass buttons from the Royal Navy to
receive Queen Victoria.
Garments and design lines
Did you know that garments
create lines? And what do these lines influence the human figure? That's
right, the garments have two design lines: one
exterior and one interior .
And both can stylize the figure or on the contrary widen
it, lengthen it or shrink it. Therefore, it is vitally important to know
these lines to be able to choose the right garments and
thus be able to create a more stylized effect on the body. In addition to
taking into account, the lines of the garment, also influence the color and
texture. In short, dark colors hide and stylize, while light colors create
an expanding effect. And the textures, if they are thick they provide
volume and the opposite if they are fine materials.
As for the lines of the garments, as we have said, there
is the outer line that follows the termination of the garment and
forms the silhouette or contour of the body. The types of exterior
lines are visually classified into geometric shapes:
Triangle outer line: decreases the upper part of the
body and widens the lower part.
Inverted triangle outer line: widens the upper part
and decreases the lower part.
Rectangular outer line: provides the figure,
creating an angular and straight effect.
Hourglass outer line: equal lower and upper zone,
marking the waist and increasing the hips.
The interior lines that are created through
decoration, cuts, buttons and prints, are classified into:
Horizontal: add volume, shorten the figure and
create an effect of stability.
Vertical: lengthen, stylize and create an effect of
distance.
Diagonals: depending on their inclination, they
stylize if they are more vertical, or create volume if they slope horizontally.
Curves: provide volume and density.
Quebradas: stylize or widen according to their
placement (on the vertical or horizontal); it also transmits dynamism and
aggressiveness.
Draped: widens the figure
Empire cut: lengthens the waist line.